LAS VEGAS -- Colorado had seen Arizonas defence at work before, in person and in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals. Fran Tarkenton Jersey . Even knowing what was coming, the Buffaloes didnt stand much of a chance. Unable to match Arizona after a close first half, Colorado lost to the fourth-ranked Wildcats 63-43 in the Pac-12 semifinals on Friday night. "We knew they were good defensively and we knew we were going to have to make some shots to beat them. We couldnt get going," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "Their defence had something to do with that. Our offence had something to do with that." Arizona (30-3) crushed Utah in its tournament opener behind a record-setting defensive show. The Wildcats didnt peel open the record book against Colorado, but they sure gave the Buffaloes fits. Unlike its previous win over Colorado, Arizona started slow, allowing the Buffaloes to keep it close at halftime. Once they got rolling, Colorado had no answer for the Wildcats defensive pressure and string of highlight-reel plays that had MGM Grand Garden Arena feeling like McKale Center West. Arizona shot 60 per cent in the second half and held Colorado (23-11) to 5-of-22 shooting in the final 20 minutes to earn a spot Saturdays championship game against UCLA or Stanford. Nick Johnson scored 16 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 12 and eight rebounds for Arizona. T.J. McConnell facilitated the Wildcats offence and spearheaded the top of the D, finishing with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds "Our defence became great in the second half, but our offence found its flow," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "We shared the ball. We were more ourselves. It was that combination that really broke the game open." Colorado was able to hang with Arizona behind its defence in the first half. But playing their third game in as many days took its toll on the Buffaloes in the second half and they had no pushback when the Wildcats started to race away. Askia Booker had 20 points to lead Colorado, which shot 29 per cent overall and was outrebounded 41-25. Now the Buffaloes have a two-day wait to see if the NCAA tournament selection committee deems them worthy of the bracket. "Im hoping to get in the tournament," Boyle said. "Im not going to be presumptuous and say were in, because these guys werent with us three years ago when our team didnt get in and deserved to get in. I think were in, but thats not for me to decide or anybody else in this room to decide." Arizona put on a show in its tournament opener, flexing its defensive muscles for everyone to see with an overwhelming quarterfinal victory over Utah. The Wildcats held the Utes to 13 first-half points, 39 overall, 12 field goals and 25 per cent shooting -- all tournament records. The 32-point margin also matched the largest in tournament history. Arizona pulled a similar smothering act on Colorado in the teams last meeting. After a 12-point loss in Tucson, Johnson proclaimed Arizona wasnt that good and that the Buffaloes would beat the Wildcats by 20, even with leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie out for the season. The Wildcats turned the slight into a fury, holding Colorado without a field goal for the opening 10 minutes and shooting 84 per cent in the second half an 88-61 win -- their first in Boulder since 1973. The Buffaloes got off to a better start this time, scoring 8 1/2 minutes sooner. Colorado still had trouble with Arizonas amoebic defence, though, going 10 of 29 from the floor in the first half. But the Buffaloes had something up their sleeve: A little defence of their own. Contesting shots and digging down on the post for steals, Colorado made life much more difficult than it had back in Boulder, allowing them to stay in the game. The Buffaloes held Arizona to 11-of-29 shooting and forced eight turnovers -- five by centre Kaleb Tarczewski -- that led to 11 points. Colorado held Arizona scoreless for over 4 minutes during a 10-2 run that helped the Buffaloes trim Arizonas nine-point lead to 27-24 at halftime. "I thought we stood a lot in the first half," McConnell said. The second half looked more like the game in Boulder. Arizona picked up the defensive intensity even more and started pouring out the highlights to extend the lead. Johnson had one, flying in for a reverse alley-oop dunk and Hollis-Jefferson matched him with a tomahawk dunk over Josh Scott. Gordon provided one on the defensive end not long after that, soaring up for a clean swat on Johnsons one-handed dunk attempt that sent Arizonas fans bursting out of their seats. In just a couple of minutes, the Wildcats were up 51-32 thanks to a 13-0 run, well on their way to the Pac-12 title game. "In the second half, we were sharper," Miller said. 