UCLA, needing a road win to bolster its sagging NCAA tournament chances, completed one large comeback but not a second during an 80-76 loss to Colorado on Sunday afternoon at the Coors Events Center.
Trailing by 10 early in the second half, the Bruins briefly surged ahead before faltering amid turnovers, negligible transition defense and a repeated inability to guard the three-point line.
The Buffaloes were so confident they had the game won that they inserted senior walk-on Josh Repine for the last three seconds so he could play in the final home game of his career.