STANFORD, Calif. — Colorado's KJ Simpson scored the Buffaloes' last nine points of the game Thursday night, including the go-ahead bucket and two free throws in the final 18 seconds, to lift CU to a 73-70 road win at Stanford.
Tad Boyle's Buffs improved to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in Pac-12 play with their fifth straight win. Stanford fell to 5-8, 0-3.
Simpson finished with 31 points while Luke O'Brien added 12 and Lawson Lovering had a career-high 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After leading by nine early, the Buffs trailed by four at intermission and by eight early in the second half.