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Carlson, Anthony guide Utah to 73-62 victory over Colorado

AP
Feb 12, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Branden Carlson and Marco Anthony scored 17 points apiece and Utah cruised to a 73-62 victory over Colorado on Saturday night.

Carlson sank 7 of 13 shots from the floor for the Utes (17-9, 10-5 Pac-12 Conference). He added four rebounds and blocked three shots. Anthony hit 6 of 13 shots with a 3-pointer and grabbed eight rebounds. Ben Carlson had 10 points and eight rebounds.

KJ Simpson totaled 14 points, five rebounds and five assists to pace the Buffaloes (14-12, 6-9). Julian Hammond III scored 11 points off the bench and fellow reserve Luke O'Brien totaled 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Branden Carlson had eight points to lead a balanced attack in the first half and Utah led 38-32 at intermission. The Utes jumped out to a 7-0 lead and pushed their advantage to 21-10 on a dunk by Carlson at the 10:52 mark. Hammond scored seven to help Colorado get within six at halftime. Utah shot 52% overall and made 5 of its 9 3-pointers. The Buffaloes stayed within striking distance by scoring 10 points off of six Utah turnovers.

Colorado's Lawson Lovering scored the first basket of the second half. Branden Carlson answered with a three-point play, a dunk and a jumper before finishing off a 12-2 run with a 3-pointer to put the Utes up 50-36 with 14:28 left to play. The Buffaloes got no closer than 10 from there.

Utah shot 49% overall to Colorado's 37%. The Utes, who entered play having hit double-digit 3-pointers in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2018-19 season, sank 6 of 17 against the Buffaloes, who made 4 of 18.

UP NEXT

Utah: The Utes travel to play No. 4 Arizona on Thursday.

Colorado: The Buffaloes travel to play Arizona State on Thursday.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
32
UTAH
Utes
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lawson Lovering vs. Branden Carlson (Utes gains possession)
19:39	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot	0-2
19:15		Ben Carlson blocks Jalen Gabbidon's two point layup
19:13		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
18:51		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
18:49		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:41		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
18:39		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
18:16		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (bad pass)
18:00		Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup
17:58		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
17:58		Lawson Lovering personal foul
17:34	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	0-4
17:21		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
17:19		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Rollie Worster makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	0-7
16:36	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	2-7
16:19		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
16:17		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	4-7
15:48		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass)
15:48		TV timeout
15:40		Tristan da Silva turnover (Marco Anthony steals)
15:11		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
15:09		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
15:03	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	7-7
14:40	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	7-10
14:22		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
14:20		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists)	7-12
13:49		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
13:49		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
13:38		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses two point jump shot
13:36		Keba Keita offensive rebound
13:32		Keba Keita misses two point layup
13:30		Utes offensive rebound
13:30		Ethan Wright personal foul
13:24		Jalen Gabbidon blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
13:22		Utes offensive rebound
13:12	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point layup	7-14
12:52		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
12:50		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
12:44		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
12:42		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
12:39		Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (Luke O'Brien steals)
12:39		Marco Anthony personal foul
12:18	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gabbidon assists)	10-14
11:58	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	10-16
11:43		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
11:41		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
11:34	+3	Marco Anthony makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	10-19
11:12		Ben Carlson personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
11:07		Branden Carlson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
11:05		Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Wilguens Jr. Exacte assists)	10-21
10:23		Branden Carlson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
10:21		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
10:21		Rollie Worster personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
10:16		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
10:14		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
10:00		Rollie Worster turnover (traveling)
9:39	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	12-21
9:39		Luka Tarlac shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
9:39	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-21
9:11		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
9:09		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:55		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
8:53		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
8:39		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
8:37		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	13-23
8:17	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	15-23
7:54	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot	15-25
7:42	+2	Ethan Wright makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	17-25
7:24		Branden Carlson turnover (KJ Simpson steals)
7:18	+2	Ethan Wright makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	19-25
7:15		Utes 30 second timeout
7:15		TV timeout
6:58	+3	Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	19-28
6:42		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
6:40		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Keba Keita makes two point hook shot (Marco Anthony assists)	19-30
6:11	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	22-30
5:39		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
5:37		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	24-30
4:44		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
4:42		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:36		Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
4:24		Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup
4:22		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
3:54		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
3:52		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
3:45		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 3	24-31
3:45	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-32
3:45	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 3 of 3	24-33
3:22		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
3:20		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
3:15		Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (out of bounds)
3:06	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	26-33
2:51	+3	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Ben Carlson assists)	26-36
2:36	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists)	28-36
2:16		KJ Simpson blocks Marco Anthony's two point layup
2:14		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
2:08		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
2:08		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
2:08		Ben Carlson personal foul
1:49		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:47		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
1:33		KJ Simpson personal foul
1:19		Marco Anthony misses two point layup
1:17		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
1:08		Bostyn Holt shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
1:08	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-36
0:53		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
0:51		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
0:32		Bostyn Holt shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-36
0:32	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-36
0:09	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	32-38
0:00		Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
0:00		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
30
UTAH
Utes
35

