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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The McKale Center crowd buzzed in the minutes before the opening tip, more like a post-season game than another conference game. With support like that, its not hard for top-ranked Arizona to get off to a fast start. Charged by the mojo created inside one of college basketballs best home-court advantages, the Wildcats raced out to a big lead and held on down the stretch to remain unbeaten with a 69-57 win over Colorado on Thursday night. "This is why we love McKale; we feel like its like this all the time," said Arizona forward Brandon Ashley, who had 15 points. Arizona (19-0, 6-0 Pac-12) had a week off after blowing out rival Arizona State and was still in a groove early, building a 14-point lead in the opening six minutes. The big lead allowed the Wildcats some leeway in the second half when things didnt go quite as well. Arizona struggled from the perimeter, making 3 of 15 from 3-point range, had a rare night when it didnt outrebound the opposition (32-32) and missed three free throws in the closing 72 seconds to keep the game from becoming a rout. The Wildcats pulled it out thanks to the big start and 44 points in the paint, allowing them to tie -- with the 1992-93 and 1997-98 teams -- for the longest winning streak in school history. Nick Johnson led Arizona with 18 points and Aaron Gordon added 12. "Our second half maybe wasnt as good as our first, but there are always good lessons to be learned from that and still leave with the win," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. A year after nearly pulling off an upset in the desert, Colorado (15-5, 4-3) had no chance for late-game heroics in its third game without leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie. The Buffaloes struggled to slow Arizonas bevy of scorers and couldnt shoot their way out of the big early hole, falling to 0-16 all-time against No. 1 teams. Xavier Johnson led Colorado with 21 points and Josh Scott added 15 with 11 rebounds. "We dug ourselves a hole," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "We had trouble scoring the ball and they made shots. We didnt have an offensive rhythm all night. The Buffaloes split their first two games without Dinwiddie, losing to UCLA and beating Southern California after the junior sustained a season-ending left knee injury against Washington on Jan. 12. Arizona was a much stiffer challenge without Dinwiddie, Colorados scoring and assists leader. The nations top-ranked team for seven straight weeks, Arizona entered the game fifth in scoring defence (56.7 points) and shooting percentage against (37 per cent) and was 22nd at defending 3-pointers (29 per cent). Colorado needed someone to step up and no one was able to do it early against Arizonas relentless pressure. Barely able to get passes off much less good shots, the Buffaloes missed their first five shots and had four turnovers in the opening six minutes. Arizona also missed its first five shots, but started dropping them in from all over, building a quick 18-4 lead. The Buffaloes settled down for a little bit, cutting the lead to six with a 10-2 run. All that seemed to do was make the Wildcats play harder. Ratcheting the defensive pressure back up, Arizona hounded the Buffaloes into more missed shots and turnovers, leading to breakouts and 3-pointers at the other end. Starting with a 12-2 run, the Wildcats built the halftime lead to 39-24, holding Colorado to 8-of-27 shooting while forcing nine turnovers. Johnson had 12 at the half and Ashley nine. "We do what weve been doing, just focusing on the process of Arizona basketball and thats just a little glimpse of what we can do," Gordon said. 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Former Argentine international Juan Eduardo Esnaider takes charge for the first time this weekend, with Getafe in 19th spot, three points off the foot of the table. It seems like we are going to play and win easily, but nothing is easy when you play a team fighting for their lives and who have just changed coach too, said Zidane, whose team drew Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Friday. James Rodriguez scored Reals opener in their 4-0 La Liga home win over Eibar last Saturday The players are concentrated. They know weve gone from being 13 points behind to four and we are not going to give up now.Zidane has also revealed that striker Karim Benzema, who is part of a fully-fit Madrid squad, has been hurt by his omission from the France squad for the European Championships due to a sex-tape scandal.Benzema was indefinitely suspended ffrom the France team in December after he was placed under criminal investigation over an attempt to blackmail France teammate Valbuena in relation to a sex-tape.dddddddddddd Getafe are second from bottom in the La Liga table Both the player and the French Football Federation announced on Wednesday he will not be selected by Didier Deschamps for the tournament on home soil starting on June 10.I am not going to comment on the decision, that is not my place, but I can speak about the player because I spoke with him after, said Zidane. Zinedine Zidane has called on his Real Madrid players to keep the heat on Barcelona He is very disappointed because he really wanted to play this European Championships, we all know the player he is and what he can bring.On a sporting level, those that love football can be disappointed, but at the same time I told him that he will have an exciting end to the season. It is important for him and he needs to rally quickly. Watch extended highlights of Real Madrids La Liga clash at Getafe on Sky Sports 3 HD from 9.30pm on Saturday. ' ' '