BOULDER – As Andrew Andrews crossed over, stepped back and released a potential game-winning shot over the outstretched arm of Xavier Talton, with five seconds remaining on the clock, the minds of Colorado fans flashed back to Andrews knocking down a Buff-crushing buzzer-beater in the Coors Events Center last season. As the ball traveled toward the hoop, it could not have looked any better but the back of the rim would prove to be the Buffs savior.
The ball careened into the air and the man who was the chairman of the boards all night, Wesley Gordon brought it down, all but sealing the victory for Colorado.