Plummer ignites leading Utah rally past Colorado 77-74
AP
Jan 30, 2021
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Reserve 6-foot guard Alfonso Plummer scored 23 points - 21 in the final 7:49 - and Utah Utes rallied to stun Colorado Buffaloes with a 77-74 win on Saturday.
McKinley Wright IV made a pair of foul shots to give Colorado its largest lead at 65-46 with 8:46 left before Utah erupted to outscore the Buffaloes 31-9 the rest of the way.
Plummer did all his damage late, burying four 3-pointers in the last 7:49. His four-point play with 3:24 left gave the Utes (7-7, 4-6 Pac-12 Conference) a 70-69 lead and they never trailed again.
Pelle Larsson blocked Wright's 3 attempt as time expired.
The Utes built at 6-0 lead before Colorado reeled of 11 straight and the Buffs held the lead the entire time until Plummer's heroics.
Timmy Allen scored 17 points with 10 rebounds for Utah. The Utes have won three of their last five following a four-game losing streak.
Wright led Colorado with 15 points and Jeriah Horne 10.
Utah will host Arizona on Thursday. In the midst of a five-game home stand, the Buffs will play the third in Boulder on Thursday against Arizona State.
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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
36
COLO
Buffaloes
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Branden Carlson vs. Evan Battey (Rylan Jones gains possession)
19:32
Mikael Jantunen turnover (traveling)
19:19
Evan Battey misses two point hook shot
19:17
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
18:48
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:35
McKinley Wright IV misses two point jump shot
18:33
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
18:20
+3
Timmy Allen makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)
5-0
18:04
Jeriah Horne misses three point jump shot
18:02
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
17:53
Jeriah Horne shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
17:53
Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:53
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-0
17:34
+3
McKinley Wright IV makes three point jump shot (Eli Parquet assists)
6-3
17:14
Timmy Allen misses two point layup
17:12
Jeriah Horne defensive rebound
17:06
McKinley Wright IV misses three point jump shot
17:04
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
16:44
McKinley Wright IV blocks Pelle Larsson's two point layup
16:42
McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound
16:35
+3
Eli Parquet makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
6-6
16:10
Timmy Allen misses three point jump shot
16:08
Jeriah Horne defensive rebound
16:10
Branden Carlson personal foul (Jeriah Horne draws the foul)
15:45
+3
Jeriah Horne makes three point jump shot (Eli Parquet assists)
6-9
15:27
Pelle Larsson turnover (bad pass) (Eli Parquet steals)
15:17
+2
Jeriah Horne makes two point layup
6-11
14:57
+2
Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)
8-11
14:34
Eli Parquet offensive foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
14:34
Eli Parquet turnover
14:34
TV timeout
14:04
Timmy Allen misses two point jump shot
14:02
Maddox Daniels defensive rebound
13:52
+3
Maddox Daniels makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
8-14
13:20
Alfonso Plummer offensive foul (McKinley Wright IV draws the foul)
13:20
Alfonso Plummer turnover
13:04
Maddox Daniels misses three point jump shot
13:02
Maddox Daniels offensive rebound
13:00
Alfonso Plummer personal foul (Maddox Daniels draws the foul)
12:50
Dallas Walton turnover (traveling)
12:36
+3
Pelle Larsson makes three point jump shot (Timmy Allen assists)
11-14
12:12
+3
D'Shawn Schwartz makes three point jump shot (Dallas Walton assists)
11-17
11:58
Pelle Larsson misses two point layup
11:56
D'Shawn Schwartz defensive rebound
11:46
+3
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Jabari Walker assists)
11-20
11:26
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup (Mikael Jantunen assists)
13-20
11:06
+2
Dallas Walton makes two point hook shot
13-22
10:47
Dallas Walton personal foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul)
10:48
TV timeout
10:47
+1
Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-22
10:47
+1
Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-22
10:32
Ian Martinez blocks Jabari Walker's two point layup
10:30
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
10:24
+3
Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot (Riley Battin assists)
18-22
10:02
D'Shawn Schwartz misses three point jump shot
10:00
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
9:46
Riley Battin misses three point jump shot
9:44
Maddox Daniels defensive rebound
9:34
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
9:32
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
9:17
Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
9:15
Buffaloes defensive rebound
8:45
McKinley Wright IV misses two point jump shot
8:43
Eli Parquet offensive rebound
8:34
+3
Eli Parquet makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
18-25
8:20
Maddox Daniels personal foul (Riley Battin draws the foul)
8:13
Riley Battin misses three point jump shot
8:11
McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound
8:04
McKinley Wright IV misses two point jump shot
8:02
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:41
McKinley Wright IV personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
