Wildcats shoot just 37.9 percent in the first half, but hold off the Buffs.
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Arizona guard Allonzo Trier (35) shooting drills more than two hours before tip off against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. However, he did not play. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard Josh Repine (33) left, and Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) race for a loose ball that eventually ended up a Wildcats fast break basket in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) manages to poke the ball away from Colorado guard Deleon Brown (5) for a turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) pushes through a tangle of limbs for a bucket in the early going against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard George King (24) left, and guard Josh Fortune (44) try to pinch down on Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) and stop his drive into the paint in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) slams home a dunk late in the first half to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) launches a shot from the seats during the Wildcats pre-game shoot around before going against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) takes the low road to get around Colorado guard George King (24) and into the lane in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) can't quite keep Colorado guard Dominique Collier (15) from getting the ball safely away from the seat of his pants in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) and center Dusan Ristic (14) squeeze out Colorado forward Tory Miller (14) in the fight for an offensive rebound in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado head coach Tad Boyle disagrees with the call against his Buffaloes in the second half against Arizona in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) and Colorado guard George King (24) vie for possession of a loose ball in the paint in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard Xavier Johnson (11) and Arizona guard Kadeem Allen (5) scramble for the ball after Allen poked it away in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) comes down atop Colorado forward Wesley Gordon (1) after getting tangled in the scrum and failing to snare a rebound in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) ties up Colorado guard George King (24) temporarily stopping a Buffalo threat in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado head coach Tad Boyle can't believe his Buffaloes got charged with a foul in the second half against Arizona in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona head coach Sean Miller, assistant coach Mark Phelps and guard Allonzo Trier (35) try to get the officials to overturn a charging call against the team in the second half against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) comes away with a defensive rebound against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) comes away with an offensive rebound against Colorado in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) gets congratulated after draining a long range three against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) left, and center Dusan Ristic (14) get tangled while fighting with Colorado guard Josh Fortune (44) for a rebound in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado head coach Tad Boyle thinks the Wildcats should've been called for traveling in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Allonzo Trier (35) shooting drills more than two hours before tip off against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. However, he did not play. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard Josh Repine (33) left, and Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) race for a loose ball that eventually ended up a Wildcats fast break basket in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) pushes through a tangle of limbs for a bucket in the early going against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard George King (24) left, and guard Josh Fortune (44) try to pinch down on Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) and stop his drive into the paint in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) slams home a dunk late in the first half to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) left, guard Kadeem Allen (5) force Colorado guard Derrick White (21) into a traveling turnover in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) launches a shot from the seats during the Wildcats pre-game shoot around before going against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) takes the low road to get around Colorado guard George King (24) and into the lane in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) can't quite keep Colorado guard Dominique Collier (15) from getting the ball safely away from the seat of his pants in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) and center Dusan Ristic (14) squeeze out Colorado forward Tory Miller (14) in the fight for an offensive rebound in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado head coach Tad Boyle disagrees with the call against his Buffaloes in the second half against Arizona in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) and Colorado guard George King (24) vie for possession of a loose ball in the paint in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado guard Xavier Johnson (11) and Arizona guard Kadeem Allen (5) scramble for the ball after Allen poked it away in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) comes down atop Colorado forward Wesley Gordon (1) after getting tangled in the scrum and failing to snare a rebound in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) ties up Colorado guard George King (24) temporarily stopping a Buffalo threat in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Kadeem Allen (5) gets a high five from Allonzo Trier after the Wildcats 82-73 win against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Colorado head coach Tad Boyle can't believe his Buffaloes got charged with a foul in the second half against Arizona in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona head coach Sean Miller, assistant coach Mark Phelps and guard Allonzo Trier (35) try to get the officials to overturn a charging call against the team in the second half against Colorado at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) comes away with a defensive rebound against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona center Dusan Ristic (14) comes away with an offensive rebound against Colorado in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) gets congratulated after draining a long range three against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) left, and center Dusan Ristic (14) get tangled while fighting with Colorado guard Josh Fortune (44) for a rebound in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona head coach Sean Miller watches his Wildcats get formed up against Colorado in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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