At the 16:31 mark in the second half, Evan Battey came barreling down the court and started his move to the rim, where Oscar da Silva was there to meet him.

“I’m a big dude,” Battey said. “I had my eyes closed when I went up and elbowed him in his face and I saw his reaction and the way he was laying and I just broke down.”

The whole entire Colorado Events Center paused for a moment. Most people were in pure shock. What happened next, however, displayed why sports are more impactful than what goes on in between the whistles.

“It was emotional because I looked over and seeing Oscar’s head bleeding and his eyes starting to roll back into his head,” McKinley Wright said. “I just got down on my knees and said a prayer. (CU head) coach (Tad) Boyle wanted me to call both teams together and say another prayer so we got together and (Stanford head) coach (Jerod) Hasse said for both teams to keep playing hard and I said a prayer and thanked God that he was okay and wasn’t worse than what it was.”

It was the first time most of us had seen anything like it. Two teams getting together in the same huddle in the middle of a basketball game, especially at this level. A sign of how much respect these two teams have for each other.

“I think it's a great show unity and I think I have a great deal of respect for Colorado program,” Hasse said. “Coach Boyle is first class and I think everything you saw there was genuine and real. Again, I think this game, represents what's right about college basketball in a concerning time for our sport. Colorado and Coach Boyle are at the forefront of doing it right.”

Both teams, like most in the building, were emotional after being up close and personal to what had transpired. It was Boyle’s idea to get both teams together.

"Our hearts go out to Oscar."



Both teams huddle after injured @StanfordMBB player was helped up and walked off the court. This is more than just a game.



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“His team was also very emotional and especially a couple of his guys so we just wanted to get a quick moment together,” Hasse said. “I definitely have to give Coach Boyle the credit for that moment, he was able to see the situation and handle it in a real classy way.”

Da Silva is going to be okay. He was in good spirits after the game. He had to get stitches and will likely be going through concussion protocol.

“I think it was pretty cool, that the other team showed a lot of affection, a lot of emotion,” sophomore forward Jaiden Delaire said. “The player who Oscar had landed on he obviously was crying most of the second half. But our coach brought us in. He told both teams that Oscar was going to be okay. And he told both teams to compete as hard as they can and just finish up the game. So he tried to make the other team not feel as bad and give us some encouraging words to continue the game.”

The Buffs subsequently went on a 51-33 run from that point forward to secure the biggest comeback of the season and one of the biggest in recent history. After the game, however, there was only one thing on Boyle’s mind.

“Great, great win for Colorado basketball today,” Boyle said. “More importantly than that, our hearts go out to Oscar da Silva and his injury and I hope he’s okay… I got great respect for Coach Hasse and how he handled that and how his team handled that. I’m proud of how our guys handled that. It was unfortunate. Injuries are part of the game. It was nothing that we tried to do but we had a great group of guys and they responded. Our fans responded. But my heart goes out to Stanford.”

Class and compassion were the two highlights of this game. A reminder for sports fans everywhere the most important lesson. Some things are bigger than sports.