7:41
TV timeout
7:28
+2
Pelle Larsson makes two point layup
20-25
7:08
+2
D'Shawn Schwartz makes two point jump shot
20-27
6:45
Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (McKinley Wright IV steals)
6:38
D'Shawn Schwartz offensive foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
6:38
D'Shawn Schwartz turnover
6:13
Timmy Allen misses two point layup
6:11
Evan Battey defensive rebound
6:00
Eli Parquet misses three point jump shot
5:58
Rylan Jones defensive rebound
5:51
Mikael Jantunen offensive foul (McKinley Wright IV draws the foul)
5:51
Mikael Jantunen turnover (illegal screen)
5:37
+3
McKinley Wright IV makes three point jump shot (D'Shawn Schwartz assists)
20-30
5:35
Utes 30 second timeout
5:14
Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
5:12
Utes offensive rebound
5:12
McKinley Wright IV flagrant 1 (Mikael Jantunen draws the foul)
5:12
+1
Mikael Jantunen makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
21-30
5:12
Mikael Jantunen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
5:12
Utes offensive rebound
4:56
D'Shawn Schwartz shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
4:56
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-30
4:56
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-30
4:30
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
4:28
Buffaloes offensive rebound
4:26
Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (bad pass) (Timmy Allen steals)
4:07
+2
Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup (Ian Martinez assists)
25-30
3:43
+2
Dallas Walton makes two point hook shot
25-32
3:25
+3
Pelle Larsson makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)
28-32
3:07
Maddox Daniels turnover (out of bounds)
3:07
TV timeout
2:55
Dallas Walton shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
2:55
+1
Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-32
2:55
+1
Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-32
2:44
+3
Maddox Daniels makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
30-35
2:23
Jabari Walker personal foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul)
2:23
+1
Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-35
2:23
+1
Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-35
2:06
+3
Maddox Daniels makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
32-38
2:06
Pelle Larsson shooting foul (Maddox Daniels draws the foul)
2:05
Maddox Daniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
1:38
Timmy Allen misses two point layup
1:36
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
1:36
Ian Martinez personal foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul)
1:22
Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot
1:20
Maddox Daniels offensive rebound
1:15
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
1:13
Eli Parquet offensive rebound
1:12
Eli Parquet misses two point jump shot
1:12
Eli Parquet offensive rebound
1:10
Jump ball. Eli Parquet vs. Mikael Jantunen (Buffaloes gains possession)
1:10
+2
Evan Battey makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
32-40
1:10
Mikael Jantunen shooting foul (Evan Battey draws the foul)
1:10
+1
Evan Battey makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-41
0:58
Eli Parquet personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
0:58
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-41
0:58
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-41
0:49
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point layup
0:47
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:33
Timmy Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals)
0:29
Pelle Larsson shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul)
0:29
+1
Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-42
0:29
+1
Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-43
0:06
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
36-43
2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
41
COLO
Buffaloes
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Evan Battey blocks Timmy Allen's two point jump shot
19:40
Jeriah Horne defensive rebound
19:32
D'Shawn Schwartz misses three point jump shot
19:30
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
19:18
Pelle Larsson misses two point layup
19:16
Branden Carlson offensive rebound
19:04
Evan Battey personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
19:01
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
18:59
Jeriah Horne defensive rebound
18:44
+2
Jeriah Horne makes two point hook shot
36-45
18:16
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot
38-45
17:55
+3
Jeriah Horne makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
38-48
17:29
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)
40-48
17:22
McKinley Wright IV turnover (bad pass)
16:56
Pelle Larsson offensive foul (Jeriah Horne draws the foul)
16:56
Pelle Larsson turnover
16:47
McKinley Wright IV offensive foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
16:47
McKinley Wright IV turnover
16:33
Timmy Allen turnover (lost ball) (D'Shawn Schwartz steals)
16:29
Eli Parquet misses two point layup
16:27
Buffaloes offensive rebound
16:12
+2
D'Shawn Schwartz makes two point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
40-50
15:43
Timmy Allen misses three point jump shot
15:41
Eli Parquet defensive rebound
15:34
+2
Evan Battey makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)