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Colorado To Face Washington State In Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday
March 04, 2017 | Men's Basketball
The University of Colorado is the seventh seed in the 2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and will face No. 10 seed Washington State on Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. MT at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This will be the second straight first round meeting between Colorado and Washington State. In 2016, the fifth seeded Buffaloes cruised to an 80-56 win over the Cougars at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The winner of Wednesday's first round game will play No. 2 seed Arizona, on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Colorado finished the regular season at 18-13 overall and in sole possession of seventh place in the Pac-12 standings at 8-10. The Buffaloes rebounded from a 0-7 start in league play to win eight of their last 11 games.
Washington State was 13-17 in the regular season and finished tied with Stanford for ninth in the Pac-12 at 6-12. Stanford gained the ninth seed by virtue of its 84-54 in over the Cougars on Jan. 12 in the only meeting between the teams.
Colorado and Washington State split the regular season series, with each team winning at home. Washington State squeaked out a 91-89 overtime decision in Pullman on Jan. 21. Colorado countered with a convincing 81-49 triumph at the Coors Events Center on Feb. 12.
This will be the 14th meeting between Colorado and Washington State with the Buffaloes holding a 10-3 series edge.
Colorado enters its sixth Pac-12 Tournament holding an overall record of 9-4 in the championship. The Buffaloes have won at least one tournament game (advancing to the quarterfinal round) in each of its previous five appearances. This week marks the fifth anniversary of Colorado's four wins in four days to claim the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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This will be the second straight first round meeting between Colorado and Washington State. In 2016, the fifth seeded Buffaloes cruised to an 80-56 win over the Cougars at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The winner of Wednesday's first round game will play No. 2 seed Arizona, on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Colorado finished the regular season at 18-13 overall and in sole possession of seventh place in the Pac-12 standings at 8-10. The Buffaloes rebounded from a 0-7 start in league play to win eight of their last 11 games.
Washington State was 13-17 in the regular season and finished tied with Stanford for ninth in the Pac-12 at 6-12. Stanford gained the ninth seed by virtue of its 84-54 in over the Cougars on Jan. 12 in the only meeting between the teams.
Colorado and Washington State split the regular season series, with each team winning at home. Washington State squeaked out a 91-89 overtime decision in Pullman on Jan. 21. Colorado countered with a convincing 81-49 triumph at the Coors Events Center on Feb. 12.
This will be the 14th meeting between Colorado and Washington State with the Buffaloes holding a 10-3 series edge.
Colorado enters its sixth Pac-12 Tournament holding an overall record of 9-4 in the championship. The Buffaloes have won at least one tournament game (advancing to the quarterfinal round) in each of its previous five appearances. This week marks the fifth anniversary of Colorado's four wins in four days to claim the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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