BOULDER — If there has been one defining turning point for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team this year, it came on Jan. 31.
That is the night the Buffs let a second half lead slip away for the second straight game, coming up on the short end of a 76-74 decision to Oregon State at home. The loss, coming on the heels of a second-half slip at Stanford, dropped CU to 2-6 in Pac-12 play.
It could have marked the beginning of the end for a young team that was struggling to find its footing.