#5 Colorado Buffaloes (23-8) vs. #4 Florida State Seminoles (17-6)
Monday night (March 22nd)
TV: TBS (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn)
Spread: FSU -1.5 (ESPN)
It feels like the pressure is off CU as they handled a hot Georgetown team with relative ease, advancing to the second round for the 4th time during Tad Boyle’s career at Colorado. Now the Buffs look to take on one of the top ACC teams in Florida State. Can McKinley Wright and company make it to the Sweet 16? Should be one heck of a matchup!
BUFFS notes courtesy of CUbuffs.com:
BUFFS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: Colorado is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2016. The Buffaloes have two Final Four appearances in 1942 and 1955.
It is the fifth trip to the Big Dance in head coach Tad Boyle’s 11 seasons, which included three-straight appearances from 2012-14. Prior to 2012, Colorado had advanced to just two NCAA Tournaments in 42 years (1997 and 2003).
Against Georgetown, Colorado had season-highs for points (96), field goals made (35), field goal percentage (60.7), three-point percentage (.640) and assists (27, the most in a game since Dec. 22, 2009 (27 in a 92-58 win over CSU-Northridge).
Colorado is now 11-16 in the NCAA Tournament (3-6 since seeding began in 1979 when the tournament expanded from 32 to 40 teams, 1-2 as the higher seed (8, 8 & 5), 3-4 in first round games and 2-4 in those decided in double figures).
