A scoreboard video feature noted the elevation of 5,345 feet here in the minutes before tipoff, providing what it called a “pregame altitude warning.”
UCLA also could have used some caution about attitude.
Colorado was in desperation mode after dropping its first three Pac-12 Conference games and the Buffaloes’ want-it-more demeanor sustained them during an uncomfortably taut first half for the Bruins.
No amount of willpower could overcome the offensive onslaught that Bryce Alford and UCLA unleashed over the final 20 minutes.
Alford made three three-pointers in the first three minutes of the second half, including one that he banked in while falling down, to help the fourth-ranked Bruins zip to a 104-89 victory at the Coors Events Center.