The Buffaloes survived a tightly-contested battle against Seton Hall on Tuesday night, outlasting the Pirates for a 65-64 win in an NIT first-round matchup at the CU Events Center.
The third-seeded Buffs will await the winner of Wednesday night’s first-round battle between second-seeded New Mexico and visiting Utah Valley. If the Lobos win, the Buffs will travel to Albuquerque. If Utah Valley wins, CU will host a second-round game on either Saturday or Sunday.
“Great win. March victories are hard to come by, whether you’re playing at home in the NIT or neutral floors in the NCAA Tournament,” Boyle said. “We knew it was going to be a battle. Seton Hall is a tough team with tough kids and a tough coach. We knew they weren’t going to go away, and they didn’t.
A 13-4 run capped by a tip-in by Luke O’Brien gave CU a 61-56 lead with 4 minutes, 1 second remaining, yet once again the Pirates answered. A 3-point play from Seton Hall’s KC Ndefo with 32.1 seconds left gave the Pirates a one-point lead, but the Gabbidon-to-Hammond layup proved to be the winner.
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