Rams Host Southern Illinois In Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Nov. 27

2018-19 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #7 - Colorado State vs. Southern Illinois (Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge)
Nov. 27, 2018 • 7 p.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,745) - Fort Collins, Colo.

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Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth / Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Opening Tip
• Colorado State will head home for the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge, hosting Southern Illinois on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. MT.
• The contest between the Rams and Salukis will be televised on Mountain West Network and streamed on CSURams.com.
• Live audio is available on the Colorado State Sports Network, including KARS 102.9 FM (flagship). Brian Roth is on the play-by-play for the Rams, with Adam Nigon handling the analysis.
• The game will also have live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with SIDEARM Sports and live stats on CSURams.com.

2018-19 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under new direction, as Niko Medved has taken over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his sixth season as a head coach, Medved has a 83-89 record overall but improved on the previous season's record in each of his five years as a head coach.
• The 2018-19 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,255-1,254 (.500) in 2,509 games all-time.
• Colorado State basketball is hoping to earn its eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 10 years.
• CSU returns three starters and six letterwinners to this year's squad along with seven newcomers to the program.
• Overall, the Rams return three players with 23 or more starts from the 2017-18 campaign, led by Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection Nico Carvacho. The redshirt-junior center will be expected to pace this squad along with senior guard J.D. Paige and redshirt-junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner.

• For broadcasting quick hits, current averages and career highs on individual players, go to the back page of the notes for a Radio/TV chart that includes that information.

The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his first season at CSU as head coach and has a 83-89 overall record as he starts his sixth season as a head coach.
• Southern Illinois Head Coach Barry Hinson (Oklahoma State, '83) is in his seventh season as leader of the Salukis with a 102-99 record and 18th as a Division I head coach overall with a 307-240 record.

A Quick Look at Southern Illinois
• Returning all five starters from last season, the Salukis were picked to finish third in the preseason poll behind Loyola Chicago and Illinois State. SIU seniors Armon Fletcher (first team) and Kavion Pippen (second team) were named to the preseason All-MVC teams.
• SIU returns its top four scorers -- Fletcher (14.1 ppg), Pippen (12.1 ppg), Sean Lloyd, Jr. (12.1 ppg) and Aaron Cook (9.8 ppg) -- from last season's 20-win team that finished second in the league. In all, the Salukis return 83 percent of scoring and 77 percent of rebounding from last year's team. SIU also returns Thik Bol (2016-17 MVC All-Defensive Team) and Eric McGill, who missed last year due to season-ending injuries.
• CSU and Southern Illinois have already had a common opponent - Arkansas-Pine Bluff. CSU handled the Golden Lions 92-67, while SIU defeated UAPB, 78-48 on Nov. 17.

History Versus Southern Illinois
• This will be the second time that Colorado State and Louisiana have met on the basketball court, with CSU winning the only previous game in 1968 at Moby Arena, 78-68
• Head Coach Niko Medved has faced Southern Illinois twice, both last year at Drake. He split both meetings with the Salukis with the road team earning the victory in each.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - 1-2
Home: 1-0 / Away: 0-1 / Neutral: 0-1
    Date                 Loc.         W/L       Score           Att.
# 12/27/1946       Neutral         L         48-58                   12/18/2001    Home         W              80-62         959
    11/27/2002        Away          L         71-83         6933
# Christmas Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.)

Missouri Valley Conference
School                        Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
Drake                            6-4        4-0       2-3        0-1
Evansville                       1-0        1-0         -          -
Indiana State                   1-2        1-0       0-2         -
Loyola Chicago                1-1         1-0       0-1         -
Missouri State                  1-1          -         0-1        1-0
Northern Iowa                 1-1          -         1-1         -
Southern Illinois               1-2        1-0       0-1        0-1
Totals                          12-11      8-0       3-9       1-2

MW-Missouri Valley Challenge
• Today's game is CSU's part of the final edition of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge, with the Mountain West holding a 3-1-3 lead in the series, including last year's 5-5 tie.
• The Mountain West leads 38-27 in individual games.
• Colorado State is 3-4 in the event with a 2-1 home mark.
• Head coach Niko Medved participated in the event four times as an assistant at CSU (2-2 record) and last year at Drake lost at home to Wyoming, 96-89 in double overtime.

