Once again Colorado’s defense wasn’t up to par. And once again, the Buffaloes struggled at the free throw line.

Yet for the second time in as many games, CU managed to survive with a victory.

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The CU men’s basketball prevailed in a back-and-forth nonconference battle with Eastern Washington, posting a 102-97 overtime victory on Saturday afternoon at the CU Events Center.

The game was tied 85-85 after regulation, and the Buffs received a huge break when Eastern Washington’s Straton Rogers was called for a pair of technical fouls with 3 minutes, 9 seconds remaining in overtime.

Sebastian Rancik and Isaiah Johnson promptly hit two free throws apiece to give CU a 90-85 lead, but the Eagles rallied, tying the game at 90-90 on a 3-point play from Johnny Radford with 1:50 to

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