Colorado, Utah fight in Pac-12 quarters has win-or-else vibes

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Colorado coach Tad Boyle kept it simple assessing the stakes for Thursday night's Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal matchup with Utah in Las Vegas.

"Win or go home," he said. "You're in the Pac-12 tournament, you lose, you're done. You get to postseason play, you lose -- you're done."

That might go double or even triple for the third-seeded Buffaloes (22-9). Six straight wins hav