CSU's MW-MVC Challenge Results
• 2009 - 11/20 - at Indiana State 65, CSU 60
• 2010 - 12/1 - at CSU 78, Drake 67
• 2011 - 12/3 - at Northern Iowa 83, CSU 77
• 2012 - 12/1 - at CSU 79, Evansville 72
• 2015 - 11/14 - CSU 84, at Northern Iowa 78
• 2016 - 12/3 - Wichita State 82, at CSU 67
• 2017 - 11/28 - at Missouri State 77, CSU 67

This Year's Complete MW-MVC Challenge Schedule
Tues., Nov. 27    Nevada at Loyola Chicago
Tues., Nov. 27    Boise State at Drake
Tues., Nov. 27    Southern Illinois at Colorado State
Wed., Nov. 28    Valparaiso at UNLV
Wed., Nov. 28    Northern Iowa at Utah State
Wed., Nov. 28    Indiana State at San Jose State
Wed., Nov. 28    Missouri State at Air Force
Wed., Nov. 28    Wyoming at Evansville
Sat., Dec. 1         New Mexico at Bradley
Sat., Dec. 1         San Diego State at Illinois State

A New Leader But Familiar Face
• While he may be in his first season in charge of the program, head coach Medved is already a familiar face around Fort Collins and to Rams' fans. Medved previously was on the coaching staff from 2007-13 under two different coaches. He was a key part of recruiting players that helped the Rams to four consecutive postseason appearances, the last two in the NCAA Tournament that included a win over Missouri in 2013.

Medved vs. 2018-19 Opponents
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                           First Meeting
Arkansas                           First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff     1-0           1-0           -          -
Boise State                        First Meeting
Colorado                   0-1            -             -         0-1
Colorado Christian      1-0           1-0           -          -
Florida Gulf Coast       1-2           0-1          1-1         -
Fresno State                      First Meeting
Long Beach State                First Meeting
Louisiana                  0-2          0-1           -         0-1
Montana State            1-0           1-0           -          -
Nevada                             First Meeting
New Mexico                       First Meeting
New Mexico State               First Meeting
Sam Houston State              First Meeting
San Diego State                  First Meeting
San Jose State                   First Meeting
South Dakota             0-1            -           0-1         -
South Dakota St.         0-2            -           0-1        0-1
Southern Illinois          1-1           0-1          1-0         -
UNLV                               First Meeting
Utah State                         First Meeting
Wyoming                  0-1            -           0-1         -
Totals                     5-10         3-3         2-4       0-3

Postseason Experience
• Head coach Niko Medved has had extensive success wherever he has coached, both as a head and an assistant.
• As an assistant coach, he helped turn around the CSU program to improving its win totals from his first year in each successive year, ending in four straight postseason appearances.
• He continued that trend at Furman and Drake, improving both programs' win totals from the previous year in each of his five seasons as a head coach, finishing his last three years in postseason play.

Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him. Dave Thorson, JR Blount and Ali Farokhmanesh were assistant coaches with Medved, while Aaron Katsuma joined him again as Director of Basketball Operations. Thorson has extensive experience as a high school coach and had previously worked with Medved at the University of Minnesota. Blount and Farokhmanesh also bring extensive recent playing experience with them as Blount played at Loyola Chicago, graduating in 2009, and Farokhmanesh was a key part of a Northern Iowa squad that knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the NCAA Tournament in his senior year in 2010.

Coors Light Coaches Show Is Back
• The Coors Light Basketball Head Coaches Show returns to Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon in Old Town Fort Collins this year. Join men's head coach Niko Medved and women's head coach Ryun Williams starting at 6 p.m. on the Mondays listed below to hear their thoughts on the previous week and look forward to upcoming action
• November: 26
• December: 3 & 10
• January: 7, 14, 21 & 28
• February: 4, 11, 18 & 25

2018-19 Schedule Is Home Laden
• The Rams will play a good schedule in head coach Niko Medved's first season as the leader in Fort Collins.
• Of the 13 non-conference games on the schedule, eight of them are in the friendly confines of Moby Arena, including the first three to start the season.
• The program will first play away from home on Nov. 19-21 at the Gulf Coast Showcase, a three-game tournament that is all neutral games unless the Rams take on co-host Florida Gulf Coast.
• CSU is scheduled for just a pair of true road games and only a single plane trip for those. The Rams will play their first true road contest at Colorado on Sat. Dec. 1, with the flight trip to Long Beach to take on the 49ers on Dec. 22.
• The Rams also welcome a Southeastern Conference team to Moby Arena on Dec. 5, as Arkansas makes the return trip after last year's meeting in Fayetteville. This will be just the third meeting with a SEC foe since 2010 and the first time a squad from that league has come to Moby since Nov. 28, 2005, when the Rams defeated Auburn, 77-67. Versus the SEC, CSU is 5-1 all-time at home and 10-7 overall.
• Non-conference play wraps up on Dec. 30, with CSU hosting New Mexico State.

