Tad Boyle has said throughout the season’s early stages he’d prefer his new-look team to learn through winning.

Colorado no longer has that luxury.

The Buffaloes suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday in a rivalry battle at Colorado State that was loaded with spirit, energy and offensive fireworks, yet thin on anything resembling defense.

The same could be said of both sides, but it was the Buffs on the wrong end of a 91-86 decision, an outcome that resulted from CU’s inability to follow the defensive script against a very good 3-point team in CSU.

The Rams finished 18-for-35 from the arc. CSU guard Josh Pascarelli went 8-for-10, giving him a ridiculous 16-for-18 mark from long range in the past two games.

Yet Pascarelli’s 8-for-8 3-point performance in CSU’s previous gam

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