BOULDER — Colorado's defense had no answer for Utah Valley's offense Sunday night and the Buffaloes dropped an 81-69 decision to the Wolverines in the second round of the NIT at the CU Events Center.
Tad Boyle's Buffs ended their season 18-17 while the Wolverines improved to 27-8 and will host Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinal round.
Lawson Lovering led Colorado with a career-high 21 points and he also had a team-high seven rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a first half that featured 10 ties and eight lead changes, the two teams fittingly entered intermission tied at 38-38.