Colorado 102-100 Florida (22 Mar, 2024) Final Score

Colorado Buffaloes

26-10

102

	1	2	T
COLO	45	57	102
FLA	45	55	100

KJ Simpson's late jumper pushes Colorado past Florida 102-100 in March Madness thriller

— Colorado guard KJ Simpson spent three years and dozens of practices working on the shots his team might need in critical moments.

Mar 23, 2024, 01:14 am - AP

Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
Zyon Pullin missed Layup.
Will Richard made Jumper.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
Tyrese Samuel made Layup. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Alex Condon missed Jumper.
Tyrese Samuel missed Layup.
Tyrese Samuel made Layup.
Alex Condon missed Layup.
Thomas Haugh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
Denzel Aberdeen made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
Riley Kugel made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Aberdeen.
Thomas Haugh missed Three Point Jumper.
Zyon Pullin missed Jumper.
Thomas Haugh missed Layup.
Tyrese Samuel missed Layup.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
Tyrese Samuel made Two Point Tip Shot.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
Riley Kugel made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard.
Zyon Pullin missed Three Point Jumper.
Zyon Pullin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Riley Kugel missed Layup.
Riley Kugel made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
Alex Condon made Jumper.
Denzel Aberdeen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
Tyrese Samuel made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Tyrese Samuel missed Jumper.
Will Richard made Layup. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Layup.
Alex Condon made Layup.
Will Richard missed Jumper.
Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
Will Richard made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Aberdeen.
Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Condon missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Condon missed Jumper.
Alex Condon made Layup.
Zyon Pullin missed Jumper.
Tyrese Samuel made Layup. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup.
Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
Riley Kugel missed Layup.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Alex Condon missed Jumper.
Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
Riley Kugel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Condon.
Zyon Pullin made Jumper.
Zyon Pullin missed Layup.
Riley Kugel missed Jumper.
Zyon Pullin made Layup.
Thomas Haugh made Layup.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
KJ Simpson missed Layup.
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Layup.
J'Vonne Hadley missed Jumper.
Luke O'Brien made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
J'Vonne Hadley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tristan da Silva missed Layup.
Bangot Dak made Dunk. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
Cody Williams missed Jumper.
Bangot Dak made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
Tristan da Silva made Dunk. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
Luke O'Brien made Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Jumper.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
Javon Ruffin missed Jumper.
J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
J'Vonne Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Williams.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Cody Williams.
J'Vonne Hadley made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
Tristan da Silva made Jumper.
Tristan da Silva made Layup.
KJ Simpson made Jumper.
KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke O'Brien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Layup.
Tristan da Silva missed Jumper.
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
Tristan da Silva missed Jumper.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Layup.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup.
Luke O'Brien made Layup. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
Luke O'Brien made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
KJ Simpson made Jumper. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
Cody Williams made Layup.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
J'Vonne Hadley made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup.
KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
Cody Williams made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Layup.
Tristan da Silva made Dunk.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Jumper.
KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
KJ Simpson made Jumper. Assisted by Cody Williams.

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	15-5	-	27-9
Washington State	14-6	1	25-10
Colorado	13-7	2	26-11
Oregon	12-8	3	24-12
UCLA	10-10	5	16-17
Utah	9-11	6	22-15
Washington	9-11	6	17-15
California	9-11	6	13-19
USC	8-12	7	15-18
Arizona State	8-12	7	14-18
Stanford	8-12	7	14-18
Oregon State	5-15	10	13-19

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee	14-4	-	27-9
Auburn	13-5	1	27-8
South Carolina	13-5	1	26-8
Kentucky	13-5	1	23-10
Alabama	13-5	1	25-12
Florida	11-7	3	24-12
Texas A&M	9-9	5	21-15
LSU	9-9	5	17-16
Mississippi State	8-10	6	21-14
Ole Miss	7-11	7	20-12
Georgia	6-12	8	20-17
Arkansas	6-12	8	16-17
Vanderbilt	4-14	10	9-23
Missouri	0-18	14	8-24

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