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Colorado hosts No. 9 Arizona at Coors Events Center on Thursday. Tipoff is at 10 p.m. EST and you can see it on Pac-12 Network. The Buffaloes lost to the Wildcats 92-83 on Jan. 3 and are 2-3 against them over the last four years.
Colorado is currently in fifth place in the Pac 12 and Arizona is in first place.
In a 72-68 win over Oregon State on Feb. 10, Spencer Dinwiddie put up 24 points for the Buffaloes. With 14.8 points per game and 2.8 assists per game, he has team-best marks in both categories. For the Wildcats, Mark Lyons put up 16 points and 5 rebounds in the 77-69 loss to California on Feb. 10. With 15.4 points per game and 3 assists per game, he has team-best marks in both categories. Arizona ranks first in their conference in defensive rebounding percentage at 73.5 percent, which also places them 15th in the country. StatSmack! Colorado is better than Arizona
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Colorado is currently in fifth place in the Pac 12 and Arizona is in first place.
In a 72-68 win over Oregon State on Feb. 10, Spencer Dinwiddie put up 24 points for the Buffaloes. With 14.8 points per game and 2.8 assists per game, he has team-best marks in both categories. For the Wildcats, Mark Lyons put up 16 points and 5 rebounds in the 77-69 loss to California on Feb. 10. With 15.4 points per game and 3 assists per game, he has team-best marks in both categories. Arizona ranks first in their conference in defensive rebounding percentage at 73.5 percent, which also places them 15th in the country. StatSmack! Colorado is better than Arizona
- Boulder isn't as congested as Tucson (population is significantly lower).
- Andre Roberson is ranked 5th nationally in rebounds, 36th nationally in steals, and 8th in the Pac 12 in blocks.
- More violent crime happens in Tucson so be careful if you visit (when compared to Boulder -- according to the FBI).
- The Colorado rebounding leader (Andre Roberson, 267 rebounds) has more rebounds than the Arizona rebounding leader (Brandon Ashley, 134 rebounds).
| Arizona Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B+ | Solomon Hill | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B+ | Nick Johnson | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Mark Lyons | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Kevin Parrom | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Brandon Ashley | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | K. Tarczewski | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | Grant Jerrett | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Gabe York | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Jordin Mayes | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Angelo Chol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Max Wiepking | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Q. Crawford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Jacob Hazzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Drew Mellon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | Andre Roberson | 33 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B+ | S. Dinwiddie | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Josh Scott | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| B | Askia Booker | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Xavier Johnson | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Sabatino Chen | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Ben Mills | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Jeremy Adams | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Beau Gamble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Eli Stalzer | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Xavier Talton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | S. Harris-Tunks | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Originally posted by Fight CU
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