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COL BKB: Colorado 71, Arizona 58

Published: Feb. 15, 2013 at 12:31 AM

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Spencer Dinwiddie and Xavier Johnson combined for 40 points Thursday to help Colorado hand No. 9 Arizona its second straight loss, 71-58.

Dinwiddie poured in a career-high 21 points and added seven assists while Johnson contributed 19 points and nine rebounds for Colorado (17-7, 7-5 Pac-12).

The victory was the third straight and sixth in seven games for the Buffaloes.

The Wildcats (20-4, 8-4), who lost Sunday to California, got 12 points and seven rebounds from Solomon Hill and 11 points from Mark Lyons.

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