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Brown, Newell lead California to 80-76 victory over Colorado

AP
Dec 31, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Joel Brown scored 21 points, freshman Grant Newell posted his first double-double and California held on for an 80-76 victory over Colorado on Saturday.

Brown sank 9 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer for the Golden Bears (2-13, 1-3 Pac-12). Newell finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lars Thiemann had 12 points, Kuany Kuany scored 11 and DeJuan Clayton scored 10 with three assists.

Thiemann scored all his points in the first half - sinking 4 of 6 shots from the floor and all four of his free throws - to guide the Golden Bears to a 39-27 lead at halftime.

Cal, which led for all but 26 seconds of the first half, shot 58% from the floor (15 of 26) and made 4 of 5 from 3-point range. The Buffaloes shot 40% overall but hit just 1 of 12 from beyond the arc before intermission.

Brown and Clayton scored five points apiece to open the second half and the Golden Bears upped their lead to 49-33 with 14:25 remaining. Sam Alajiki made two free throws to put Cal up 74-56 with 2:14 left to play before the Buffaloes rallied.

Simpson had a three-point play, a 3-pointer and a layup and Hadley followed with a layup and a dunk to pull the Buffs within 74-68 with 48 seconds left. Simpson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 79-76 with six seconds to go, but Brown made the second of two free throws to wrap up the win.

Simpson paced Colorado (9-6, 1-3) with 25 points and five assists. J'Vonne Hadley scored 17 on 8-of-11 shooting.

Cal has won two of its last three games after a 0-12 start. Colorado saw a five-game win streak end.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
27
CAL
Golden Bears
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Buffaloes gains possession)
19:44		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
19:42		Golden Bears defensive rebound
19:30	+2	DeJuan Clayton makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:17		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
19:15		Grant Newell defensive rebound
18:58		Lars Thiemann turnover (lost ball) (Lawson Lovering steals)
18:52		Kuany Kuany blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
18:50		Grant Newell defensive rebound
18:46		Joel Brown misses two point layup
18:44		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
18:39	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	2-2
18:25		Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot
18:23		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:17		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
18:15		Grant Newell defensive rebound
17:58		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
17:56		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:48	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	4-2
17:22		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
17:22	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-3
17:22	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
16:57		ND Okafor blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
16:55		Grant Newell defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:21		Nique Clifford turnover
16:04		Kuany Kuany turnover
15:55		KJ Simpson turnover
15:55		TV timeout
15:43	+3	Monty Bowser makes three point jump shot (ND Okafor assists)	4-9
15:17		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
15:15		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
14:57		Javon Ruffin blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
14:55		Golden Bears offensive rebound
14:47	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot	4-12
14:34		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:32		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
14:11		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
14:09		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
14:01		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Monty Bowser steals)
13:38	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup	4-14
13:19		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
13:17		Joel Brown defensive rebound
13:05		Sam Alajiki offensive foul
13:05		Sam Alajiki turnover (offensive foul)
13:05		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
12:51	+3	Ethan Wright makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	7-14
12:34	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup	7-16
12:21		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Lars Thiemann steals)
12:16		DeJuan Clayton turnover (bad pass)
11:55	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	9-16
11:32	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point jump shot	9-18
11:16	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	11-18
10:56		Julian Hammond III personal foul
10:56		TV timeout
10:56	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-19
10:56	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-20
10:35		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball)
10:19		DeJuan Clayton misses two point jump shot
10:17		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
10:14	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup	11-22
9:55	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	13-22
9:42	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point jump shot	13-24
9:25	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	15-24
9:09		Joel Brown turnover (lost ball)
8:52		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
8:50		Grant Newell defensive rebound
8:26		DeJuan Clayton misses two point jump shot
8:24		Buffaloes defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	17-24
7:45	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	17-26
7:45		TV timeout
7:25	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	19-26
7:13	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	19-28
7:04		Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass)
7:02		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Joel Brown draws the foul)
7:02		Joel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:02	+1	Joel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
6:43		Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass) (Monty Bowser steals)
6:36	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	19-31
6:30		ND Okafor personal foul
6:19	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	21-31
6:04		Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass)
5:53		Joel Brown personal foul
5:50		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
5:48		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
5:42		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
5:40		Buffaloes offensive rebound
5:39	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	23-31
5:20		Lawson Lovering personal foul
5:17		DeJuan Clayton turnover (traveling)
5:05		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
5:05		Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:05	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-31
4:48	+3	DeJuan Clayton makes three point jump shot	24-34
4:31		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
4:29		Grant Newell defensive rebound
4:21		DeJuan Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
4:14		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:12		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
4:08		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:06		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
3:49		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
3:45		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (bad pass)
3:45		TV timeout
3:15	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	24-37
2:49	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	26-37
2:24	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot	26-39
2:08		Lars Thiemann personal foul
2:02		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
2:00		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
1:41		Joel Brown misses two point layup
1:39		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
1:24		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
1:22		Grant Newell defensive rebound
0:51		DeJuan Clayton misses two point jump shot
0:49		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
0:34		Kuany Kuany personal foul
0:34		Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
0:06		Tristan da Silva blocks DeJuan Clayton's two point layup
0:04		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
0:02		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Bears defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
49
CAL
Golden Bears
41

