# 2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his third season at Colorado. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Wofford | W 74–59 | 1–0 | Coors Events Center (10,611) Boulder, CO |
| 11/15/2012* 10:30 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Dayton Charleston Classic Quarterfinal | W 67–57 | 2–0 | TD Arena (1,381) Charleston, SC |
| 11/16/2012* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. No. 16 Baylor Charleston Classic Semifinal | W 60–58 | 3–0 | TD Arena (3,177) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Murray State Charleston Classic Championship | W 81–74 | 4–0 | TD Arena (3,291) Charleston, SC |
| 11/25/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | Air Force | W 89–74 | 5–0 | Coors Events Center (10,607) Boulder, CO |
| 11/27/2012* 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 19 | Texas Southern | W 85–80 $^{2OT}$ | 6–0 | Coors Events Center (8,325) Boulder, CO |
| 12/01/2012* 8:00 pm, RTRM | No. 19 | at Wyoming | L 69–76 | 6–1 | Arena-Auditorium (8,240) Laramie, WY |
| 12/05/2012* 8:30 pm, P12N | | Colorado State | W 70–61 | 7–1 | Coors Events Center (11,708) Boulder, CO |
| 12/08/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 9 Kansas | L 54–90 | 7–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/12/2012* 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 50–43 | 8–2 | Save Mart Center (6,599) Fresno, CA |
| 12/21/2012* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Northern Arizona | W 98–51 | 9–2 | Coors Events Center (10,034) Boulder, CO |
| 12/29/2012* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Hartford | W 80–52 | 10–2 | Coors Events Center (10,228) Boulder, CO |
| 01/03/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Arizona | L 83–92 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (0–1) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/06/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 56–65 | 10–4 (0–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,298) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/10/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | W 66–60 | 11–4 (1–2) | Coors Events Center (10,344) Boulder, CO |
| 01/12/2013 12:00 pm, P12N | | UCLA | L 75–78 | 11–5 (1–3) | Coors Events Center (9,696) Boulder, CO |
| 01/16/2013 9:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 54–64 | 11–6 (1–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,184) Seattle, WA |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 58–49 | 12–6 (2–4) | Beasley Coliseum (5,418) Pullman, WA |
| 01/24/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | W 75–54 | 13–6 (3–4) | Coors Events Center (11,212) Boulder, CO |
| 01/27/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | | California | W 81–71 | 14–6 (4–4) | Coors Events Center (10,132) Boulder, CO |
| 02/02/2013 12:30 pm, FSN | | at Utah | L 55–58 | 14–7 (4–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,977) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Oregon | W 48–47 | 15–7 (5–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,862) Eugene, OR |
| 02/10/2013 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 72–68 | 16–7 (6–5) | Gill Coliseum (4,819) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | W 71–58 | 17–7 (7–5) | Coors Events Center (11,120) Boulder, CO |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arizona State | L 62–63 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (7–6) | Coors Events Center (10,926) Boulder, CO |
| 02/21/2013 8:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 60–50 | 18–8 (8–6) | Coors Events Center (9,823) Boulder, CO |
| 02/27/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Stanford | W 65–63 | 19–8 (9–6) | Maples Pavilion (4,395) Stanford, CA |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at California | L 46–62 | 19–9 (9–7) | Haas Pavilion (10,679) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Oregon | W 76–53 | 20–9 (10–7) | Coors Events Center (11,013) Boulder, CO |
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | L 58–64 | 20–10 (10–8) | Coors Events Center (10,105) Boulder, CO |
| 2013 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 3:50 pm, P12N | | vs. Oregon State First Round | W 74–68 | 21–10 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,451) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2013 3:42 pm, P12N | | vs. No. 18 Arizona Quarterfinals | L 69–79 | 21–11 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,915) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2013* 2:44 pm, TNT | No. (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Illinois Second Round | L 49–57 | 21–12 | Frank Erwin Center (13,784) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East. ||||||