BOULDER — Namon Wright sprinted down the floor in transition, received a bounce pass from Deleon Brown near the elbow, leaped through the air and hammered the basketball tomahawk-style through net.
And suddenly, a Colorado Buffaloes upset against the nation’s fourth-ranked team didn’t seem so crazy with a 3-point lead late in the second half — despite playing five freshmen against a senior-laden Arizona State squad. When the final buzzer sounded in overtime with the Buffaloes on top, 90-81, Tad Boyle pumped his right fist into the air while mobbed by assistants and players to celebrate one of his unlikeliest victories as CU’s head coach.