The University of Colorado men’s basketball team welcomed the UCLA Bruins to CU Events Center on Thursday night in a game with huge Pac-12 Tournament seeding implications on the line.
Entering the game, the Bruins (9-8 Pac-12) led the Buffs (9-8 Pac-12) in the conference standings by one win. A victory over UCLA would mean CU’s hopes of finishing in the conference’s top four and receiving its first Pac-12 Tournament first-round bye in program history would remain alive. A loss would’ve scrapped all hope for the Buffaloes.
Statistically speaking, the matchup did not favor Colorado at all.