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FINAL
Mar 22, 2024

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.

Box Score

12T
COLO4557102
FLA4555100
Colorado Buffaloes logoCOLORADOFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Tristan da Silva7-103-30-045101417
0Luke O'Brien5-51-11-154110512
44Eddie Lampkin Jr.8-140-05-565102321
1J'Vonne Hadley3-71-29-1164102016
2KJ Simpson7-121-48-955103423
12Bangot Dak2-20-00-00000004
10Cody Williams2-30-05-72300029
11Javon Ruffin0-10-00-01110210
TOTAL34-5463%6-1060%28-3384.8%2927611019102
Florida Gators logoFLORIDAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Alex Condon3-80-10-07612156
4Tyrese Samuel5-80-01-265010311
5Will Richard6-103-60-023003115
1Walter Clayton Jr.10-174-109-1011001433
0Zyon Pullin3-81-26-734201413
10Thomas Haugh2-41-21-14111246
2Riley Kugel4-81-22-240310011
11Denzel Aberdeen2-51-20-00210015
TOTAL35-6851.5%11-2544%19-2286.4%272285822100

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

102Points100
34-54(63%)Field Goal(%)35-68(51.5%)
6-10(60%)3-Point(%)11-25(44%)
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
Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL
capacity: 10,133
tv: TBS
spread: COLO -1.5
over/under: 157.5