Colorado Buffaloes at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker keys 2nd half, Colorado rolls past California, 70-62
The Golden Bears, who swept a road trip to Oregon State and Oregon last week, built a 35-28 lead at intermission, but it disappeared in a hurry with Walker scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in the second half.
Colorado opened the second half on a 14-1 run capped by back-to-back 3s by Evan Battey and Keeshawn Barthelemy, to take a 42-36 lead less than five minutes into the period. After Cal pulled within four at 46-42, the Buffaloes went on an 15-1 run to push their lead into double digits, 58-43 with 6:44 left.
Colorado (17-9, 9-7 Pac-12) dominated on the boards, holding a 43-28 advantage, while shooting 22 of 51 from the floor (43.1%), including 5 of 12 from long range.
Battey finished with 18 points and six rebounds and KJ Simpson added a career-high 19 points off the bench.
Grant Anticevich and Jalen Celestine each had 11 points to lead California (11-16, 4-12). Kauny Kauny finished with 10 points, six boards and six blocked shots.
Colorado's road trip continues at Stanford on Saturday. California plays host to Utah Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jarred Hyder made Layup. | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:29 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 69 - 60 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 23-61 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 21-24 | FT | 6-9 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 4,396 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-2 | - | 28-2 |
| Houston | 13-4 | 2 | 25-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 11-6 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Kansas | 11-6 | 4 | 21-9 |
| TCU | 10-7 | 5 | 20-10 |
| Cincinnati | 9-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 6.5 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 6.5 | 18-13 |
| BYU | 8-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| Colorado | 7-10 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-10 | 8 | 16-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-11 | 9 | 18-12 |
| Baylor | 5-12 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Utah | 2-15 | 13 | 10-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Virginia | 14-3 | 2 | 26-4 |
| Miami | 13-4 | 3 | 24-6 |
| North Carolina | 12-5 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Clemson | 11-6 | 5 | 21-9 |
| Louisville | 10-7 | 6 | 21-9 |
| NC State | 10-7 | 6 | 19-11 |
| California | 9-8 | 7 | 21-9 |
| Florida State | 9-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Stanford | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| SMU | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| Wake Forest | 6-11 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Notre Dame | 4-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-13 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Boston College | 3-14 | 13 | 10-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-15 | 14 | 11-19 |