Rams On the Tube
• The Rams' package has 18 televised games, with 11 of them occurring at Moby Arena, including all nine league contests.
• In the 17 televised games, CSU will appear on the ESPN family of networks three times, CBS Sports Network five times, AT&T SportsNet on eight occasions and Stadium and Pac-12 Network once each.
• Two non-conference games will be televised from Moby Arena, with the Arkansas contest on Dec. 5 on CBS Sports Network and the New Mexico State matchup on Dec. 30 on AT&T SportsNet.
• As part of the Mountain West conference slate, four home games were moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to accommodate broadcast requests. The Air Force game moved from Jan. 9 to Jan. 8, Boise State goes from Jan. 30 to Jan. 29 as both will be shown on AT&T SportsNet. San Diego State will now come to town on Tue., Feb. 12 for a battle on ESPN, while the Utah State game was bumped to Tue., March 5 to be shown on AT&T SportsNet.

ESPN Networks (3)
Tue.     Feb. 12       San Diego State* (ESPN2)        9 p.m.
Sat.       March 2     at New Mexico* (ESPNU)          8 p.m.
Sat.       March 9     UNLV* (ESPN3)                      2 p.m.

CBS Sports Network (5)
Wed.     Dec. 5       Arkansas                              8 p.m.
Wed.     Jan. 2        at UNLV*                          8:30 p.m.
Sat.       Jan. 12       New Mexico*                         2 p.m.
Wed.     Jan. 23      at Nevada*                           9 p.m.
Wed.     Feb. 6        Nevada*                               8 p.m.

AT&T SportsNet (8)
Sun.     Dec. 30      New Mexico State                  2 p.m.
Sat.       Jan. 5        at Fresno State*                     8 p.m.
Tue.     Jan. 8        Air Force*                             7 p.m.
Sat.       Jan. 26      Fresno State*                        2 p.m.
Tue.     Jan. 29      Boise State*                          7 p.m.
Sat.       Feb. 9        at Wyoming*                        12 p.m.
Sat.       Feb. 23      Wyoming*                           12 p.m.
Tue.     March 5     Utah State*                           7 p.m.

Pac-12 Network (1)
Sat.       Dec. 1        at Colorado                            1 p.m.

Stadium (1)
Wed.     Feb. 27      at Boise State*                       7 p.m.

Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams will start the year with 14 eligible players on the roster, one of the largest opening day rosters in recent history. CSU had 11 players available to start the 2017-18 season. Of those 14 this season, a total of 11 were part of the program last season, with seven having played, with four returners who did play and also four newcomers to the lineup this year.
• Last year's Rams combined for just 7.5 seasons of NCAA Division I experience to start the season, but this year's squad comes in with 17 combined Division I seasons, a marked improvement.

Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2018-19 as Colorado State looked to fill some gaps from last year's production on the floor, though CSU returns a significant portion on all categories.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category                Total (R/L)                   % Returning
> Scoring               2314 (1353 / 961)                  58.5%
> Rebounding         1126 (764 / 362)                   67.9%
> Assists                409 (251 / 158)                     61.4%
> Blocks                 102 (55 / 47)                       53.9%
> Steals                 190 (100 / 90)                      52.6%
> Minutes               6475 (4110 / 2365)               63.5%

Newcomers (Lots of)
• The Rams will have a strong group of newcomers to the floor this year, made up of three transfers and four freshmen.
• The class distribution among those that could see the floor for CSU the first time this season is:
   -- Juniors (Hyron Edwards, Kris Martin, Zo Tyson)
   -- Freshmen (Sam Bannec, Kendle Moore,
          Jack Schoemann, Adam Thistlewood)

Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 549-226 (.708) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams have finished at least .500 in each of the last nine years, dating back to the 2008-09 season when the program was 6-9.
• Current head coach Niko Medved was part of a coaching staff at CSU that posted two of the top records in program history at home, as the 2012-13 team set the best mark at 16-1 with the 2011-12 team going 14-1. Overall as an assistant at CSU, he was part of a team that went 97-97 overall and 59-30 in Moby Arena and improved their overall record in each successive season.

