BOULDER, Colo. (AP) UCLA coach Mick Cronin foresaw Colorado's comeback, warning his ninth-ranked Bruins they'd better not let up if they wanted an easy tuneup for next week's showdown against No. 3 Arizona.

"I told the guys we better get up 20," Cronin recounted after the Bruins held off the Buffs 71-65 Saturday night. "But I didn't think it was gonna happen, just so you know."

Sure enough, the Buffaloes, who trailed 43-28 at halftime, made it a one-possession game in the final minute after trailing by as many as 17.