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Sean Lampley went missing in the first half, but he turned up time to help California get an easy win against a tough opponent. 

Lampley scored all 15 of his points in the second half as the Golden Bears beat Colorado 75-63 Saturday night. 

Lampley, Cal’s leading scorer and rebounder, got into early foul trouble and took just two shots before halftime. He didn’t get his first basket until the opening minutes of the second half. 

But Lampley scored six straight points for the Bears during their decisive run and played tough defense on leading Colorado scorer D.J. Harrison, who had 15 points but was just 2-for-8 after halftime. 

“It was good to have Sean Lampley back in the second half,” Cal coach Ben Braun said. “I think he was a little AWOL in the first half, and that’s not a Sean Lampley half.” 

Shantay Legans had 15 points, six rebounds and six assists as the Bears (3-3) remained undefeated in three games at Haas Pavilion with a second-half surge. Cal held the Buffaloes (5-3) scoreless for nearly four minutes, then capped a 13-4 run on Lampley’s jumper with 4:54 left to go up 67-54. 

Thanks to Cal’s strong team defense and some poor shot selection, Colorado was held nearly 31 points under its average of 94.4 points per game. 

“I was impressed with Cal’s defense, but I was even more impressed with their intensity,” Colorado coach Ricardo Patton said.  

Justin Harbert also had 15 points for the Buffaloes, who hit 15 3-pointers in a 119-point outburst against Texas-Arlington last Sunday. They managed just nine 3-pointers against the Bears, with Harbert and Harrison hitting three apiece. 

“I thought the defense was a big difference at the end of the game,” Braun said. “We don’t want to exchange baskets with teams. We want to make a string of stops like we did in the second half tonight.” 

Colorado scored more than 100 points in its two previous games, but 19 turnovers and 37.9 percent shooting snapped the Buffaloes’ three-game win streak. Cal got revenge for a disappointing 80-62 loss in Boulder last season in the schools’ first meeting in 10 years. 

“I think they were a little embarrassed at our place last year,” Patton said. 

In a matchup of teams with plenty of willing outside shooters, Cal got 13 points from Solomon Hughes and 10 from Nick Vander Laan, the team’s two centers, and prevented the Buffaloes from attacking the hoop consistently. 

Bryan Wethers scored nine points for the Bears, and Joe Shipp had eight, including two 3-pointers. Jamahl Mosley and Jose Winston had eight points apiece for Colorado.