Colorado Buffaloes vs. Florida Gators

Mar 22, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
COLO	45	57	102
FLA	45	55	100

Game Recap

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.

Player Stats

COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Tristan da Silva	33	7-10	3-3	0-0	4	5	1	0	1	4	17
0Luke O'Brien	30	5-5	1-1	1-1	5	4	1	1	0	5	12
44Eddie Lampkin Jr.	32	8-14	0-0	5-5	6	5	1	0	2	3	21
1J'Vonne Hadley	36	3-7	1-2	9-11	6	4	1	0	2	0	16
2KJ Simpson	34	7-12	1-4	8-9	5	5	1	0	3	4	23
12Bangot Dak	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
10Cody Williams	25	2-3	0-0	5-7	2	3	0	0	0	2	9
11Javon Ruffin	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0
TOTAL	-	34-5463.0%	6-1060.0%	28-3384.8%	29	27	6	1	10	19	102

FLORIDA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Alex Condon	29	3-8	0-1	0-0	7	6	1	2	1	5	6
4Tyrese Samuel	25	5-8	0-0	1-2	6	5	0	1	0	3	11
5Will Richard	28	6-10	3-6	0-0	2	3	0	0	3	1	15
1Walter Clayton Jr.	28	10-17	4-10	9-10	1	1	0	0	1	4	33
0Zyon Pullin	34	3-8	1-2	6-7	3	4	2	0	1	4	13
10Thomas Haugh	23	2-4	1-2	1-1	4	1	1	1	2	4	6
2Riley Kugel	21	4-8	1-2	2-2	4	0	3	1	0	0	11
11Denzel Aberdeen	12	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	35-6851.5%	11-2544.0%	19-2286.4%	27	22	8	5	8	22	100

