TUCSON - Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, shooting 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, Kadeem Allen made all three of his 3s en route to a career-high 18 and No. 17 Arizona held off a late Colorado surge to beat the Buffaloes 82-73 on Saturday night.
Dusan Ristic scored 17 for the Wildcats (15-2, 4-0 Pac-12), who led by 20 points early in the second half before the Buffaloes (10-6, 0-3) rallied to cut it to five late.
BOX SCORE: Arizona 82, Colorado 73
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Xavier Johnson, ejected Thursday night in the first half of Colorado’s 78-77 loss at Arizona State, led the Buffaloes with 26 points, one shy of his career high.