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Buffs Open Pac-12 Tournament Thursday Against Washington
February 28, 2016 | Women's Basketball
BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's basketball team will be the No. 12 seed at the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Tournament, March 3-6 at KeyArena in Seattle.
The Buffaloes are set to open the tournament with a first round game against No. 5 seed Washington on Thursday, March 3 at 9:30 p.m. MST. The winner of Thursday's contest advances to face No. 4 seed Stanford on Friday, March 4 at 9:30 p.m. MST in the quarterfinals. Stanford receives a first round bye after finishing in the top four of the regular season standings.
Colorado completed its regular season campaign with a 7-22 overall record and 2-16 in Pac-12 play. The Buffs are 5-4 in their previous Pac-12 Tournament appearances, winning its opening game every year since becoming a member of the league in the 2011-12 season. Colorado has advanced to the tournament semifinals in two of the four years, including last year, when the team achieved the biggest upset in Pac-12 Tournament history as the No. 9 seed Buffaloes knocked off top seed and No. 8/9 ranked Oregon State, 68-65 in the quarterfinals, before falling to California in the semifinals.
Washington has a 9-8 all-time lead in the series and won both meetings during the regular season. The Huskies defeated the Buffs 76-74 in CU's Pac-12 opener on Jan. 2 in Boulder and also took the season finale this past Saturday (Feb. 27), 68-47 in Seattle. This will be the second Pac-12 Tournament meeting between the two schools. Colorado won 70-59 in the quarterfinals of the 2013 tournament.
All Pac-12 Tournament games through the semifinals will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network with the championship to air on ESPN at 7 p.m. MST on Sunday, March 6. All of Colorado's games will air live on KKZN 760 AM in the Denver-Boulder area with live audio streaming through CUBuffs.com. Tickets for the Pac-12 Tournament are available through Pac-12.com/tickets.
2016 Pac-12 Tournament (All Times MST)
Thursday, March 3 • Pac-12 Network
Game 1: #7 Utah vs. #10 California, 12:30 p.m.
Game 2: #6 Oregon vs. #11 Arizona, 3 p.m.
Game 3: #8 USC vs. #9 Washington State, 7 p.m.
Game 4: #5 Washington vs. #12 Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4 • Pac-12 Network
Game 5: #2 Arizona State vs. #7/10 Seed, 12:30 p.m.
Game 6: #3 UCLA vs. #6/11 Seed, 3 p.m.
Game 7: #1 Oregon State vs. #8/9 Seed, 7 p.m.
Game 8: #4 Stanford vs. #5/12 Seed, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 • Pac-12 Network
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 • ESPN
Game 11: Championship game, 7 p.m.