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCOLOFLA

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Florida.
+2 (19:42) Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
02
(19:30) KJ Simpson missed Layup.
(19:30) Tyrese Samuel Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Zyon Pullin missed Layup.
(19:23) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:16) Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
32
+2 (19:04) Will Richard made Jumper.
34
+2 (18:36) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
54
+3 (18:27) Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
57
(18:07) Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Layup.
(18:07) Tyrese Samuel Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Walter Clayton Jr. Turnover.
(18:01) Luke O'Brien Steal.
(17:53) Foul on Tyrese Samuel.
(17:48) J'Vonne Hadley missed Jumper.
(17:48) Zyon Pullin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:40) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
510
+2 (17:20) Luke O'Brien made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
710
(17:20) Foul on Walter Clayton Jr..
+1 (17:20) Luke O'Brien made Free Throw.
810
+3 (17:12) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zyon Pullin.
813
+2 (16:52) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
1013
+2 (16:34) Tyrese Samuel made Layup. Assisted by Alex Condon.
1015
+2 (16:09) KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
1215
(15:49) Alex Condon missed Jumper.
(15:49) Tyrese Samuel Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Tyrese Samuel missed Layup.
(15:44) Tyrese Samuel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:33) Tyrese Samuel made Layup.
1217
(15:13) KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:13) Zyon Pullin Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Alex Condon missed Layup.
(14:55) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) J'Vonne Hadley missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Foul on KJ Simpson.
+3 (14:25) Thomas Haugh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
1220
(14:03) Tristan da Silva missed Layup.
(14:03) Thomas Haugh Block.
(14:03) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Will Richard Turnover.
(13:50) Tristan da Silva Steal.
+2 (13:48) Bangot Dak made Dunk. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
1420
(13:22) Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
(13:22) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) KJ Simpson Turnover.
+2 (13:02) Denzel Aberdeen made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
1422
(12:44) KJ Simpson Turnover.
(12:44) Denzel Aberdeen Steal.
+2 (12:39) Riley Kugel made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Aberdeen.
1424
(12:12) Cody Williams missed Jumper.
(12:12) Florida Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Thomas Haugh missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:57) KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:45) Bangot Dak made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
1624
(11:23) Zyon Pullin missed Jumper.
(11:23) Thomas Haugh Offensive Rebound.
(11:14) Thomas Haugh missed Layup.
(11:14) Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) Tristan da Silva made Dunk. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
1824
(10:50) Tyrese Samuel missed Layup.
(10:50) Tristan da Silva Defensive Rebound.
(10:38) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
(10:22) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
(10:22) Riley Kugel Block.
(10:22) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Foul on Cody Williams.
(10:04) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:04) Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Luke O'Brien made Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
2024
(9:42) Foul on Eddie Lampkin Jr..
(9:28) Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
(9:28) Tyrese Samuel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:28) Tyrese Samuel made Two Point Tip Shot.
2026
(8:59) Foul on Tyrese Samuel.
+1 (8:59) J'Vonne Hadley made Free Throw.
2126
+1 (8:59) J'Vonne Hadley made Free Throw.
2226
(8:50) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:50) Cody Williams Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Foul on Thomas Haugh.
+1 (8:31) Cody Williams made Free Throw.
2326
+1 (8:31) Cody Williams made Free Throw.
2426
(8:16) Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:16) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Eddie Lampkin Jr. missed Jumper.
(8:02) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:54) Riley Kugel made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
2428
+2 (7:31) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
2628
+2 (7:21) Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard.
2630
(7:07) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
(7:07) Riley Kugel Steal.
(7:00) Will Richard Turnover.
+3 (6:49) KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
2930
(6:32) Zyon Pullin missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Javon Ruffin missed Jumper.
(6:22) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Zyon Pullin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
2933
(5:40) Foul on Will Richard.
(5:32) Foul on Zyon Pullin.
+1 (5:32) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
3033
+1 (5:32) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
3133
(5:23) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:23) Will Richard Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Thomas Haugh Turnover.
(5:00) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
(5:00) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Jump Ball won by Colorado.
(4:42) Alex Condon Turnover.
(4:42) Javon Ruffin Steal.
(4:31) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.
(4:31) Riley Kugel Steal.
(4:16) Foul on Javon Ruffin.
+1 (4:16) Riley Kugel made Free Throw.
3134
+1 (4:16) Riley Kugel made Free Throw.
3135
+3 (4:01) J'Vonne Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Williams.
3435
(3:46) Will Richard Turnover.
(3:46) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Steal.
+2 (3:36) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Cody Williams.
3635
(3:19) Riley Kugel missed Layup.
(3:19) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.
(2:58) Zyon Pullin Steal.
+2 (2:50) Riley Kugel made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Samuel.
3637
(2:30) Foul on Walter Clayton Jr..
+2 (2:30) J'Vonne Hadley made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
3837
+1 (2:30) J'Vonne Hadley made Free Throw.
3937
(2:16) Foul on Tristan da Silva.
+1 (2:16) Zyon Pullin made Free Throw.
3938
(2:16) Zyon Pullin missed Free Throw.
(2:16) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:53) Tristan da Silva made Jumper.
4138
+2 (1:40) Alex Condon made Jumper.
4140
(1:17) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.
(1:17) Thomas Haugh Steal.
(1:06) Foul on Cody Williams.
+1 (1:06) Zyon Pullin made Free Throw.
4141
+1 (1:06) Zyon Pullin made Free Throw.
4142
+2 (0:43) Tristan da Silva made Layup.
4342
+3 (0:28) Denzel Aberdeen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
4345
+2 (0:05) KJ Simpson made Jumper.
4545

2nd half

Team Stats

COLO

FLA

102Points100

34-54(63.0%)Field Goal(%)35-68(51.5%)

6-10(60.0%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)

28-33(84.8%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)28(10)

27Assists22

6Steals8

1Blocks5

12Turnovers8

19(0)Fouls(Technical)23(1)

13Largest Lead10

Game Details

Friday, March 22, 2024 · 4:38 PM

O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL

capacity: 10,133

tv: TBS