GAME NOTES: The Seattle Redhawks host the Colorado Buffaloes on Monday night, with a berth to the CBI semifinals on the line.

Seattle, which won the only other meeting against Colorado back in 1965, earned its first postseason tournament victory since 1964 last Wednesday by besting Pepperdine, 62-45.

That same night, Colorado was awarded a home game in the opening round despite having a sub-.500 record and beat Gardner-Webb, 87-78. They did so without the services of leading scorer Askia Booker.

Booker, a senior, has opted not to play in the tournament, and the Buffaloes used a balanced scoring attack in his absence. Josh Scott led five players in double figures with 23 points, Tory Miller added 12, Eli Stalzer 11 and Tre'Shaun Fletcher and Xavier Johnson both netted 10.

Highlight-reel dunks from Johnson and Miller down the stretch sealed the win for Colorado, which won the battle in the paint, 66-30, and in second-chance points, 22-6.

Booker ranked in the top-five in scoring in the Pac-12 at 17.2 ppg this season, and with him out of the lineup, Scott is the team's leading scorer at 14.4 ppg. Scott, who grabbed 15 boards in the win over Gardner-Webb, is also pulling down a team-best 8.3 rpg. Johnson is the only other double-digit scorer at 10.5 ppg.

Colorado has had some difficulty limiting opponent scoring this season. Teams are averaging 68.0 ppg against the Buffs, while they themselves convert 43.9 percent of their total shots for 68.0 ppg.

Seattle poured it on in the second half against Pepperdine, shooting 54.5 percent from the floor while limiting the opposition to 25.9 percent. The Redhawks also dominated the boards, 40-22.

Isiah Umipig scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds, Jarell Flora totaled 20 points and William Powell pitched in with 10 rebounds and five assists.

Umipig leads the charge for the Redhawks, netting 17.2 ppg on 41.9 percent shooting. He is followed by Flora, who tallies 13.8 ppg as the only other double-digit scorer for Seattle. Both players are connecting on greater than 40 percent of their 3-point attempts.

Seattle has made it work offensively despite averaging a mediocre 62.6 ppg. That's because the defense has done its part by limiting the opposition to 61.5 ppg on 39.8 percent shooting.

Colorado only has two true road wins this season, and the game will be played on Seattle's campus. The Buffs showed they can win without Booker, but the Redhawks, behind the strong play of Umipig, will earn one final victory in front of their home fans.