TIPOFF: Sunday, 7:30 p.m., CU Events Center.

TV/RADIO: TV — ESPNU. Radio — KOA 850 AM or 94.1 FM.

RECORDS: Utah Valley 26-8 (15-3 WAC); Colorado 18-16 (8-12 Pac-12).

COACHES: Utah Valley — Mark Madsen, 4th season (68-50 at UVU and overall). Colorado — Tad Boyle, 13th season (272-171, 328-237 overall).

KEY PLAYERS: Utah Valley — G Le’Tre Darthard, 6-4, Jr. (14.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, .365 3%, .899 FT%); G Justin Harmon, 6-4, Jr. (13.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.4 apg, .453 FG%); G Trey Woodbury, 6-4, Sr. (13.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.5 apg . 397 3%); C Aziz Bandaogo, 7-0, So. (11.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 2.9 bpg, .605 FG%); F Tim Fuller, 6-9, Sr. (6.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, .669 FG%). Colorado — F Tristan da Silva, 6-9, Jr. (16.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, .499 FG%, .406 3%); G Julian Hammond III, 6-3, So. (6.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, .342 3%); F Luke O’Brien, 6-8, Jr. (6.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg); G Nique Clifford, 6-6, Jr. (5.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg).

NOTES: The winner will play fourth-seeded Cincinnati in the quarterfinals on either Tuesday or Wednesday. If the Buffs win, that game will be in Boulder. The Bearcats defeated Hofstra 79-65 in the second round on Saturday. … The Wolverines have set a program record with 28 wins. … Led by Bandaogo, Utah Valley leads the nation with 6.7 blocked shots per game. … The Buffs are seeking a second quarterfinal berth in the past four NITs. CU also reached the quarterfinals in 2019, and there was no NIT in 2020. … O’Brien has averaged 9.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in the past 11 games and is coming off a career-high 14-rebound performance against Seton Hall. … In the past four games starting in place of KJ Simpson (mono), Hammond has shot .512 overall (22-for-43) and 5-for-11 on 3-pointers while averaging 15.0 points and 4.5 assists. … The Buffs have hit 10 3-pointers in a game just four times this season, but have done so in each of the past two games.