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Colorado wins 3rd straight, beats Cal 88-78 behind Simpson's 27 points and Da Silva's 22

AP
Feb 28, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) KJ Simpson scored 27 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 and Colorado beat California 88-78 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.

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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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
31
COLO
Buffaloes
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Fardaws Aimaq vs. Tristan da Silva (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:53		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
19:35		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
19:33		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
19:23		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
19:17		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
19:15		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
19:09		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
19:07		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
18:45		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals)
18:40	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk	0-2
18:21		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
18:19		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
18:12	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	3-2
17:43		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
17:41		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
17:30	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	6-2
17:12	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	6-4
17:12		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-5
16:56		Tristan da Silva blocks Jalen Celestine's two point layup
16:54		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
16:50		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
16:48		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
16:41	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	6-8
16:13		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
16:11		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	6-10
16:06		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
16:05		TV timeout
15:41	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	9-10
15:16		Gus Larson shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
15:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:16		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:01		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
14:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point hook shot (KJ Simpson assists)	9-12
14:21		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
14:19		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:13		Gus Larson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
14:13	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
14:13	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
13:56		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
13:54		Golden Bears offensive rebound
13:52		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
13:50		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
13:46		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
13:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
13:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-16
13:31	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	12-16
13:19		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Devin Curtis steals)
13:07		Devin Curtis turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
12:57	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	12-18
12:32		Tristan da Silva personal foul
12:24		Assane Diop shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-18
12:24		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:24		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
12:12		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
12:10		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot	16-18
11:42		Jalen Cone shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:42		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-19
11:27		Grant Newell turnover (traveling)
11:07	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	16-21
10:47		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:45		Assane Diop defensive rebound
10:30		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
10:28		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
10:21		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
10:19		Assane Diop defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	16-23
9:40		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
9:38		Golden Bears offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	18-23
9:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul
9:29	+1	Jalen Cone makes technical free throw 1 of 1	19-23
9:15		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
9:13		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
8:50		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
8:48		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
8:38		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
8:36		Grant Newell defensive rebound
8:31		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
8:23	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	19-25
8:03		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
8:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
7:56		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:54		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
7:39		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
7:37		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
7:23	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	19-28
6:58		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
6:56		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	19-30
6:47		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
6:47		TV timeout
6:35		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:33		Assane Diop defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	19-33
5:47		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
5:45		Devin Curtis offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Devin Curtis makes two point layup	21-33
5:38		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
5:36		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
5:31		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
5:09		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Devin Curtis steals)
5:01	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	24-33
4:25	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	24-36
4:02		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
4:00		Assane Diop defensive rebound
3:46		Assane Diop misses two point jump shot
3:44		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
3:42	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	24-38
3:42		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-39
3:32	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	26-39
3:32		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-39
3:13		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
3:11		Grant Newell defensive rebound
3:06		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
3:01	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	27-41
2:50		Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
2:40		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-42
2:40	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
2:24	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	29-43
2:06		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:05		Golden Bears defensive rebound
2:05		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
1:52		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot
1:50		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:41		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
1:39		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
1:23		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
1:21		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:13	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	29-45
0:43	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot	31-45
0:33		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:11		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
0:09		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
0:05		KJ Simpson personal foul
0:03		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
0:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
47
COLO
Buffaloes
43

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
19:40		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
19:36		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
19:34		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
19:33		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
19:31		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
19:22		Keonte Kennedy personal foul
19:21		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
19:15	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	33-45
19:00		Fardaws Aimaq blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
18:58		Buffaloes offensive rebound
18:51		Fardaws Aimaq blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
18:49		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:42	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot	36-45
18:23	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (Tristan da Silva assists)	36-47
17:57	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	38-47
17:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	38-49
17:27		Jalen Cone shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
17:27	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-50
17:04		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
17:02		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:52		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
16:46	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	40-50
16:25		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
16:23		Buffaloes offensive rebound
16:17	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	40-52
15:59	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk	42-52
15:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq technical foul
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq turnover
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:59		Assane Diop defensive rebound
15:45	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	42-54
15:28	+2	Jalen Cone makes two point layup	44-54
14:59		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Grant Newell steals)
14:54	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	46-54
14:40	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	46-56
14:14	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot	49-56
13:57		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
13:55		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
13:44		Assane Diop shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
13:44		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:44	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
13:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	50-58
13:07		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
13:05		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
12:57	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot	53-58
12:36		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
12:35		Assane Diop offensive rebound
12:35		Grant Newell personal foul
12:28	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	53-61
12:08	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot	55-61
11:51		Gus Larson personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:46		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
11:44		Assane Diop offensive rebound
11:27		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
11:27	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
11:12		Luke O'Brien personal foul
11:08		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
11:06		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup	57-63
10:40		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Celestine steals)
10:35		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (traveling)
10:23		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
10:21		Grant Newell defensive rebound
9:58		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
9:56		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
9:52	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	57-65
9:32		KJ Simpson personal foul
9:27		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
9:25		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
9:21	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	59-65
9:07		Jalen Cone personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
9:07	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
9:07	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
9:05		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
9:00	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	59-70
9:00		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:40		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-70
8:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
8:24	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	61-73
8:09		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
8:08		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
8:08		Jaylon Tyson flagrant 1
8:08		J'Vonne Hadley flagrant 1
8:08		TV timeout
8:08	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	61-74
8:08		J'Vonne Hadley misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
8:08	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	62-74
8:08	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	63-74
8:05		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Jalen Cone draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 1 of 3	64-74
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 2 of 3	65-74
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 3 of 3	66-74
7:55		Jalen Celestine personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
7:55	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-75
7:54		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
7:45		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
7:28		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
7:28	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
7:28	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
7:16	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	68-77
6:53	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	68-79
6:36		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
6:34		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
6:27		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
6:25		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
6:18		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
6:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
6:11		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
6:09		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
6:00		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
5:58		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
5:50		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
5:50	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-80
5:50	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-81
5:36		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
5:34		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:29		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
5:21		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass)
5:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:00		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
4:50		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
4:48		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
4:42	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	68-83
4:23		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
4:16		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
4:14		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	70-83
4:14		TV timeout
3:55		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Fardaws Aimaq steals)
3:41		Keonte Kennedy misses two point layup
3:39		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup	72-83
3:32	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	72-85
3:23	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk	74-85
2:58		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:56		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
2:48		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
2:46		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
2:26		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
2:24		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot	76-85
2:04		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-86
2:04	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-87
1:52		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
1:51		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
1:49		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
1:30		Jalen Cone personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
1:30		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-88
1:14		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
1:12		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:41		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:34	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	78-88
0:03		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
0:01		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes defensive rebound