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James Akinjo leads Arizona past Colorado for first Pac-12 win

Sean Miller has been very complimentary of his team’s defense this season, save for a good part of the Stanford game, which just happens to be the only loss for the Arizona Wildcats.

It might be time for him to give a little more love to the offense.

Arizona weathered a shoddy first-half defensive performance by shooting 52.6 percent in an 88-74 home win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Monday night at McKale Center.

The Wildcats (7-1, 1-1 Pac-12) had five players score in double figures, led by guard James Akinjo’s UA-best 22, while making 8 of 17 3-pointers and assisting on 20 of 30 made baskets.