Arizona University moved to 89-79 on the night at 11:00 PM EDT as Colorado University finished with 79, with the Wildcats posting 89 points and the Buffaloes scoring 79 in Boulder.
First half
The Arizona Wildcats opened with 36 points in the first half while the Colorado Buffaloes scored 38 in the same segment at the CU Events Center.
The Cats leaned on 54 points in the paint in the game and finished with 60 percent on 2 point attempts as the early back-and-forth produced 8 ties and 11 lead changes overall.
Arizona logged 22 assists in the game and stayed even on turnovers at 9 as Colorado also recorded 9 turnovers and 8 steals.
Second half
The Wildcats scored 53 in the second half after entering down 2, and Arizona finished at 56 percent on field goals to close the Arizona Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes recap.
Arizona’s interior finishing showed up in 68 percent on paint attempts, and the Cats also added 13 fast break points while Colorado posted 14 fast break points.
The Buffaloes generated 15 second chance points behind 9 offensive rebounds, but Arizona collected 37 total rebounds and held Colorado to 41 percent shooting overall.
Colorado’s perimeter volume included 22 three point attempts at 32 percent, while Arizona took 11 three point attempts at 36 percent and kept the margin with 19 made free throws at 73 percent.
Key performers and team notes
Brayden Burries carried over form from the previous game with 31 points and 5 steals, and Koa Peat’s previous-game line included 25 points on 80 percent shooting as Arizona’s primary scoring options.
Jaden Bradley had 6 assists in the previous game, and
Motiejus Krivas posted 3 blocks in the previous game as Arizona’s rim protection translated to 4 team blocks against Colorado.
Arizona Wildcats match rating centered on a 2.44 assist-to-turnover ratio and 12 points off turnovers, while Colorado matched 12 points off turnovers but finished with 14 assists.
In the post-game report Arizona Wildcats, the Cats’ 13 bench points aligned with Colorado’s 11 bench points, and the Arizona Wildcats coach post-game reaction can point to a 12-point biggest lead that held through the closing stretch.
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