Colorado Buffaloes Peanut Tuitele and Quay Miller opened Wednesday night’s second overtime between Colorado and the No. 25 Oregon Ducks with back-to-back layups and Nyara Sabally failed to tie the game at the line with four seconds remaining, allowing the Buffaloes (last four byes in ESPN’s bracketology) to hold on for an 86-83 win at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colo.
Known for being the last team to lose a game this season, Colorado (19-7, 8-7 Pac-12) should be off the bubble and more solidly in the projected NCAA Tournament field with this win. The Buffaloes were one of just two teams to defeat nation champion Stanford last year, but missed the NCAA Tournament and are really hoping to set things straight by making it this year.
The Buffaloes had a chance to win it in the first overtime, but Tameiya Sadler was unable to convert on a potential game-winning layup with a second left. Endyia Rogers had tied it at 80 with a layup at the 28-second mark.
The Ducks made an…
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