BOULDER — Colorado's Julian Hammond III stepped in for an ailing KJ Simpson on Saturday to lead the Buffaloes to a 69-60 win over Utah in the regular season finale at the CU Events Center.
Tad Boyle's Buffs improved to 16-15 overall and 8-12 in Pac-12 play while Utah fell to 17-14, 10-10.
The Buffs finish as the No. 9 seed in the conference standings and will face No. 8 Washington in the Pac-12 tourney opener Wednesday in Las Vegas at 1 p.m.
The winner will play top seed UCLA on Thursday at 1 p.