Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Simpson scores 28, Hadley 20 and Colorado blows past Utah 89-65
After leading by nine points at halftime, Colorado turned it into a rout with runs of 9-0 and 7-0 midway through the second half. The Buffaloes led 75-51 after the 7-0 run, then four minutes later a 3-pointer by Simpson put them up by 28. The lead peaked at 31 on a 3-pointer by Luke O'Brien before Utah scored the final seven points.
Simpson made 10 of 15 shots, including 5 of 8 3-pointers. Hadley shot 7 of 10 and grabbed nine rebounds. Eddie Lampkin scored 13 points and Tristan da Silva added 12 for Colorado (18-9, 9-7 Pac-12).
Gabe Madsen scored 18 points and Deivon Smith had 15 for Utah (16-11, 7-9). The Utes made only 4 of 23 3-point tries.
Hadley scored 17 points in the first half and Colorado took the momentum from an early 12-0 run to build a 43-34 halftime lead. The Buffaloes shot 52% in the first half, slightly better than Utah's 50%. Madsen scored 16 in the first half for Utah.
Up next for Colorado is a home game against California on Wednesday. Utah hosts Stanford on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Keba Keita made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Erickson. | 65 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Ben Carlson Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Keba Keita missed Free Throw. | 63 - 89 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 32-59 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 7-13 | FT | 15-17 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 9,075 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| 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 | 19-14 |
| 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 | 17-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |