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FINAL
Nov 13, 2022

Game Recap

Simpson leads Colorado to 78-66 upset of No. 11 Tennessee. KJ Simpson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs for the sophomore, to lead Colorado to an 78-66 upset victory over No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday.

Box Score

12T
COLO324678
TENN343266
Colorado Buffaloes logoCOLORADOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Luke O'Brien181-50-30-01010112
34Lawson Lovering191-20-01-15221433
11Javon Ruffin132-50-21-13010335
14Ethan Wright183-52-40-01121208
3Jalen Gabbidon252-91-43-53121128
23Tristan da Silva205-72-32-221102314
13J'Vonne Hadley192-50-01-110023135
32Nique Clifford130-20-11-24100231
1Julian Hammond III264-61-20-03300119
2KJ Simpson297-162-77-9103102223
TOTAL27-6243.5%8-2630.8%16-2176.2%4212126192178
Tennessee Volunteers logoTENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Julian Phillips151-60-33-41000035
13Olivier Nkamhoua311-80-42-410201434
33Uros Plavsic30-00-00-00000000
5Zakai Zeigler344-122-62-324102212
25Santiago Vescovi352-132-115-533514311
11Tobe Awaka30-00-00-00001010
0Jonas Aidoo80-00-02-21000222
15Jahmai Mashack141-40-00-05000142
30Josiah-Jordan James275-114-81-182321115
4Tyreke Key302-92-59-1162201215
TOTAL16-6325.4%10-3727.0%24-3080.0%3613115152166

Play-by-Play

1st halfcolotenn
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:42) Jalen Gabbidon missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:42) Santiago Vescovi Block.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:41) Foul on Lawson Lovering.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:41) Lawson Lovering Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:37) Colorado Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:34) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:34) Ethan Wright Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (19:18) Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
    20
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:18) Foul on Julian Phillips.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:18) Jalen Gabbidon missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:18) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (18:55) Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    23
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:55) Foul on Jalen Gabbidon.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (18:55) Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.
    24
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:44) Luke O'Brien Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:26) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:22) Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:17) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:17) Santiago Vescovi Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:11) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:11) Ethan Wright Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (17:57) Ethan Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawson Lovering.
    54
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:33) Julian Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:29) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:23) Javon Ruffin missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:22) Jalen Gabbidon Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:21) Foul on Julian Phillips.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +1 (17:20) Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
    64
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:20) Jalen Gabbidon missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:20) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:19) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:09) Ethan Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:07) Ethan Wright Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:07) Tyreke Key Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (16:57) Josiah-Jordan James made Jumper.
    66
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (16:51) Foul on Javon Ruffin.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (16:47) Josiah-Jordan James made Free Throw.
    67
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (16:33) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:33) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:27) Santiago Vescovi Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (16:27) Javon Ruffin Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (16:26) Javon Ruffin made Layup.
    87
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:26) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +1 (16:26) Javon Ruffin made Free Throw.
    97
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (16:22) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyreke Key.
    910
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:04) Foul on Olivier Nkamhoua.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (15:59) Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:56) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (15:42) Foul on Luke O'Brien.
  • (15:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (15:42) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    911
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (15:42) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    912
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (15:42) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    913
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (15:21) Nique Clifford Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:21) Tyreke Key Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:09) Tyreke Key missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (15:05) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (14:51) KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
    1213
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:41) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:41) Jonas Aidoo Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (14:16) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (13:57) Foul on Nique Clifford.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (13:57) Jonas Aidoo made Free Throw.
    1214
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (13:57) Jonas Aidoo made Free Throw.
    1215
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (13:38) Tristan da Silva Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (13:21) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    1218
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (13:06) KJ Simpson made Jumper.
    1418
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:57) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:46) Foul on Nique Clifford.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:46) Tyreke Key missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:46) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:46) Tyreke Key missed Free Throw.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:44) Jalen Gabbidon Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:37) Tristan da Silva missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:34) Julian Hammond III Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (12:32) Tristan da Silva made Layup. Assisted by Julian Hammond III.
    1618
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:22) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:22) Jalen Gabbidon Block.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:22) Colorado Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:00) Jalen Gabbidon Turnover.
  • (12:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:51) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:51) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (11:22) Jalen Gabbidon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:18) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:06) Tyreke Key missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (11:03) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (10:46) Tristan da Silva made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
    1818
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:20) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:18) Tyreke Key Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:17) Foul on Tristan da Silva.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:17) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    1819
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:17) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    1820
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:57) KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:57) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:57) Foul on Tristan da Silva.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (9:57) Olivier Nkamhoua made Free Throw.
    1821
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:57) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Free Throw.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:56) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:46) Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:42) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:41) Olivier Nkamhoua Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:41) Luke O'Brien Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:23) Luke O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:19) Lawson Lovering Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:18) Lawson Lovering missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:16) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:06) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:03) Josiah-Jordan James Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:00) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:56) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:55) KJ Simpson missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:55) Colorado Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:55) Olivier Nkamhoua Block.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:41) Luke O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:38) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:32) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:28) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:20) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:20) Santiago Vescovi Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:15) Foul on Lawson Lovering.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (8:15) Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.
    1822
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (8:15) Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:04) Jalen Gabbidon missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:00) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:55) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:55) Jonas Aidoo Turnover.
  • (7:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:41) Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:38) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:37) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:34) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:33) Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:29) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:27) Tyreke Key missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:27) Ethan Wright Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:27) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:03) Santiago Vescovi Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (7:03) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:59) Julian Hammond III missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:59) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:59) Tobe Awaka Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (6:44) Tyreke Key made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    1826
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:24) Luke O'Brien missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:19) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:11) Santiago Vescovi Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:11) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:06) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:05) Javon Ruffin Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (6:05) Javon Ruffin made Layup.
    2026
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:04) Tennessee Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:43) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (5:40) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (5:17) Lawson Lovering made Layup.
    2226
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:17) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +1 (5:17) Lawson Lovering made Free Throw.
    2326
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:54) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:47) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:29) Lawson Lovering Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:29) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:25) Foul on Javon Ruffin.
  • (4:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:25) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:25) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (4:25) Olivier Nkamhoua made Free Throw.
    2327
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (4:05) J'Vonne Hadley made Layup. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
    2527
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:05) Foul on Josiah-Jordan James.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +1 (4:05) J'Vonne Hadley made Free Throw.
    2627
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:50) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:47) Olivier Nkamhoua Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:45) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:41) Josiah-Jordan James Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:41) Josiah-Jordan James missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:41) J'Vonne Hadley Block.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:36) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:31) Foul on Olivier Nkamhoua.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:31) Nique Clifford missed Free Throw.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:31) Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +1 (3:31) Nique Clifford made Free Throw.
    2727
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:01) Santiago Vescovi missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:57) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:53) KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:49) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:49) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (2:49) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    2728
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (2:49) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    2729
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:21) Jalen Gabbidon missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:18) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:58) Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:55) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:52) KJ Simpson missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:48) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:40) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:36) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (1:31) Julian Hammond III made Jumper.
    2929
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:17) Foul on Nique Clifford.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (1:17) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    2930
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (1:17) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
    2931
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:12) Colorado Timeout
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (0:57) Jalen Gabbidon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:53) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:27) Tyreke Key missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:23) Jahmai Mashack Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (0:12) Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    2934
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (0:02) KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper.
    3234
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points66
27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)16-63(25.4%)
8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)10-37(27%)
16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80%)
47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)38(12)
12Assists13
12Steals11
6Blocks5
19Turnovers15
21(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
14Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, November 13, 2022 · 2:00 PM
Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN
attendance: 12,482 (57.6%)
tv: ESPN
spread: TENN -15.5
over/under: 139.5