UCLA defeats No. 20 Colorado 72-68 behind Smith's 30 points
Chris Smith scored a career-high 30 points and UCLA defeated No. 20 Colorado 72-68 on Thursday night to get back to .500 in Pac-12 play.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Colorado Buffaloes
68
UCLA Bruins
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLO | 27 | 41 | 68 |
| UCLA | 39 | 33 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Arizona Wildcats | W 84-75 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:03 68-72
Lucas Siewert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by McKinley Wright IV.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 65-72
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 65-71
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 65-70
Foul on Lucas Siewert.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 65-70
D'Shawn Schwartz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 64-70
Foul on Prince Ali.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-70
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-69
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 64-68
Foul on Shane Gatling.
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JumpShot 0:19 64-68
McKinley Wright IV made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-68
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 61-67
Foul on Shane Gatling.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 61-67
Foul on McKinley Wright IV.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 61-67
Tyger Campbell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 61-66
Foul on Daylen Kountz.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 61-66
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 60-66
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 59-66
Foul on Jaime Jaquez Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 59-66
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 58-66
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 57-66
Foul on Alex Olesinski.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 57-66
Foul on Cody Riley.
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LayUpShot 2:32 57-66
Evan Battey made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:38 55-66
Cody Riley made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:59 55-64
Tyler Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:59 54-64
Tyler Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:59 53-64
Foul on Jalen Hill.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 53-64
Foul on Cody Riley.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 53-64
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 53-63
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 53-62
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 53-61
Foul on Tyler Bey.
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JumpShot 4:08 53-61
Chris Smith made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 53-59
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 53-58
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:57 53-57
Foul on Lucas Siewert.
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LayUpShot 5:14 53-57
McKinley Wright IV made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:33 51-57
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:21 51-55
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:21 51-54
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 51-53
Foul on D'Shawn Schwartz.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:21 51-53
Lucas Siewert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 50-53
Foul on Cody Riley.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 50-53
Foul on D'Shawn Schwartz.
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LayUpShot 8:13 50-53
Lucas Siewert made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:40 48-53
Chris Smith made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:05 48-51
Evan Battey made Layup. Assisted by McKinley Wright IV.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 46-51
Foul on Jalen Hill.
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JumpShot 10:52 46-51
Chris Smith made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:14 46-49
Lucas Siewert made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:31 44-49
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Prince Ali.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:40 44-47
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:40 43-47
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 42-47
Foul on Chris Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:58 42-47
Evan Battey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:58 41-47
Evan Battey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:58 40-47
Foul on Cody Riley.
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PersonalFoul 13:19 40-47
Foul on Prince Ali.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:40 40-47
D'Shawn Schwartz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:40 39-47
Foul on Jules Bernard.
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End Game 0:00 68-72
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:03 68-72
Colorado Timeout
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JumpShot 0:03 68-72
Lucas Siewert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by McKinley Wright IV.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 65-72
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 65-71
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 65-70
Foul on Lucas Siewert.
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 65-70
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 65-70
D'Shawn Schwartz missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 65-70
D'Shawn Schwartz made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:10 64-70
Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 64-70
D'Shawn Schwartz missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 64-70
Foul on Prince Ali.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-70
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-69
Chris Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 64-68
Foul on Shane Gatling.
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ShortTimeOut 0:18 64-68
Colorado Timeout
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JumpShot 0:19 64-68
McKinley Wright IV made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-68
Jaime Jaquez Jr. made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:24 61-67
UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-67
Jaime Jaquez Jr. missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 61-67
Foul on Shane Gatling.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 61-67
UCLA Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:31 61-67
Daylen Kountz missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 61-67
Tyler Bey Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 61-67
Chris Smith missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:40 61-67
UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 61-67
Chris Smith missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 61-67
Foul on McKinley Wright IV.
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ShortTimeOut 0:47 61-67
UCLA Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 61-67
McKinley Wright IV Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 61-67
Tyler Bey Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 61-67
Tyger Campbell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 61-67
Tyger Campbell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 61-66
Foul on Daylen Kountz.
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ShortTimeOut 1:11 61-66
UCLA Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 61-66
David Singleton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 61-66
McKinley Wright IV missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 61-66
Shane Gatling Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:29 61-66
Chris Smith missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 61-66
McKinley Wright IV made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 335 events.
Team Stats
COLO
UCLA
19-45
FG
21-54
42
Field Goal %
39
7-20
3PT
5-15
35
Three Point %
33
23-31
FT
25-29
74
Free Throw %
86
29
Rebounds
39
7
Offensive Rebounds
13
22
Defensive Rebounds
26
8
Assists
8
3
Steals
8
1
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
10
2
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
15
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
24
1
Largest Lead
15
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