3 takeaways from the Utah Utes’ 74-72 win over the Colorado Buffaloes

Utah Utes guard Alfonso Plummer (25) drives between Colorado Buffaloes guard D’Shawn Schwartz (5), forward Evan Battey (21) and guard Tyler Bey (1) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Both Gach hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining in overtime as Utah rallied to beat Colorado 74-72 at the Huntsman Center on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Here are three takeaways that defined the game:

• Utah trailed 72-71 in overtime when Gach was fouled by McKinley Wright IV on a 3-point attempt with less than a second to play. Gach cooly sank all three free throws and Wright missed a half-court shot on the inbound as the Utes (16-14, 7-11 Pac-12), who trailed much of the day, trailed by two but converted on their final possessions in both overtime and regulation.
• Gach led the Utah attack, pouring in a career-high 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting while adding five rebounds, four assists and two steals. He scored 16 points in the first half, drove for the game-tying shot with two seconds left in regulation to force overtime and hit the winning free throws while adding a pair of 3-pointers.
• Colorado (21-10, 10-8 Pac-12) outshot Utah 43.9% to 39.7% from the field, but the Utes had one more 3-pointer, hitting 8 of 24 to the Buffaloes’ 7 of 28. Alfonso Plummer made five 3-pointers for the Utes and had 21 points. Utah also had the edge at the free-throw line, making 16 of 19 while Colorado was 9 of 12. The Buffaloes’ Wright missed the front-end of a 1-and-1 with eight seconds left in overtime to set up Gach’s heroics.

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