At about 8 minutes left in the second half Utah had cut it to 9 then 8 before being unable to sustain it and eventually getting swamped.Dude. They were up 14 at half and then coasted to an 18 point win over an overmatched team. Their defense is rounding into March form now. Oregon is a legit contender in the Dance since they may have the best guard tandem in the country with Pritchard & Duarte.
That said, CU matches up very well with the Ducks and I'd like a shot at them in Vegas. UA's the team I don't think we match up well against.
My point is not to say that Oregon isn't a good team, they clearly are. Point is that it took their best effort (and a couple of prayer shots) ti beat CU at home. We do match up against them and I believe us beating them is more about us than them.
This years Buffs have the potential to go further than we have seen for a long time. I agree that Arizona is a tough game for us but if we can beat the Ducks in the conference tourney it will look very good for seeding purposes and i think if we play them we should be able to get that win.