Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's BasketballRancik scores 19, Dak adds 16 and 12 rebounds as Colorado beats Utah 85-73
Reserves Isaiah Johnson scored 12 points and Alon Michaeli 10 for Colorado (12-3, 2-0 Big 12). The Buffaloes bench outscored Utah's 33-8.
Don McHenry had 24 points — 18 in the first half — and seven rebounds for Utah (8-7, 0-2). Terrence Brown and Keanu Dawes each scored 16.
Johnson and Michaeli hit 3-pointers 27 seconds apart that made it 33-29 with 4:58 left in the first half and Colorado led the rest of the way.
Dawes threw down a dunk and McHenry converted a four-point play to spark a 12-4 spurt that made it a two-point game with 6:57 to play, but Utah got no closer. Dawes scored in the lane that trimmed the deficit to 69-67 with 3:58 remaining before the Buffaloes scored 16 of the final 22 points — six by Rancik in the final 90 seconds.
Colorado made 19 of 21 (90.5%) from the free-throw line, where the Utes made 69.6% (16 of 23).
Colorado: Hosts No. 14 Texas Tech on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jalin Holland Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Don McHenry misses driving layup | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Isaiah Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 85 |
Statistics
UTAH |
COLO |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 29-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-23 | FT | 19-21 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,768 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4-0 | - | 17-0 |
| BYU | 4-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Houston | 4-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Iowa State | 3-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| UCF | 3-1 | 1 | 14-2 |
| Texas Tech | 3-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Colorado | 2-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| Kansas | 2-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| West Virginia | 2-2 | 2 | 11-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-3 | 3 | 13-4 |
| Baylor | 1-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| TCU | 1-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Arizona State | 1-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Cincinnati | 1-3 | 3 | 9-8 |
| Kansas State | 0-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Utah | 0-4 | 4 | 8-9 |


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