BOULDER — Colorado's furious second-half rally came up just short Saturday and the Buffaloes dropped a 71-65 decision to No. 9 UCLA at the CU Events center.
Tad Boyle's Buffs dropped to 12-6 overall and 4-4 in Pac-12 play while the Bruins improved to 13-2, 5-1.
The Buffs trailed by 15 at intermission, but slowly chipped away at the lead and cut the deficit to just one, 62-61, with 1:54 to play. But that was as close as they could come, as the Bruins hit a key 3-pointer and six free throws in the final 1:30 to slip away with the win.