INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Dance is over for the Colorado men’s basketball team.
Despite a valiant second-half comeback by the Buffaloes, CU’s Sweet 16 dreams fell short of the elusive Sweet 16 berth, as second-seeded Marquette held off the Buffs for an 81-77 victory in an NCAA Tournament second-round battle at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
CU rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to set up a third thrilling tournament-game finish in the past five days, but this time the Buffs fell short.
Colorado opened the second half with a 10-2 run to get back in the game, and took a brief lead at 55-54 on a KJ Simpson 3-pointer midway through the second half. The Golden Eagles answered with an 8-2 run but CU tied it again at 74-74 on a Tristan da Silva 3-pointer with about 3 minutes left.
Marquette outscored the Buffs 7-3 the rest of the way to end CU’s season.
Simpson finished with 20 points and seven assists, while da Silva scored 17.
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Pat Rooney
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