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (bad pass)
19:20		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
19:18		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
19:10		Marco Anthony turnover (bad pass)
18:46		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
18:44		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
18:25		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:23		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	34-38
17:33		Marco Anthony misses two point layup
17:32		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	34-40
17:32		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-41
17:18		Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
17:16		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	36-41
17:01		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass)
16:49		Rollie Worster personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
16:43		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
16:41		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
16:21	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	36-43
16:02		Jalen Gabbidon turnover (traveling)
15:36	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	36-45
15:18		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
15:16		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
15:03		KJ Simpson personal foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
15:03		TV timeout
15:01	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	36-47
14:48		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
14:46		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
14:30	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	36-50
14:11		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:09		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
13:48		Branden Carlson turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)
13:39		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
13:37		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
13:31		Marco Anthony turnover (KJ Simpson steals)
13:23	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	38-50
12:58	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	38-52
12:36	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	40-52
12:13		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-53
12:13	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-54
11:49		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
11:47		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
11:36	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	42-54
11:23		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
11:21		Keba Keita offensive rebound
11:16		Keba Keita misses two point layup
11:14		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
11:05		Lawson Lovering blocks Marco Anthony's two point jump shot
11:03		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
10:54	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup	44-54
10:38		Marco Anthony misses three point jump shot
10:36		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup	44-56
10:16		Keba Keita personal foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
10:16		TV timeout
10:12		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
10:10		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
10:08		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
10:06		Utes defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)	44-58
9:27		Javon Ruffin turnover (Wilguens Jr. Exacte steals)
9:22		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
9:21		Keba Keita offensive rebound
9:21	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk	44-60
9:21		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
9:00		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
8:58		Keba Keita defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Keba Keita makes two point hook shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	44-62
8:24		KJ Simpson turnover (Keba Keita steals)
7:59		Ethan Wright shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59		Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
7:48		Wilguens Jr. Exacte personal foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
7:39		Wilguens Jr. Exacte shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
7:39	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-62
7:39	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-62
7:11		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
7:09		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:59	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	49-62
6:23	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	49-64
6:04		Branden Carlson blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
6:02		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	51-64
5:39	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	51-66
5:27		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:25		Utes defensive rebound
5:00		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
4:58		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
4:54		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-66
4:54	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-66
4:43		Ethan Wright personal foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
4:26		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
4:24		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:14	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	55-66
4:14		KJ Simpson technical foul
4:14	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
4:14		Lazar Stefanovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05		Nique Clifford personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
4:05		Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:05		Utes offensive rebound
4:00		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
3:58		Buffaloes defensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:52	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	57-67
3:27		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
3:25		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:17		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
3:15		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
2:53		Nique Clifford personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
2:53	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
2:53		Utes 30 second timeout
2:46		Rollie Worster blocks Tristan da Silva's three point jump shot
2:44		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
2:22		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
2:20		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:55		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
1:53		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
1:26		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
1:24		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
1:13		Luke O'Brien turnover (Rollie Worster steals)
1:09		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-70
1:09	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-71
1:05		Rollie Worster shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
1:05	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-71
1:05	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
1:05		Utes 30 second timeout
1:04		Rollie Worster turnover (traveling)
1:02		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
1:00		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
0:56		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
0:56		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
0:56		Nique Clifford personal foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
0:56		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:56		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:52		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
0:52		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:52	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-71
0:49		Julian Hammond III personal foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-72
0:49	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-73
0:39		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
0:37		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	62-73
0:34		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:03		Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
0:00		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound