Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Pellington, No. 18 Arizona women stymie No. 21 Buffs 61-42
The Wildcats (21-6, 11-5 Pac 12 Conference) held the Buffaloes to their lowest total of the season and their worst shooting game, 28.3% overall (15 of 53), 1 of 12 from 3-point range (8.3%).
Esmery Martinez had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and seven rebounds for the Wildcats, who were coming off a 10-point win over No. 4 Utah and have won five of six.
Tameiya Sadler led the Buffaloes with 12 points and Quay Miller added 10 with 10 rebounds. Other than an early 86-85 loss to Texas Tech, Colorado has failed to reach 60 points in its five other losses and in four of those shot less than 32%.
Cate Reese hit a 3-pointer to kick off a 10-0 run late in the first quarter, which put the Wildcats on top 17-10. Colorado missed its last four shots and had two turnovers in the last four minutes. The Buffaloes were 4 of 14 and Arizona went 3 of 5 behind the arc.
Colorado missed its first six shots of the second quarter, made four and then missed five, but only trailed 31-20 despite shooting 28% for the half.
Shooting woes continued for Colorado in the third quarter when the Buffs went 3 of 12 while the Wildcats were 7 of 16 to stretch the lead to 48-27. Pellington had a pair of three-point plays in a 15-0 run that left the lead at 48-25.
Colorado opened the fourth quarter with a 10-1 run to get within 49-37 with six minutes to go but went 1 of 7 the rest of the way.
Arizona closes the regular season with its Oregon trip, starting Thursday at Oregon. Colorado is home Thursday against No. 13 Stanford.
How can I watch Buffaloes vs. Wildcats?
- TV Channel: Buffaloes vs Wildcats 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on PACN.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 42 - 61 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 42 - 61 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Tayanna Jones made Free Throw. | 42 - 61 |
| 4th 0:09 | |
Colorado Deadball Team Rebound. | 41 - 61 |
| 4th 0:09 | |
Tayanna Jones missed Free Throw. | 41 - 61 |
Statistics
 COLO |
ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-53 | FG | 24-56 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 1-12 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 8 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 11-18 | FT | 9-14 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 11 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 8,267 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Texas Tech | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Iowa State | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| BYU | 1-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-0 | - | 12-2 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Utah | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Baylor | 0-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Colorado | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| UCF | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | 1 | 5-8 |