BOULDER – Devastating. Heart-breaking. Those were the words Colorado head coach Tad Boyle used to describe the effects of Thursday night’s game against 1-10 Washington State. . . if they had lost. The good news for Boyle and his program — they won. They played terribly but somehow, some way, the Buffaloes dug deep and beat Washington State, 88-81 in double-OT.
It wasn’t easy for Colorado, it certainly was not easy. In fact, the Buffaloes had all but lost the game when Que Johnson went to the free throw line with eight seconds remaining in the first overtime, two makes and the Buffs were down four, effectively dead in the water.