Rams Fall In Mountain West Opener at Boise State, 93-71

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BOISE, Idaho – Colorado State trailed from start to finish and lost its Mountain West opener at Boise State, 93-71, Dec. 27. With the loss, the Rams fell to 7-7 on the year and 0-1 in the league, while the Broncos improved to 11-2 and 1-0 in the conference.

Boise State took the opening tip and scored the first five points of the game to take a lead it would never relinquish. The Rams got it down to a one-point margin but the lead grew to as many as 13 in the opening period before host Broncos went to the locker room with a 43-33 halftime lead. CSU got it down to a five-point margin at 49-44 with 15:31 to play in the game and held close until a
6-0 spurt blew it back to a 12-point lead that would shrink to no fewer than nine the rest of the contest.

For the game, CSU shot 41.0 percent (25-of-61) from the floor and 37.5 percent (6-of-16) from the three-point line. Boise State was hot, shooting 54.0 percent (34-of-63) from the field and 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the arc. The Broncos won the battle of the boards 36-28 and gave up just 11 turnovers (two in the second half) as compared to 13 for the Rams.

Colorado State was led by junior guard Prentiss Nixon and redshirt-sophomore guard Anthony Bonner, who had 16 points each. Redshirt-sophomore center Nico Carvacho added 15 and six rebounds, while junior forward Deion James chipped in 12. For Boise State, Chandler Hutchison led five Broncos in double figures with 24 points, 16 of them in the second half. Marcus Dickinson tallied a new career high with 16 points for the Broncos.

STAT OF THE GAME…
Points off turnovers were a major impact in the game, as Boise State outscored CSU 27-5 in that category. In the first half alone, the turnover difference was a +1 (9-8) in CSU's favor but Boise State had a 17-5 advantage in points off those miscues

NOTES…
• CSU is now 5-14 in Mountain West openers regardless of whether the opener is at home or on the road (4-7 at home, 1-7 on the road).
• The overall series is now tied at 10 wins each, though Boise State leads 8-1 in Boise and 8-4 in conference games.
• Nixon has scored in double figures in 12 of 13 games played this season and drew three more fouls on opposing players tonight, raising his season total to 29.
• This was just the 10^th time in six seasons that a Larry Eustachy-led CSU team has given up more than 90 points in a game and the fourth time this season. It was also just the third time one of his squads has lost a Mountain West game by 16 or more points.
• CSU head coach Larry Eustachy is 13-12 all-time against Boise State and 5-6 in his time in Fort Collins.

NEXT UP…
• Colorado State continues on the road in Mountain West play, traveling to San Jose State, Sat., Dec. 30 at 3 pm MT.
• The contest between the Rams and Spartans will be televised on the Mountain West Network.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.

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