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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Freshmen Tabitha Benson and Kennedy Sanders combined for 30 points and ninth-seeded Colorado defeated eighth-seeded Arizona 61-58 on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Buffaloes (20-11) advance to play top seed and No. 8-ranked TCU in a quarterfinal Friday. Betson finished with 16 points and Sanders 14. Skylar Jones scored 17 points, Jada Williams, playing in her hometown added 13 and Isis Beh had 10 rebounds to go with nine points for Arizona (19-13). Arizona led by eight entering the fourth quarter but Sanders scored seven points and Lior Garzon all nine of hers in rallying the Buffaloes.
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