D'Shawn Schwartz had eight points and eight rebounds for Colorado in Thursday's game.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Colorado started fast and finished strong Thursday night in its Pac-12 opener, but a difficult stretch in the middle of game proved too much to overcome, as CU dropped a 64-56 decision to Arizona at the McKale Center.
Colorado fell to 9-4 overall (0-1 in Pac-12) while Arizona improved to 10-4, 1-0.
The Buffs jumped out to a quick 11-6 edge before the Wildcats surged to a 39-24 halftime lead, thanks in part to nine Colorado turnovers. Arizona built the lead to as much as 17 in the second half before the Buffs rallied to cut the gap to seven, 57-50, with 2:42 left to play on a D'Shawn Schwartz 3-pointer.