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Colorado falls flat down the stretch in 70-63 loss to UCLA

No. 18 Colorado, despite a nine-point second half lead, collapsed down the stretch and fell to the visiting UCLA Bruins, 70-63, on Saturday afternoon at the CU Events Center.

Colorado honored its two seniors, guard Shane Gatling and forward Lucas Siewert in the team’s 2019-20 home finale.

“Our senior players deserve better, our senior managers deserve better — that’s all I can think about right now,” said sophomore forward Evan Battey postgame.

“This one stings because it was senior night,” said Colorado head coach Tad Boyle. “Shane (Gatling) and Lucas (Siewert) deserve better than they got from their team and coaches tonight.