'Cats Win, 'Cats Win!

Colorado played well today in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 basketball tournament in Las Vegas. As for the Arizona Wildcats, they played even better and walked off the court with a 79-69 win over the Buffaloes, advancing to tomorrow's semifinals against the tourney's top-seed UCLA (24-8).

The fourth-seeded Wildcats were led my Nick Johnson with 18 points, while Mark Lyons netted 14 and Solomon Hill chipped in 13. The Wildcats received scoring from nine players -- including eight points off the bench from Brandon Ashley and Jordin Mayes and seven from Grant Jerrett.

Arizona dished out 16 assists to just six for the Buffaloes (21-11).

The 18th-ranked Wildcats (25-6) now take on the Bruins, an 80-75 winner earlier today over the Arizona State Sun Devils (21-12).

Way to go, Wildcats! Go get the Bruins!