The Colorado Buffaloes moved to 0-1, while the Arizona Wildcats moved to 1-0, after an 89-79 result at the CU Events Center that aired at 6:00 PM EDT on ESPN2.
First half
The Colorado Buffaloes scored 38 in the first half while the Wildcats scored 36 in the first half as the Buffs built an 11-point biggest lead.
The Buffaloes hit 95 percent at the free-throw line on 21 attempts to keep their scoring pace steady despite 41 percent shooting from the field on 64 attempts.
Isaiah Johnson followed up his previous game with 28 points by leading the Buffs’ scoring punch again, and the Buffaloes also turned 9 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points.
The Wildcats countered early offense with 56 percent shooting from the field on 59 attempts, and Arizona logged 22 assists to keep the ball moving.
Second half
The Colorado Buffaloes scored 41 in the second half, but Arizona scored 53 after the break as the Cats leaned into 54 points in the paint on 38 paint attempts.
Barrington Hargress, coming off 13 points in the previous game, was again central to the Buffs’ activity on the perimeter as Colorado matched Arizona with 12 points off turnovers and finished with 8 steals.
The Buffaloes got 14 fast-break points, yet the Wildcats paired 13 fast-break points with a 60 percent mark on 2-point attempts to turn interior touches into scoreboard pressure.
Colorado Buffaloes post-match stats showed 14 assists and a 1.56 assists-to-turnover ratio, while Arizona posted a 2.44 assists-to-turnover ratio as both teams finished with 9 total turnovers.
Closing stretch
The Colorado Buffaloes match rating reflected a night where the Buffs won the line with 20 made free throws and stayed close through 8 ties and 11 lead changes.
What went wrong for Colorado Buffaloes showed up in the shot profile, as Colorado produced 26 points in the paint while Arizona finished at 69 percent at the rim on 29 attempts.
Post-game thoughts Colorado Buffaloes centered on Colorado’s 32 total rebounds against Arizona’s 37, as the Wildcats added 19 made free throws to seal the 89-79 finish.
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