Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)
To the credit of Colorado men's basketball coach Tad Boyle and his staff, the Buffaloes set a blueprint for how to slow down and frustrate the highly-talented Arizona Wildcats three weeks ago.
Unfortunately for CU, in the games since then Arizona has seen plenty of the sorts of zone defenses that kept the Wildcats on their heels in the early stages of what became an 80-77 upset victory for the Buffs at home on Jan. 6. And when the Buffaloes visit No. 11-ranked Arizona Thursday night in the rematch, the Buffs no longer will be able to catch the Wildcats off-guard with any unexpected wrinkle.