The Colorado Buffaloes almost did it again. The Buffs had a chance at knocking off the Arizona Wildcats on the road, but the Cats outplayed them in the clutch to pull away, 80-71.
Colorado started strong again on the road as they built an early lead that peaked at 13-4 at the under-12 timeout. That lead was never going to last, but that’s fine. The Wildcats started to make shots, chipped away at the lead, and after the Buffs started to wilt under the defensive pressure, Arizona took their first lead over Colorado this season when Deandre Ayton gave them a 26-24 lead just before half.