Colorado’s Pac-12 Tournament run came to a close Thursday as they fell short of the UCLA Bruins, 80-69. In their third match-up of the season, the Bruins proved too much to handle for the Buffaloes.
With this loss, Colorado now waits until next week for an opportunity to play in the National Invitation Tournament as UCLA moves on to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they will play the winner of Oregon-Washington State.
Colorado came out similar to their start against Washington. 3-pointers from Julian Hammond and Tristan da Silva put Colorado out to a 6-0 lead early, but the veteran presence of UCLA saw them go shot-for-shot all game.