Arizona had five early turnovers but none in the last 15 minutes of the first half.
Bruce Pascoe Oumar Ballo had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Arizona to a 78-68 win over Colorado on Saturday at McKale Center.
Arizona had four turnovers in the first four minutes of the first half and another two in the first 61 seconds of the second half but went on to beat the Buffaloes comfortably.Azuolas Tubelis had the first turnover, which led to a 3-pointer from Nique Clifford while another turnover from Kerr Kriisa led to a dunk by Colorado’s Lawson Lovering
Arizona shot 53.1% and, although the Wildcats had five turnovers over the first five minutes, they had no more the rest of the half -- and went on to score 12 points off eight Colorado turnovers. Although Tubelis made a layup on Arizona's first possession, the Wildcats turned the ball over on each of their next four possessions – Kriisa committed the first two turnovers and Tubelis the second two. At the end of that spell, Colorado had taken a 7-2 lead, having scored five points off the turnovers.
Midway through the first half, former Wildcats Bennedict Mathurin and Christian Koloko entered McKale Center and took courtside seats. They were later joined by ex-teammates Dalen Terry and Justin Kier.
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