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
19:38		Grant Newell offensive rebound
19:35		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
19:17		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
19:15		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
19:05		Grant Newell personal foul
19:05		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:05	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-39
18:50	+3	DeJuan Clayton makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	28-42
18:33		Joel Brown personal foul
18:22		Lars Thiemann blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
18:20		Buffaloes offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	30-42
17:50		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball)
17:29		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
17:27		Grant Newell defensive rebound
17:11		DeJuan Clayton misses three point jump shot
17:09		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
16:58		Lars Thiemann personal foul
16:58		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:58	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-42
16:30	+3	Joel Brown makes three point jump shot (DeJuan Clayton assists)	31-45
16:02	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	33-45
15:39		Kuany Kuany misses two point layup
15:37		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
15:35		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
15:33		DeJuan Clayton offensive rebound
15:18		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
15:16		Sam Alajiki offensive rebound
15:15		Tristan da Silva personal foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:15	+1	DeJuan Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-46
15:15	+1	DeJuan Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-47
14:46		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:44		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Joel Brown makes two point jump shot	33-49
14:12		Joel Brown personal foul
14:04		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
14:02		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
13:59		KJ Simpson personal foul
13:40		DeJuan Clayton misses two point jump shot
13:38		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
13:31		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
13:29		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
13:29		DeJuan Clayton personal foul
13:23		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
13:21		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
12:56		DeJuan Clayton turnover (lost ball)
12:37		Kuany Kuany blocks Luke O'Brien's two point layup
12:35		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
12:18		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball) (Lawson Lovering steals)
12:08	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	36-49
11:30		Lawson Lovering blocks DeJuan Clayton's two point layup
11:28		Golden Bears offensive rebound
11:28		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
11:28		TV timeout
11:17		Grant Newell blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
11:15		Monty Bowser defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	36-51
10:41	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	38-51
10:41		Grant Newell shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
10:41	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-51
10:12		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
10:10		Grant Newell offensive rebound
9:55		Lawson Lovering personal foul
9:40	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	39-53
9:22		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Joel Brown steals)
9:21	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup (ND Okafor assists)	39-55
9:21		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Joel Brown draws the foul)
9:21		Joel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:21		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
9:09	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	41-55
9:03		Joel Brown turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
8:52		Kuany Kuany personal foul
8:52	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-55
8:52		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:52		ND Okafor defensive rebound
8:23		DeJuan Clayton misses three point jump shot
8:21		ND Okafor offensive rebound
8:19	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup	42-57
8:11		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
8:09		ND Okafor defensive rebound
7:47		TV timeout
7:40	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	42-59
7:25		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
7:23		Joel Brown defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot	42-61
6:49		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
6:47		Joel Brown defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (Joel Brown assists)	42-63
6:41		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
6:41		TV timeout
6:32		Grant Newell personal foul
6:32	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-63
6:32	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-63
6:11		Joel Brown turnover (lost ball)
6:00		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:58		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
5:58		Javon Ruffin personal foul
5:31	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (DeJuan Clayton assists)	44-65
5:20		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
5:18		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
5:11	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	47-65
4:46	+2	Grant Newell makes two point dunk (ND Okafor assists)	47-67
4:34		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
4:32		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
4:29	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	49-67
4:06	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (DeJuan Clayton assists)	49-70
3:52	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	51-70
3:50		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
3:41		Joel Brown turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
3:39	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	53-70
3:31		Luke O'Brien blocks Joel Brown's two point layup
3:29		Golden Bears offensive rebound
3:12		DeJuan Clayton misses three point jump shot
3:10		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
3:05	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	56-70
2:51	+2	Sam Alajiki makes two point dunk (Kuany Kuany assists)	56-72
2:38		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
2:36		Grant Newell defensive rebound
2:14		Javon Ruffin personal foul (Sam Alajiki draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Sam Alajiki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-73
2:14	+1	Sam Alajiki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-74
2:14		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
2:06	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	58-74
2:06		Grant Newell shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
2:06	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-74
1:41		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
1:35	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	62-74
1:25		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball)
1:25		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
1:18	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	64-74
1:08		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
1:04		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
1:02		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:56	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	66-74
0:56		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
0:56		Kuany Kuany misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:56		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
0:47	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	68-74
0:47		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:40		Julian Hammond III personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
0:40	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-76
0:31	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	70-76
0:28		DeJuan Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
0:23		Tristan da Silva personal foul
0:22		Sam Alajiki blocks Julian Hammond III's three point jump shot
0:20		Grant Newell defensive rebound
0:20		Tristan da Silva personal foul
0:20	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-77
0:23	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-78
0:18	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	73-78
0:17		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
0:17	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:17		Kuany Kuany misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:17		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
0:06	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	76-79
0:06		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
0:06		Joel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
0:06	+1	Joel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-80
0:01		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
0:00		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes offensive rebound