By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: Cal’s Jabari Bird battles for ball with Colorado’s forward Josh Scott on Sunday night

After starting their game against the California Golden Bears a woeful 1-for-19, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle took a timeout to talk to his team.

Following their slow start, the Buffaloes regrouped behind 18 points from Josh Scott and a late steal by Xavier Talton helped them defeat the Golden Bears 70-62.

With the victory, the Buffaloes improve to 17-5 on the season, and 6-3 in PAC-12 play, while the Golden Bears dropped their second straight after defeating the then number 12 Arizona Wildcats at Haas Pavilion on January 23. The Buffaloes and the Golden Bears also split their season series, as the Golden Bears won the initial matchup 79-65 on January 1 at Haas Pavilion.

The Golden Bears were led by Jaylen Brown, who scored 21 points, including 13 of the Golden Bears final 16 points.

Once again, the Golden Bears were without the services of Tyrone Wallace, who missed his fourth straight game with a broken bone in his right hand that was suffered on January 16.

Ivan Rabb and Jordan Matthews each scored 13 points for the Golden Bears, who fall to 14-8 on the season and 4-5 in conference play.