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
Brandon Judd
By Brandon Judd

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:

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Colorado Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV (25) is charged with a foul as Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) shoots for three in the final second of overtime with the Buffaloes up by one point at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Gach sank all three free-throws, giving the Utes a 74-72 win. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes center Branden Carlson (35) dunks over Colorado Buffaloes forward Alexander Strating (10) and guard Tyler Bey (1) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) reacts after guard McKinley Wright IV (25) was charged with a foul against Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) as Gach shot for three in the last second of overtime with the Buffaloes up by one point at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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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
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) is shut down at the hoop by Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) and forward Evan Battey (21) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) and teammates celebrate after the Utes beat the Colorado Buffaloes 74-72 in overtime at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) celebrates after the Utes beat the Colorado Buffaloes 74-72 in overtime at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) celebrates after the Utes beat the Colorado Buffaloes 74-72 in overtime at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) successfully shoots three free-throws after being fouled in the last second of overtime with the Colorado Buffaloes up by one point at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Utah won the game, 74-72. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Alfonso Plummer (25) and Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) reacts after Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV (25) was charged with a foul against Utes guard Both Gach (11) as Gach shot for three in the last second of overtime with the Buffaloes up by one point at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Colorado Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle argues with a referee during the game against the Utah Utes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) and guard Both Gach (11) celebrate after the Utes scored on the Colorado Buffaloes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) dunks on a breakaway during the game against the Utah Utes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) and guard Alfonso Plummer (25) celebrate after Plummer hit a shot against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak calls out to players during the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes guard Both Gach (11) shoots over Colorado Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV (25) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) looks for an open teammate during the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) pulls off a block from behind on Utah Utes forward Mikael Jantunen (20) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) shoots over Colorado Buffaloes guard Maddox Daniels (3) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Mikael Jantunen (20) pulls in a rebound over Colorado Buffaloes forward Evan Battey (21) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Mikael Jantunen (20) drives against Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) shoots against Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) is charged with a foul as Colorado Buffaloes guard Tyler Bey (1) goes to the hoop at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
  • 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.
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  • 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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