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Well deserved. pic.twitter.com/1gy9n7XB9F— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 23, 2015 JUST IN: @Raptors G @Klow7 voted in a as a starter for 2015 @NBA All-Star Game. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/NI1xzMNKh1— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) January 23, 2015 #KyleLowry - #AllStar starter!! @thetorontoraptors #WeTheNorth A photo posted by TSN (@tsn_official) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:19pm PST We The East. @JohnWall and @Klow7 are ready for #NBAAllStarNYC. #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/5La50IOSwf— adidas Basketball (@adidasHoops) January 23, 2015 Lowry trailed Wade by over 100,000 votes when the balloting was last updated! Kyle Lowry trailed the Heat's Dwyane Wade by over 100,000 votes at the last balloting update. He starts in his 1st NBA All-Star appearance— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) January 23, 2015 The Raptors had prepared a short quotation from Lowry, thanking his fans for all their support. @kyle_lowry7 WILL start at the 2015 @NBA All-Star Game! Congrats Kyle and a huge thanks to all who voted! #WeTheNorth #RTZ #Toronto #Raptors #NBA #NBAAllStar #Canada A photo posted by Toronto Raptors (@thetorontoraptors) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:25pm PST The Raptors players were all together at Lowrys house in Philadelphia for the evening and began congratulating their teammate one by one on social media after the announcement. @kyle_lowry7 and the squad await the announcement. #OpenGym #WeTheNorth A photo posted by Jeff Landicho (@thebasketballproducer) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:09pm PST Congrats to my brotha!!! A photo posted by DeMar DeRozan (@demar_derozan) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:26pm PST "Woooooo That Boy Good!!!" congratulations not only on making it but starting @kyle_lowry7 #WeTheNorth #CanadaStandUpPhillyToo A photo posted by @iamamirjohnson on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:45pm PST A little blurry but who cares.. Congrats to my big bro @kyle_lowry7.. Proud of u fam. #raptors #wethenorth A photo posted by Patrick Patterson (@pdpatt) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:20pm PST Blessing to share the moment with your family n the team @kyle_lowry7 congrats A photo posted by @broke_3 on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:30pm PST Congratulations to @Klow7 on his all-star starting spot! #WeTheNorth— Landry Fields (@landryfields) January 23, 2015 Congrats big bro #allstar A photo posted by Terrence Ross (@3tross1) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:46pm PST Well deserved for @kyle_lowry7 !!! Congratulations and I'm not surprised at all, I know how hard @kyle_lowry7 works. Riley Reiff Jersey. . @kyle_lowry7 se merece ser abridor en el juego de las estrellas por todo lo que ha hecho por nuestro equipo.. Es un profesional de alto nivel. #bigtime A photo posted by #TeamVasquez (@greivisvasquez) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:57pm PST And even members of the media wanted to congratulate Lowry on his achievement! Yes!!! @Klow7 a starter!!! #NBAAllStar #WeTheNorth— Kate Beirness (@KateBeirness) January 23, 2015 Success! #KyleLowry #NBAAllStar Just sounds right. #RTZ #WeTheNorth— Nabil Karim (@NabilKarimTSN) January 23, 2015 Yes, it happened! You the @Raptors fans did it, congrats to you & @Klow7, you're all All-Stars! #WeTheNorth— Matt Devlin (@Matt__Devlin) January 23, 2015 No question without Bieber and Drake Lowry isn't voted in as an All Star starter . Canada made this happen. Congrats.— chuck swirsky (@swirsk054) January 23, 2015 Not really because he brought attention to Lowry...end result, social media is strong..people figure things out quickly— chuck swirsky (@swirsk054) January 23, 2015 And even the Prime Minister of Canada! Great work by all of Canada's basketball fans for helping to make @Klow7 an #NBAAllStarNYC starter. Congrats, Kyle. #wethenorth @raptors— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) January 23, 2015 And of course, no thanks to Justin Bieber for not following the NBAs rules on how to vote and having thousands of votes not counted (dont worry Bieber, its the thought that counts). Congratulations again, Kyle Lowry! Continue to make the Raptors organization and all of Canada proud! Cheap Nuggets Jerseys Cheap Timberwolves Jerseys Cheap Thunder Jerseys Cheap Blazers Jerseys Cheap Jazz Jerseys Cheap Warriors Jerseys Cheap Clippers Jerseys Cheap Lakers Jerseys Cheap Suns Jerseys Cheap Kings Jerseys Cheap Mavericks Jerseys Cheap Rockets Jerseys Cheap Grizzlies Jerseys Cheap Pelicans Jerseys Cheap Spurs Jerseys ' ' '