It was the tale of two stories for the University of Colorado Boulder men’s basketball team road trip over the past weekend.
On Friday night, Nov. 11, the Buffaloes could not muster anything against Grambling State. Two days later, in a midday showdown against the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers in Nashville, the Buffaloes showed up and upset the Vols, 78-67.
Head coach Tad Boyle trotted out a completely different starting five in search of answers after Friday night’s debacle. The only holdover starter for the contest at the Bridgestone Center was sophomore center Lawson Lovering.
“Let’s learn from the last 48 hours,” said Boyle.