Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Arizona takes control in 78-63 win over Colorado leaving Buffs winless in Tucson since 1965
Caleb Love scored 10 points and Tobe Awaka grabbed 15 rebounds with seven coming on the offensive end for Arizona (13-6, 7-1 Big 12) who has won nine of its last 10 games.
The Wildcats shot 46.9% (30 for 64).
Julian Hammond III scored 19 points, Javon Ruffin scored 12 and Adrej Jakimovski 10 for Colorado (9-10, 0-8) who is still searching for its first win in the Big 12. Colorado has never beaten the Wildcats at the McKale Center and last won in Tucson 60 years ago in 1965.
Arizona led 33-31 at halftime and appeared poised to pull away with a 7-2 spurt to start the second half. Colorado responded with 7-0 run to knot it at 40 with an Elijah Malone jump shot with 14:43 remaining. But Dell’Orso responded with a 3 and Arizona gradually began to distance itself. Lewis' layup with 6:29 left put Arizona ahead 62-51 marking the first double-digit lead of the game by either team.
Colorado hosts Arizona State on Tuesday. Arizona host third-ranked Iowa State on Monday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Caleb Love Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Julian Hammond III missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Caleb Love made Layup. | 63 - 78 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 30-64 |
| 42.9 | Field Goal % | 46.9 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 47.4 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 6-8 | FT | 9-11 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 8-0 | - | 16-3 |
| Iowa State | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Arizona | 7-1 | 1 | 13-6 |
| Texas Tech | 6-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| Kansas | 5-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Baylor | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| BYU | 4-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| UCF | 4-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| West Virginia | 4-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| Utah | 3-5 | 5 | 11-8 |
| TCU | 3-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Cincinnati | 2-6 | 6 | 12-7 |
| Arizona State | 2-6 | 6 | 11-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Kansas State | 2-6 | 6 | 8-11 |
| Colorado | 0-8 | 8 | 9-10 |