A rough regular season ended on a high note on Saturday as the Colorado men’s basketball team bested Utah 69-60.
With head coach Tad Boyle opting to sit KJ Simpson, Julian Hammond III was inserted into the starting lineup and shined with 15 points, five assists and five steals during his team-high 36 minutes. Tristan da Silva, who came off the bench out of caution for an injury he suffered last week, also scored 15 and Nique Clifford recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Colorado led for over 34 minutes against a Utes squad that fell to 10-10 in Pac-12 play. The Buffs, meanwhile, end the regular season 16-15 overall (8-12 conference).
Playing likely their final games at the CU Events Center, Jalen Gabbidon, Ethan Wright and walk-on Cody Mains were honored for senior day. Wright got the start and scored 10, Gabbidon had five and Mains was given a short stretch of action in the game’s waning seconds.
In next week’s Pac-12 Tournament, the No. 9 seed Buffs will face No. 8 Washington on Wednesday.
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