National Basketball Association
Utah 77, Colorado 74
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 30, 2021
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Ryan McDaniel, # Nate Harris
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Alfonso Plummer scored a season-best 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 61 seconds left, and Utah rallied from 19 down in the final 8:46 to beat Colorado 77-74 in Pac-12 play at Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.
Plummer scored all of his points in the second half and Timmy Allen had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Utah (7-7, 4-6 Pac-12).
McKinley Wright IV had 15 points and Jeriah Horne scored 10 for Colorado (13-5, 7-4).
The Buffaloes led 65-46 after Wright hit two technical free throws but the Utes came storming back.
Plummer drained a pair of 3-pointers that got Utah back within 67-54 and prompted a timeout by Colorado, but the Utes kept coming. Riley Battin hit another 3-pointer, Plummer made two free throws after a Buffaloes turnover and then drained a long 3-pointer to make it 67-62.
The teams traded baskets and Plummer was fouled on a made 3-pointer and hit the free throw to give Utah a 70-69 lead with 3:24 left, its first advantage since early in the first half.
Wright missed a jumper and Plummer hit a layup to make it a three-point game. Wright tied it with a 3-pointer from the top with 1:24 left.
Plummer's layup with 1:01 left put the Utes back in front, and after Wright missed a 3-pointer, Plummer hit a turnaround jumper with 13.4 seconds left to make it 76-72.
Wright drove in for a layup with nine seconds left and Colorado had one last chance when Allen split a pair of free throws with six seconds left but Utah blocked Wright's desperation 3-pointer to end the game.
The Utes scored the first six points of the game but the Buffaloes responded with 11 straight to take the lead. Wright's 3-pointer with 5:36 left in the first half gave Colorado a 10-point advantage but Utah went on a 10-2 run to get within 32-30.
The Buffaloes stretched the lead to nine again and went into halftime ahead 43-36.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Colorado |
|
Alfonso Plummer 23 |
Scoring |
McKinley Wright IV 15 |
|
Timmy Allen 4 |
Assists |
Keeshawn Barthelemy 6 |
|
Timmy Allen 10 |
Rebounds |
Maddox Daniels 5 |
|
Timmy Allen 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jabari Walker 2 |
|
Timmy Allen 1 |
Steals |
Jeriah Horne 1 |
|
Pelle Larsson 1 |
Blocks |
Keeshawn Barthelemy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
77 |
50.0 |
9-20 |
16-19 |
14 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
| Colorado
|
74 |
45.9 |
13-28 |
5-6 |
17 |
27 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
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