Colorado left town earlier than usual for a business trip, getting ahead of the winter storm to relocate to Orlando, Fla., where even Tuesday’s temperature in the high 50s probably was a welcome relief.

Before the Buffaloes vacated Boulder, though, they battled through some frustrations.

The CU men’s basketball team went through a tough practice on Monday before flying to Orlando, where they will visit the Central Florida Knights for the first time as Big 12 Conference rivals on Wednesday night.

The Buffs are coming off arguably their most frustrating effort of the season, losing by 20 points at Arizona State against a Sun Devils squad missing its leading scorer. A loss is one thing. But after watching his team get outrebounded and outhustled at ASU, CU head coach Tad Boyle hinted changes might be in store if the Buffs continue trending the wrong direction.

“You have to decide as a coach, what are the non-negotiables?” Boyle said.

“Because we can’t lower the standards of our program for one team or one guy. The standards are the standards, and we have to live up to the standards. And we’re not doing that right now. Number one is making that crystal-clear to the guys. The standards that we set for this program are not being adhered to with our defensive effort and our rebounding effort.

“The second thing is, the 50-50 balls … that’s unacceptable. That’s a non-negotiable. You don’t give them a pass for that. Nobody gets a pass for getting outhustled, or getting out-toughed. I have to be not emotional about how I react but make them understand. I think we did that at practice (Monday).”

After battling commendably against No. 3 Iowa State in the Big 12 opener, the Buffs fell flat in all facets at ASU. CU shot a season-low .125 (3-for-24) from 3-point range and was outrebounded 38-34. Including a nonconference game against ISU at the Maui Invitational, the Buffs have been outrebounded by all three of their Big 12 opponents.

Beyond the numbers, however, Boyle expressed frustration at CU’s effort at ASU, as just about every loose ball ended in the Sun Devils’ hands. Changes may not occur as soon as Wednesday’s date at UCF. But if the performance doesn’t change, it won’t take long.

Boyle already has used five different starting lineups through 13 games. Before departing for Orlando, Boyle said the Buffs juggled their practice routine in hopes of coaxing a more spirited performance against a UCF team that has several credible wins on its resume.

The Knights opened the season with a win against current AP No. 12 Texas A&M and opened Big 12 play with a solid road win at Texas Tech. On Sunday, however, UCF was routed by 51 points at home against Kansas.

“We changed up our practice a little bit (Monday). The definition of insanity is you keep doing the same thing and you expect different results,” Boyle said. “So we’ve got to change our practices. We’ve got to change up maybe lineups. We’ve got to change up rotations. We’ve got to change up minutes. When you have inconsistencies from one game and the next, you can’t overreact. Every team in America is inconsistent. It’s just how do your players react.”