Colorado State University Athletics
Monday, November 19
Fort Myers, Fla. / Hertz Arena
3 p.m. MT
Colorado State
3-1
73
vs
91
Louisiana
2-2
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Colorado State
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73
Louisiana
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Lorenzo Jenkins set a new personal collegiate high with 17 points.
Rams Suffer Loss To Louisiana, 91-73, at Gulf Coast Showcase
11/19/2018 7:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU to play Florida Gulf Coast in consolation bracket game at 1:30 pm ET Tuesday
ESTERO, Fla. – Colorado State got off to a slow start and couldn't overcome their offensive struggles in a 91-73 loss to Louisiana in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase, Nov. 19. With their first loss of the season, the Rams fell to 3-1, while the Ragin' Cajuns improved to 2-2.
CSU fell behind early, as Louisiana connected on threes on its first two possessions. The Rams answered with five unanswered, including a triple by Anthony Masinton-Bonner. However, the Ragin' Cajuns went on a 13-0 run over the next just under four minutes and never looked back, as the Rams got no closer than seven the rest of the first half and trailed by 14 at the break, 40-26. From there on out, CSUgot no closer than 13 the remainder of the contest.
For the game, CSU shots 44.6 percent (29-of-65), but just 11-of-34 (32 percent) from the floor in the first half, including just 1-of-12 (8 percent) from the three-point arc. Louisiana finished at 48.2 percent (27-of-56) and 44.8 percent (13-of-29) beyond the arc. The Cajuns took advantage at the charity stripe by connecting on 24-of-30 attempts as compared to 7-of-11 for the Rams. CSU did win the battle of the boards, 38-31, but the two teams each had six second-chance points.
CSU was led by redshirt-junior Lorenzo Jenkins and freshman Adam Thistlewood with 17 points each while redshirt-senior J.D. Paige was the only other Ram in double figures with 14. Louisiana had five players in double figures, led by JaKeenan Gant with 19 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
CSU committed 20 turnovers that Louisiana converted into a 30-13 advantage in points off turnovers.
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Niko Medved on the loss
We didn't do much well tonight, really on either end of the floor. You've got to give that team (Louisiana) a lot of credit. Their pressure really bothered us. They came out and decided to press us and pressure us and they had a good game plan that way, and clearly, something that we weren't prepared enough for. They got us really all out of sorts and we weren't able to get into our offense at all early. The bright side is, for a freshman point guard like Kendle (Moore), he kind of got put through the ringer a little bit tonight. Those are, some times, some tough lessons growing up, but he wasn't alone. Then I thought we got the ball to the rim a ton tonight and we weren't able to finish at all.
NOTES
• The overall series between CSU and UL is now tied at one win each.
• Head coach Niko Medved is now 4-5 all time against the Sun Belt Conference, including 0-2 against Louisiana
• Jenkins' 17 points were a new career best, while Thistlewood's 17 points were also his high for this early stage in his college career.
• With his nine rebounds, redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho moved into 16th on CSU's career rebounding chart with 584, passing Matt Nelson (2000-05) with 577.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will play in the consolation bracket at 1:30 pm ET (11:30 am MT) against Florida Gulf Coast.
• The contest between will be televised on the GulfCoastShowcase.com, a pay-per-view service.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon on the call.
CSU fell behind early, as Louisiana connected on threes on its first two possessions. The Rams answered with five unanswered, including a triple by Anthony Masinton-Bonner. However, the Ragin' Cajuns went on a 13-0 run over the next just under four minutes and never looked back, as the Rams got no closer than seven the rest of the first half and trailed by 14 at the break, 40-26. From there on out, CSUgot no closer than 13 the remainder of the contest.
For the game, CSU shots 44.6 percent (29-of-65), but just 11-of-34 (32 percent) from the floor in the first half, including just 1-of-12 (8 percent) from the three-point arc. Louisiana finished at 48.2 percent (27-of-56) and 44.8 percent (13-of-29) beyond the arc. The Cajuns took advantage at the charity stripe by connecting on 24-of-30 attempts as compared to 7-of-11 for the Rams. CSU did win the battle of the boards, 38-31, but the two teams each had six second-chance points.
CSU was led by redshirt-junior Lorenzo Jenkins and freshman Adam Thistlewood with 17 points each while redshirt-senior J.D. Paige was the only other Ram in double figures with 14. Louisiana had five players in double figures, led by JaKeenan Gant with 19 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
CSU committed 20 turnovers that Louisiana converted into a 30-13 advantage in points off turnovers.
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Niko Medved on the loss
We didn't do much well tonight, really on either end of the floor. You've got to give that team (Louisiana) a lot of credit. Their pressure really bothered us. They came out and decided to press us and pressure us and they had a good game plan that way, and clearly, something that we weren't prepared enough for. They got us really all out of sorts and we weren't able to get into our offense at all early. The bright side is, for a freshman point guard like Kendle (Moore), he kind of got put through the ringer a little bit tonight. Those are, some times, some tough lessons growing up, but he wasn't alone. Then I thought we got the ball to the rim a ton tonight and we weren't able to finish at all.
NOTES
• The overall series between CSU and UL is now tied at one win each.
• Head coach Niko Medved is now 4-5 all time against the Sun Belt Conference, including 0-2 against Louisiana
• Jenkins' 17 points were a new career best, while Thistlewood's 17 points were also his high for this early stage in his college career.
• With his nine rebounds, redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho moved into 16th on CSU's career rebounding chart with 584, passing Matt Nelson (2000-05) with 577.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will play in the consolation bracket at 1:30 pm ET (11:30 am MT) against Florida Gulf Coast.
• The contest between will be televised on the GulfCoastShowcase.com, a pay-per-view service.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon on the call.
Team Stats
CSU
LA
FG%
.446
.482
3FG%
.333
.448
FT%
.636
.800
RB
38
31
TO
20
16
STL
9
12
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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