UCLA
17-6,13-4Pac-12
Colorado
19-7,13-6Pac-12
UCLA Falls at Colorado, 70-61
February 27, 2021 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER, Colo. โ The UCLA men's basketball team's four-game winning streak ended on Saturday night with a 70-61 loss at Colorado.
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Colorado (19-7, 13-6 Pac-12) outscored UCLA by a 15-4 margin over the final seven minutes of the game to secure a series split with the Bruins (17-6, 13-4 Pac-12) in the regular season.
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Johnny Juzang led the visiting Bruins with 25 points, connecting on 7 of 12 shots. He made 3 of 4 attempts from 3-point range. Jaylen Clark (10 points) was the only other UCLA player to score in double figures.
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UCLA committed 14 turnovers on Saturday night, including nine in the second half.
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After Tyger Campbell's 3-point basket gave the Bruins a 57-57 advantage with nearly seven minutes to play, Colorado scored the next nine points of the game. That gave the Buffaloes a 64-57 cushion with 4:41 remaining.
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Colorado's McKinley Wright IV scored a game-high 26 points.
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The two teams went back and forth through the first 12 minutes of the second half. Neither squad grabbed more than a three-point advantage during that span.
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Colorado put the game out of reach in the final two minutes, securing a 70-58 advantage with 1:28 left in the second half.
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UCLA led by as many as eight points in the first half, using a 6-0 scoring run in less than one minute to extend a two-point lead into a 32-24 cushion.
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Colorado closed the opening half with a 10-3 scoring run and trailed by just one point, 35-34, at the intermission.
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UCLA still remains atop the Pac-12 standings with a 13-4 conference record. The Bruins will close the regular season next week against their closest competition for the Pac-12 regular-season crown. UCLA will play at Oregon next Wednesday (March 3) and will host USC next Saturday (March 6).
