Colorado Buffaloes at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker keys 2nd half, Colorado rolls past California, 70-62
The Golden Bears, who swept a road trip to Oregon State and Oregon last week, built a 35-28 lead at intermission, but it disappeared in a hurry with Walker scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in the second half.
Colorado opened the second half on a 14-1 run capped by back-to-back 3s by Evan Battey and Keeshawn Barthelemy, to take a 42-36 lead less than five minutes into the period. After Cal pulled within four at 46-42, the Buffaloes went on an 15-1 run to push their lead into double digits, 58-43 with 6:44 left.
Colorado (17-9, 9-7 Pac-12) dominated on the boards, holding a 43-28 advantage, while shooting 22 of 51 from the floor (43.1%), including 5 of 12 from long range.
Battey finished with 18 points and six rebounds and KJ Simpson added a career-high 19 points off the bench.
Grant Anticevich and Jalen Celestine each had 11 points to lead California (11-16, 4-12). Kauny Kauny finished with 10 points, six boards and six blocked shots.
Colorado's road trip continues at Stanford on Saturday. California plays host to Utah Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jarred Hyder made Layup. | 70 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:29 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 69 - 60 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 23-61 |
| 43.1 | Field Goal % | 37.7 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 41.7 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 21-24 | FT | 6-9 |
| 87.5 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 4,396 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 16-1 | - | 24-4 |
| Arizona | 12-4 | 3.5 | 18-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Iowa State | 11-5 | 4.5 | 21-6 |
| BYU | 10-6 | 5.5 | 19-8 |
| Kansas | 10-7 | 6 | 19-9 |
| Baylor | 8-8 | 7.5 | 16-11 |
| TCU | 8-8 | 7.5 | 15-12 |
| West Virginia | 7-9 | 8.5 | 16-11 |
| Utah | 7-9 | 8.5 | 15-12 |
| Kansas State | 7-9 | 8.5 | 13-14 |
| Cincinnati | 6-10 | 9.5 | 16-11 |
| UCF | 5-11 | 10.5 | 14-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-11 | 10.5 | 13-14 |
| Arizona State | 4-12 | 11.5 | 13-14 |
| Colorado | 2-15 | 14 | 11-17 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-1 | - | 24-3 |
| Clemson | 14-2 | 1 | 22-5 |
| Louisville | 14-2 | 1 | 21-6 |
| SMU | 11-5 | 4 | 20-7 |
| Wake Forest | 11-5 | 4 | 19-8 |
| North Carolina | 11-6 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
| Stanford | 9-7 | 6 | 17-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-9 | 8 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 13-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Florida State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-12 |
| Virginia | 6-10 | 9 | 13-14 |
| Notre Dame | 6-10 | 9 | 12-15 |
| California | 5-11 | 10 | 12-15 |
| Syracuse | 5-11 | 10 | 11-16 |
| Boston College | 4-12 | 11 | 12-15 |
| NC State | 4-12 | 11 | 11-16 |
| Miami | 2-14 | 13 | 6-21 |