Moby & Record Improvement WIth Medved (CSU Asst.)
               Overall    Moby    Total Attend. Avg Att.
2012-13      26-9       16-1         92,488       5,440
2011-12      20-12       14-1         62,889        4,193
2010-11       19-13       9-5         68.305       4.879
2009-10    16-16       11-4         50,878       3,392
2008-09    9-22       6-9         48,858       3,257
2007-08    7-25       3-10         43,588       3,353
Totals        97-97     59-30

Last Time Out...
• Colorado State struggled offensively from deep and fell to South Dakota State, 78-63, in the consolation final of the Gulf Coast Showcase, Nov. 21. With the loss, the Rams fall to 4-2 on the season while the Jackrabbits, picked to win the Summit League for the third consecutive season, improved to 5-2.
• CSU scored the first eight points of the game, but again, it turned into a back-and-forth early affair for the Rams, who eventually were down to SDSU, 29-28, just before the final media timeout of the first half. From there, South Dakota State went on a 19-3 run over the final four minutes of the half, including hitting seven straight field goal attempts capped a three by David Jenkins as the clock expired, to take a 48-32 lead into the halftime break. The Rams could not get it any closer than 10 in the second half, despite several chances.
• For the game, Colorado State shot just 36.4 percent (24-of-66) from the field and 22.2 percent (8-of-36) on threes. South Dakota State was 46.8 percent (29-of-62) from the floor and an even better 50.0 percent (11-of-22) from the arc. CSU did hold a slight advantage on the boards 42-39, but neither team turned it over much, as there were just 14 combined turnovers.
• CSU was led by redshirt-junior Anthony Masinton-Bonner, who had his second 20+ point game of the season with 20 points, four rebounds and two assists. Redshirt-senior J.D. Paige added 17 points and four boards, while redshirt-junior Kris Martin made his CSU debut with 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench. SDSU was led by Jenkins with a game-high 32 points, while Ryan Krueger was one of three other Jackrabbits in double figures with 16.
(See page 18 for complete box score)

Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-junior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively as a sophomore in 2017-18.
• In the 2017-18 season, Carvacho was the leader on the glass for CSU with 331 boards (125 offensive) in 32 games (the only Ram to start all 32 last year). His 10.3 boards per game average ranked second in the Mountain West, as he had double-digit boards in the last 16 games (averaging 13.6 per game in that span). He also just had the sixth-ever individual 300-rebound season in CSU history, surpassing the mark at Nevada, Feb. 25.
• Last year, he averaged 11.1 points and 12.3 rebounds in Mountain West play, leading by a wide margin in rebounding for league games only (next was 9.6 per game). He also had seven of the top 14 single-game totals in MW action.
• He has had double-doubles in 10 of the last 16 games he played in 2017-18 and had a higher rebound average in MW league contests than Emmanuel Omogbo had in 2016-17 (10.9).
• Carvacho posted a career-high 26 points and tied a career best with 20 rebounds in the win over San Jose State, Feb. 10, 2018. The last Ram to have a 20-point/20-rebound game prior to that one was current Washington Wizards' Jason Smith, with 27 & 22 in a win over Wyoming on Feb. 24, 2007.
• With his 20-rebound game against San Jose State, he moved up from 17th to eighth on CSU's single-season list. He finished the season in fifth with 331 boards, surpassing former standout and current Washington Wizard Jason Smith in sixth.
• For his play in '17-18, Carvacho was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the league's coaches and media members in two separate votes.
• This season, Carvacho has started out effectively, recording double-doubles in his first three games and is currently averaging 12.2 points and 11.3 rebounds while shooting 52.8 percent from the floor.
• He had CSU game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.
• Carvacho started the season No. 20 on the CSU career rebounding chart and moved up to 16th after his play at the Gulf Coast Showcase as he now stands at 604. He can move up to 15th on the chart, currently occupied by Barry Bailey (1984-88) at 610, with Andy Ogide (2007-11) after that in 14th at 627.

