UMass hosts Colorado following Simpson's 23-point game

Published Nov. 16, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Colorado Buffaloes (2-1) vs. UMass Minutemen (1-1)

Amherst, Massachusetts; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Colorado faces the UMass Minutemen after KJ Simpson scored 23 points in Colorado's 78-66 win over the Tennessee Volunteers.

UMass finished 15-17 overall a season ago while going 10-5 at home. The Minutemen averaged 14.7 points off of turnovers, 10.9 second chance points and 18.7 bench points last season.

Colorado went 21-12 overall last season while going 6-4 on the road. The Buffaloes averaged 71.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 67.4 last season.

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