Times-Call (Longmont)

COLORADO VS. WASHINGTON

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TIPOFF: 9, tonight, at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas BROADCAST: TV — Pac-12 Networks Radio — 630 AM

RECORDS: Colorado — 10-9 (8-8 Pac-12); Washington — Pac-12)

COACHES: Colorado — JR Payne, 5th season (70-73; 171-186 career). Washington — Jody Wynn, 4th season (37-74; 174193 career)

KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — G Sila Finau, 5-9, Jr. (5.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg); G Frida Formann, 6-0, Fr. (11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg); F Mya Hollingshe­d, 6-3, Sr. (16.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg); G Aubrey Knight, 6-0, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg); F Peanut Tuitele, 61, Jr. (7.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg). Washington — C Quay Miller, 6-3, So. (9.4 ppg, 6.1. rpg); F Darcy Rees, 6-4, Jr. (8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg); F Khayla Rooks, 6-1, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg); G Tameiya Sadler, 5-8, Fr. (9.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.1 apg); F Haley Van Dyke, 6-0, Jr. (12.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.3 spg).

NOTES: The Buffs bring a four-game winning streak into the game, including a 55-50 win at Washington on Feb. 21. … CU has not played since beating the Huskies, as its matchup at Utah on Sunday was canceled because of COVID-19 issues with Utah. … The Buffs haven’t won five consecutiv­e Pac-12 games since a 10-game winning streak from Feb. 3March 8, 2013. … CU is 12-15 all-time against Washington and won both meetings during the regular season. CU beat the Huskies, 60-50, on Jan. 1 in Boulder. … Washington has lost two in a row, against CU and at Washington State on Sunday, 61-52. … Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011-12, the Buffs are 6-9 in the conference tournament, but have lost six of their last seven. … The Huskies are 7-9 in this tournament since 2012. … Since the 2011-12 season, the No. 6 seed is 54 in the first round of this event. … As the No. 11 seed in 2019, Washington reached the semifinals.

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