Carvacho's '17-18 MW/Nat'l Rankings Stat      MW    NCAA
Rebounds Per Game                     10.3      2nd      15th
Offensive Rebounds Per Game        3.91      1st       7th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game       6.44      5th      49th
Double-Doubles                            11        4th      55th
Total Rebounds                            331      2nd      17th

Carvacho's Career Double-Doubles Date      Pts      Reb
Northern Colorado                     12/10/16    13         11
Wyoming                                  2/28/17     10        10
Sacramento State                       11/10/17     11        20
Fresno State                               1/6/18      10        19
at Utah State                              1/10/18     10        15
Air Force                                   1/17/18     12        13
at San Diego State                      1/24/18     14        12
at New Mexico                           1/27/18     14        15
Wyoming                                  1/31/18     10        13
at Air Force                                2/6/18     16        12
San Jose State                           2/10/18    26       20
at Fresno State                           2/17/18     14         11
at Nevada                                 2/25/18    13        14
Colorado Christian                      11/7/18     14        15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff                     11/10/18     18         11
Montana State                           11/14/18     15        13

CSU Single-Season Total Rebounding Ranks
1.      392     Mike Childress (23 Games)            - 1969-70
2.     373      Emmanuel Omogbo (101O-272D)      - 2016-17
3.     349     Mike Childress (25 Games)              - 1970-71
4.     342     Colton Iverson (117O-225D)            - 2012-13
5.     331      Nico Carvacho (125O-206D)            2017-18
6.     304     Jason Smith (98O-206D)               2006-07

Current CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1.      272      Emmanuel Omogbo (101O-272D)       2016-17
2.     225     Colton Iverson (117O-225D)              2012-13
3.     219      Pat Durham (52O-219D)                  1986-87
4.     206     Nico Carvacho (125O-206D)            2017-18
       206     Jason Smith (98O-206D)                2006-07
6.     194      Daniel Bejarano (73O-194D)              2013-14

Current CSU Single-Season Offensive Rebounds
1.      133      Pierce Hornung (133O-160D)            2012-13
2.     125      Nico Carvacho (125O-206D)            2017-18
3.     121       Tiel Daniels (121O-139D)                  2015-16
4.     117        Colton Iverson (117O-225D)             2012-13
5.     102      Emmanuel Omogbo (102O-163D)      2015-16

CSU Career Rebounding Ranks
1.      851      Pat Durham (52O-799D)                 1985-89
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12.    638     Larry Hoffner (70 Games)              - 1957-60
       638     Emmanuel Omogbo (203O-435D)    - 2015-17
14.    627      Andy Ogide (185O-442D)               - 2007-11
15.    610      Barry Bailey (63O-547D)                 1984-88
16.    604     Nico Carvacho (74 Games)              2016-19
17.    577      Matt Nelson (152O-425D)              2000-05
18.    569     Sonny Bustion (70 Games)     1963-65,66-67
19.    564     Gary Rhoades (77 Games)               1970-73
20.   555     Gary Hibbard (73 Games)                1953-56

Paige Wheels & Deals
•                                                            Redshirt-senior J.D. Paige adjusted well to his new role within CSU's offense the last two years.
• In 2016-17, Paige led CSU assists (2.5 apg), was third in steals (0.9 spg) and blocked shots (0.7) and fourth in scoring (8.8 ppg).
• The Denver, Colo., native had a solid outing against Alcorn State (11/23/16), recording career bests of 23 points and six assists in the home victory.
• Paige tied his career high with 23 points, including a career-best five three-pointers in the win over Fresno State, Feb. 11, 2017.
• Last season, Paige picked up a season-high 22 points versus San Diego State (1/2/18), making a career-high field goals.
• Paige scored in double figures in five of his last six games in 2017-18, including the performance at San Diego State and a 14-point, six-rebound outing in the win at Wyoming, Jan. 13. He also had 19 points against UNLV, Jan. 20.
• After missing six games with a broken hand suffered at San Diego State on Jan. 24, Paige returned to the lineup against Boise State (Feb. 21) with 12 points and averaged 10.4 points per game, third on the team, and had a team-high 2.6 assists per game.
• Paige missed the season opener but returned with 14 points (4-of-5 3-pointers) and a career-high tying six assists in the win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.
• He tied his career high against Montana State, Nov. 14, tallying a team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field in the win.
• Paige currently ranks second for CSU at 15.4 points per game, connecting on 50.8 percent from the floor, including 40.0 percent from the arc.
• Currently with 803 career points, if Paige stays healthy and averages 12.0 points per game during the season, he would reach the career 1,000-point plateau on Feb. 6 vs. Nevada.

