OPENING TIP: Saturday will mark the 500th game for Tad Boyle as a collegiate head coach. He is 290-209 in his 16th season leading an NCAA Division I program.
ABOUT THE BUFFALOES: Colorado opened the 2021-22 season in thrilling fashion with a 94-90 overtime win over Montana State on Nov. 9, at the CU Events Center. The Buffaloes overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to force overtime, then outscored the Bobcats 14-10 in the extra session to record their sixth-straight season-opening win.
Senior guard Elijah Parquet, a member of the Pac-12 Conference's All-Defensive Team in 2020-21, had the game's biggest offensive moment.