ALBUQUERQUE — Come March, if the Colorado men’s basketball team manages to play its way into the NCAA Tournament, the Buffaloes might very well be able to look back upon a strange yet exhilarating December night in Albuquerque as the catalyst.
After falling behind by 17 points and committing turnovers at an alarming pace for any team, let alone one supposedly making a concerted effort to curtail such giveaways, coach Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes faced a gut-check moment and responded in a big way, rallying for a 78-75 victory against New Mexico at The Pit.
By the time the game’s second media timeout arrived at the 11 minute, 34 second mark of the first half, the Buffs had already committed seven turnovers that New Mexico turned into 14 points.