
California Golden Bears at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's BasketballColorado wins 3rd straight, beats Cal 88-78 behind Simpson's 27 points and Da Silva's 22

Colorado (19-9, 10-7) avenged an 82-78 loss at Cal in January, and the win keeps the Buffaloes in contention for a top-four conference finish and a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament. The Buffs entered in a fourth-place tie with UCLA, which plays at Washington on Thursday.
Simpson and da Silva were a combined 15-of-28 shooting and 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. The pair also had 14 of Colorado's 18 assists.
J’Vonne Hadley added 13 points and Eddie Lampkin Jr. had 12 for the Buffaloes, who shot 50% (29 of 58) from the floor.
Jaylon Tyson scored 25 points to lead Cal (13-16, 9-9), which had its three-game win streak snapped.
Colorado took the lead for good three minutes into the game and ended the first half on a 12-6 surge for a 45-31 halftime advantage. Da Silva scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and made all five of his free throws. Hadley and Lampkin combined for 15 first-half points. Jalen Celestine scored nine of his 11 points in the first half for the Bears.
Tyson's 3-pointer pulled Cal to 58-53 with 13 minutes to play, but the Bears didn't get closer. Simpson scored 18 points in the second half.
Cal plays at Utah on Saturday. Colorado hosts Stanford on Sunday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 88 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 88 |
2nd 0:00 | Colorado Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 88 |
2nd 0:02 | Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 88 |
2nd 0:03 | Colorado Turnover. | 78 - 88 |
Statistics
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29-69 | FG | 29-58 |
42.0 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
9-31 | 3PT | 7-16 |
29.0 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
11-14 | FT | 23-29 |
78.6 | Free Throw % | 79.3 |
31 | Rebounds | 40 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
10 | Assists | 18 |
10 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 1 |
12 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
20 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information

Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,926 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |