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Arizona falls at Colorado after battling back from big deficit

The only thing more painful than falling behind big is to come all the way back only to still end up losing.

Arizona rallied from down 17 points in the first half to lead by as many as four late, yet Colorado managed to pull out an 82-79 win on Saturday night in Boulder.

Colorado’s Evan Battey made four free throws in the final 15 seconds, the last two while in severe pain after injuring his left ankle after being fouled by Terrell Brown Jr. with 4.6 seconds to go. Brown had a chance to tie the game with 5.