The No. 9-ranked Arizona Wildcats (22-5) will travel to Coors Events Center to challenge the Colorado Buffaloes (19-9) in their home finale. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Buffaloes are hoping to rebound after their 77-53 loss to UCLA on Saturday. Xavier Talton was the team’s leading scorer with 12 points. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a 99-61 win against Arizona State on Wednesday. Allonzo Trier led the game in scoring by registering 20 points on 5-for-11 shooting.
Wesley Gordon has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Buffaloes. During that stretch, he has averaged 13.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.4 blocks.
Expect this one to be a clinic on boxing out, as two of the nation’s top rebounding teams face off. Colorado is among the nation’s best on the offensive glass, ranking 27th in OR% at 35.9%. Meanwhile, Arizona ranks first in the nation at corralling defensive boards with a DR% of 78.0%.
Notes
In its last game, Arizona won by a margin of 38 points. Colorado is 4-2 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Arizona has an 8-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked 24th, the Arizona Wildcats have an offensive rating of 115.3. The Colorado Buffaloes rank 102nd with a defensive rating of just 100.1.
The Arizona Wildcats have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 11th in the nation with a FG% of 49.2%. When their opponents have a similar or higher FG%, the Colorado Buffaloes are 2-3.
The Colorado Buffaloes rank lower for their field goal percentage (226th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (215th), but the Arizona Wildcats have a better FG% ranking (11th) than eFG% ranking (28th).
Arizona ranks 78th in assists, recording 15.1 per game. Colorado performs worse at 129th with 14.0 assists per game.
Colorado ranks among the best in the nation in rebounding at third (42.5 rebounds per game). Arizona is ranked 20th with 40.7 rebounds per game.
Arizona ranks 144th in offensive rebounds, while Colorado ranks at ninth in defensive rebounds.
On average, Colorado forces a turnover rate of 15.5%. When Arizona turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a fantastic 14-4 record.
