Tad Boyle probably has warned Jean Prioleau there would be moments like this.
On Tuesday, Prioleau, a member of Boyle's staff at Colorado for seven seasons until he took the head coach job at San Jose State this past summer, enjoyed a unique experience by locking horns against another friend and former CU colleague, University of Denver coach Rodney Billups.
For much of the night Billups' Pioneers held the upper hand, taking a 15-point lead at halftime that Prioleau's Spartans cut to one possession in the waning minutes. With just under two minutes to go and his club trailing by two, Prioleau could only watch as his team threw the ball away, leading to a DU fast break and an intentional foul by the Spartans at the other end.