John Locher / Associated Press)
LAS VEGAS — The early deficit simply was too big for the Colorado Buffaloes to overcome. Not that CU didn't give it its best shot.
Dictating the first-half action from the opening tip and smothering the CU attack, Arizona ambushed CU early before holding on for an 82-78 win in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Thursday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
With the loss, the Buffaloes have several days to regroup before learning their NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday. Most projections have the Buffs slotted as an eight or nine seed, and Thursday's result is unlikely to change that.