BOULDER — Colorado couldn't protect a nine-point second-half lead Saturday, as UCLA rallied to take a 70-63 win over the Buffaloes at before a sold-out crowd of 11,214 at the CU Events Center.
The No. 18/17 Buffaloes fell to 21-7 overall and 10-5 in Pac-12 play while UCLA improved to 17-11 and 10-5.
The Buffs held a 50-41 lead with 12:34 to play, but the Bruins put together a 20-3 run over the next nine minutes to take control and the Buffs could never recover. Colorado finally ended a 9:42 field goal drought to close the gap to three in the final two minutes, but that was as close as the Buffs could come.