The Arizona Wildcats erased a 17-point first-half deficit but could not complete the comeback on Saturday in an 82-79 road loss to the Colorado Buffaloes.
The defeat drops the Wildcats to 13-6 overall and 7-6 in the Pac-12 heading into a homestand vs. the Oregon schools.
Our full recap can be found here, Sean Miller’s postgame comments can be read/watched here, and below are some additional takeaways:
The defense blew it again
Arizona shot 70 percent for most of the second half to erase a nine-point halftime deficit, but struggled to build any kind of separation down the stretch.