SEATTLE -- Swish-less in Seattle.
Colorado shot an anemic 36.2 percent from the field and fell to 1-5 on the road with a 64-54 loss to Washington on Wednesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
The Buffs (11-6, 1-4) did not make a good first impression as the program made its first trip to the Great Northwest as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
Tad Boyle challenged his players to hold themselves accountable by adhering to his defensive and rebounding principles.
CU held the hot Huskies (12-5, 4-0) to 33.9 percent from the field (20-for-59) and had a 38-37 edge on the glass.
But reigning Pac-12 player of the week C.J. Wilcox, who averaged 23.0 points and 8.5 rebounds during the Huskies' road sweep of Cal and Stanford, blistered the Buffs for 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
CU trailed 37-27 with 12:46 left in the game after a 3-pointer by Wilcox.
Freshman guard Eli Stalzer answered with a timely and-one to stop the bleeding.
After missing his first five shots of the game, Josh Scott made back-to-back field goals to get the Buffs to within five points.
But Askia Booker was whistled for two fouls late in the shot clock to give Washington extra possessions during crunch time.
The Huskies, who also grabbed a couple of key offensive rebounds on missed free throws, seized a 48-38 lead on a jumper by Wilcox.
Andre Roberson posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The 6-7 junior forward banked in a 3-pointer to make the score 56-48 with 1:56 left.
The Huskies closed out their fourth consecutive win at the free throw line where the home team finished 18-of-23 (78.3 percent).
Spencer Dinwiddie led the Buffs with 15 points. Booker and Xavier Johnson, who made his third start, had nine points each but were a combined 7-for-24 from the field.
CU trailed 28-20 at halftime after shooting 29.2 percent and turning the ball over seven times.
Wilcox had 11 points before the intermission.
The Buffs missed 17 of their first 23 shots and trailed 23-17 after point guard Abdul Gaddy scored after his third offensive rebound of the half.
Johnson made a driving layup over 7-foot center Aziz N'Diaye to tie the score 17-17 with 8:58 remaining.
The visitors didn't score again until Johnson made a free throw with 2:05 to play before halftime.
Booker ended a field goal drought of 8 minutes, 21 seconds to pull CU to within six.
A basket by Wilcox gave the Huskies an eight-point cushion. Scott Suggs added 13 points and N'Diaye had 11 rebounds.
CU defeated Washington in Boulder last season and won the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies won the conference's regular-season title but settled for the NIT.
The two teams won't play again this season unless they meet in the conference tournament in Las Vegas.
The Buffs complete the road trip on Saturday against Washington State in Pullman (8 p.m., Pac-12 Network).
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WASHINGTON 64, COLORADO 54COLORADO (11-6)
Johnson 4-10 1-2 9, Roberson 4-10 1-2 10, Scott 4-10 0-1 8, Booker 3-14 3-3 9, Dinwiddie 5-11 5-5 15, Talton 0-0 0-0 0, Stalzer 1-1 1-1 3, Harris-Tunks 0-0 0-0 0, Chen 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 11-14 54.
WASHINGTON (12-5)
Simmons 0-2 1-2 1, N'Diaye 3-8 0-0 6, Gaddy 2-12 4-6 8, Suggs 5-16 1-1 13, Wilcox 8-14 6-8 25, Andrews 2-4 4-4 9, Jarreau 0-2 2-2 2, Kemp, Jr. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 18-23 64.
Halftime -- Washington 28-20. 3-Point Goals -- Colorado 1-10 (Roberson 1-3, Adams 0-1, Dinwiddie 0-3, Booker 0-3), Washington 6-20 (Wilcox 3-6, Suggs 2-8, Andrews 1-2, Gaddy 0-4). Fouled Out -- Booker. Rebounds -- Colorado 38 (Roberson 11), Washington 37 (Simmons 12). Assists -- Colorado 6 (Booker 3), Washington 9 (Gaddy 3). Total Fouls -- Colorado 19, Washington 15. A -- 8,184.
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