A Little Different Name, Same Face
• Redshirt-junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner (the guard previously known as Anthony Bonner but always "AB") is expected to take up more of the scoring load this season.
• Last year, Masinton-Bonner started in 21 of the 32 games he played in, averaging 8.9 points per contest in 27.1 minutes per game.
• He was the team leader at the three-point arc at 43.2 percent and was second from the charity stripe, connecting on 82.1 percent of his attempts.
• In the season opener against Colorado Christian, Masinton-Bonner was not only effective but efficient. He tallied a career-high tying 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, including 6-of-7 from the three-point arc. He also chipped in five rebounds and four assists.
• Against Montana State Nov. 14, Masinton-Bonner was inspired after suffering an ankle injury late in the first half, as he returned in the second half to score 12 of his 14 points in the win.
• In the first three contests, he leads the team in scoring at 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game while shooting 54.2 percent from the field and 44.1 percent from the three-point line.

Newcomers Jumping In Early
• Five Rams made their debut in the Green and Gold in Wednesday's win over Colorado Christian.
• Freshman Kendle Moore started and scored a game-high 26 points in 32 minutes of action. He was solid, going 9-of-11 from the floor, 4-of-5 from the arc and 4-of-5 at the charity stripe. He also added four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
• Freshman Adam Thistlewood had 10 points in starting his first collegiate game, while also grabbing five rebounds in 26 minutes of play.
• Also seeing time were redshirt-junior Zo Tyson and freshmen Jack Schoemann and Sam Bannec. Tyson had six points and four rebounds, while Bannec hit a three-pointer late.
• Redshirt-junior Kris Martin made his season debut against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action.
• Moore currently is third for the Rams at 12.8 points per game, while Thistlewood has scored in double figures in four of six games and is seventh at 10.0 points a contest while making 23 of 28 free throw attempts (82.1 percent).

Looking Ahead
• The Rams will head less than an hour away to Boulder to take on Colorado, Sat., Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.
• The contest between will be televised on the Pac-12 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.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.

Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 123-171 (.418) in regular-season action against MW foes since the formation of the league in 1999-2000.

CSU vs. Mountain West Conference
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                 78-33        42-11       32-18      4-4
Boise State              10-10         8-2          1-8        1-0
Fresno State             17-17         13-3        2-12       2-2
Nevada                    9-11          5-3         4-7        0-1
New Mexico             46-77       33-26      12-49      1-2
San Diego State        41-42       26-12       13-26      2-4
San Jose State          17-0          8-0         7-0       2-0
UNLV                     16-38        11-15        5-22       0-1
Utah State               39-54       28-18       11-34      0-2
Wyoming                93-135       51-56      39-75     3-4
Totals                   366-417   225-146   126-251   15-20

CSU All-Time Vs. 2018-19 Opponents
                          Overall      Home      Road     Neutral
Air Force               78-33        42-11      32-18       4-4
Arkansas                 0-1            -           0-1          -
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    3-0          3-0          -           -
Boise State              10-11         8-3         1-8         1-0
Colorado               38-89       28-36      9-53        1-0
Colorado Christian     1-0           1-0           -           -
Florida Gulf Coast      1-0            -           1-0          -
Fresno State           17-17         13-3        2-12        2-2
Long Beach State      3-2          2-1          1-1          -
Louisiana                 1-1           1-0           -          0-1
Montana State         12-4          8-2         4-2          -
Nevada                  9-12          5-3         4-8         0-1
New Mexico           46-77       33-26      12-49       1-2
New Mexico State     5-2          4-0         1-2          -
Sam Houston State    0-1           0-1           -           -
San Diego State       41-42       26-12      13-26       2-4
San Jose State         17-0          8-0         7-0        2-0
South Dakota                    First Meeting
South Dakota State    0-2          0-1           -          0-1
Southern Illinois         1-2           1-0         0-1         0-1
UNLV                    16-38        11-15       5-22        0-1
Utah State              39-54       28-18      11-34       0-2
Wyoming              93-135       51-56      39-75      3-4
Totals                 431-523   273-188 142-312    16-23

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