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California Golden Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Wrap - Colorado Wins 88-78

KJ Simpson scored 27 points for Colorado on Wednesday, leading them to a 88-78 victory over California at CU Events Center.

Colorado won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -12.5-point spread.

Tristan da Silva had 22 points for Colorado and J'Vonne Hadley chipped in with 13 points. KJ Simpson had 8 assists for them, while Eddie Lampkin Jr. was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

California got 25 points from Jaylon Tyson in a losing cause and another 13 points from Keonte Kennedy. Jaylon Tyson contributed 4 assists for them, while Fardaws Aimaq had 11 rebounds.

Colorado was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Colorado won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-29.

Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Stanford looking for another win. For California, they head on the road to face Utah.