LAHAINA, Hawaii — Nic Wise scored 30 points, including 16 of his team’s final 19, to lead Arizona past Colorado 91-87 in overtime Tuesday in a consolation game at the Maui Invitational.
Wise appeared to give the Wildcats (3-1) enough of a cushion when he scored his team’s final eight points of regulation, on two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws, to give them an 80-72 lead with 52 seconds left.
Earlier, he assisted on a three-point play by Solomon Hill to tie the game 72-72.
But Wise’s point guard counterpart, Cory Higgins, led the Buffaloes (3-2) back. Higgins assisted on a 3-pointer by Nate Tomlinson and hit a 3-pointer himself. Then his free throws with 20 seconds left sent the game to overtime.
In overtime, Wise sank two free throws to bring his team within 85-84 with 3:20 left, and his layup put the Wildcats ahead to stay 86-85 with 2:42 left.
Wise, a 5-foot-10 senior, hit another 3-pointer to make it 89-85 with 1:37 to go, and he added a free throw to make it 90-85 with 33 seconds left.
Arizona hit 30-of-57 shots (52.6 percent), including 14-of-24 attempts from 3-point range (58.3 percent).
Jamelle Horne scored 17 points, Brendon Lavender 16 and Derrick Williams 11 for Arizona. Wise added six asissts.
Higgins, a 6-5 junior, led CU with 28 points. Tomlinson scored 20, Alec Burks added 19 and Austin Dufault scored 14.
ARIZONA (3-1)
Williams 3-9 5-6 11, Horne 6-9 0-1 17, Hill 3-7 1-2 7, N. Wise 9-15 7-8 30, Lavender 6-9 1-2 16, Natyazhko 1-3 2-2 4, Judkins 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Fogg 2-5 0-0 5, Jacobson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 17-23 91.
COLORADO (3-2)
Dufault 4-7 5-7 14, Relphorde 0-7 1-2 1, Burks 5-12 9-10 19, Higgins 10-22 7-7 28, Thorne II 0-3 0-0 0, Tomlinson 7-9 3-3 20, Harris-Tunks 1-1 1-2 3, Crawford 0-1 0-1 0, Hornbuckle 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-66 26-32 87.
Halftime — Arizona 35-34. End of regulation — 80-80. 3-point goals —Arizona 14-24 (Horne 5-5, N. Wise 5-9, Lavender 3-6, Fogg 1-3, Hill 0-1); CU 5-19 (Tomlinson 3-3, Higgins 1-3, Dufault 1-3, Hornbuckle 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Thorne II 0-2, Relphorde 0-2, Burks 0-4). Fouled out — Dufault, Fogg. Rebounds — Arizona 34 (Williams 9), CU 37 (Dufault 11). Assists — Arizona 16 (N. Wise 6), CU 11 (Tomlinson 4). Total fouls — Arizona 29, CU 21. A — 2,400.
