Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball76 - 81
Walker carries Colorado late, rallies past Utah, 81-76
Rollie Worster's trey with 10:36 remaining put Utah in front, 59-49, but KJ Simpson scored at the basket and Nique Clifford hit from behind the arc to halve the Colorado deficit. Marco Anthony hit a jumper, but Simpson again scored at the basket and Keeshawn Barthelemy hit from deep to get the Buffs within two, 61-59, with 7:23 left.
Walker hit from deep to get Colorado within a point, but Braden Carlson answered for the Utes with a layup. Barthelemy and Walker each hit two free throws to put Colorado in front, 66-65, but Worster answered with a layup to give Utah the lead one final time. Walker scored three consecutive layups and turned the third one into a three-point play to give the Buffaloes a 73-67 lead.
Walker finished with a double-double, combining 22 points with 13 rebounds to lead Colorado (15-9, 7-7 Pac-12). Evan Battey contributed 16 points and Barthelemy and da Silva each added 14.
Carlson had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead Utah (9-16, 2-13). Anthony finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Gabe Madsen added 14 points and Worster contributed 12.
Colorado travels to Oregon State Tuesday. Utah plays at Stanford Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Keeshawn Barthelemy Steal. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Marco Anthony Turnover. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Keeshawn Barthelemy made Free Throw. | 76 - 81 |
Statistics
UTAH |
COLO |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-66 | FG | 25-49 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 10-19 | FT | 24-29 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 7,988 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |


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