Iona Gaels vs Colorado Buffaloes Box Score on Nov 26, 2023

Tristan da Silva scored 17 points, KJ Simpson had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Colorado beat Iona 85-68 in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday.

J'Vonne Hadley and Cody Williams scored 12 points each and Julian Hammond III had 11 for Colorado (5-1), which shot 60.8 percent from the field and remained undefeated in four home games this season.

Greg Gordon scored a game-high 19 points, Idan Tretout finished with 18 and Jeremiah Quigley added 11 for the Gaels (2-4).

Hadley had a dunk and a layup and Williams hit two layups to open the second half and give the Buffaloes a 50-41 lead. Wheza Panzo drained a 3-pointer to pull Iona back within six, but a layup by Simpson and two Hadley free throws helped put Colorado ahead 57-46 early in the second.

The margin remained 11 when Dylan Saunders hit a 3-pointer, the first field goal for the Gaels in 4:55, to cut the deficit to 59-51. Eddie Lampkin dunked and Hammond split a pair of free throws to restore the 11-point lead with 11:41 left.

The Buffaloes continued to pull away. Luke O'Brien made two free throws and Hammond made two 3-pointers to make it 70-51 with 8:41 remaining.

Jean Aranguren and Gordon hit consecutive jumpers, Saunders drained another 3-pointer, and Gordon made a layup to get Iona within 72-60 with 6:10 left.

Assane Diop scored, Simpson dunked, and layups by Hadley and Williams sparked an 8-2 Colorado run that pushed the lead to 18 with 4:22 left.

Aranguren split a pair of free throws and da Silva hit another 3-pointer to put the Buffaloes in front by 20 with 3:52 left, and they were able to close it out.

Colorado led by seven early, but the Gaels rallied to take a 23-22 lead on Tretout's 3-pointer midway through the first half. The Buffaloes eventually went back in front and took a 42-37 lead at intermission.

--Field Level Media