Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, December 22
Long Beach, Calif. / The Pyramid
3 p.m. MT
Colorado State
5-7
61
at
64
Long Beach State
5-9
1
2
F
Colorado State
28
33
61
Long Beach State
31
33
64
Nico Carvacho had 23 points and a career-best 22 rebounds
Photo by: Javon Harris
Rams rally but fall late at Long Beach State, 64-61
12/22/2018 7:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU commits season-high 22 turnovers and yet had a chance to win in the closing minutes
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Colorado State couldn't overcome a season-high turnovers and fell late to Long Beach State, 64-61, Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. With the loss, the Rams fell to 5-7 on the year, while the 49ers improved to 5-9 on the season.
In a game that had a combined 38 turnovers, Long Beach State led the entire opening 20 minutes but only by as many as six before the teams entered the break with the hosts up 31-28. CSU grabbed its first lead of the game early in the second half, eventually leading 40-38. From there, the Rams went cold from the field, missing 12 of 13 over a six-minute span and fell behind 51-42 with just over 10 minutes to play. CSU would not go quietly though, putting together a 13-2 run over the next six minutes to again lead at 54-53. Long Beach then took the lead for good on a pair of Edon Maxhuni free throws and pushed it out to a two-possession contest on Deishuan Booker's three. CSU battled back to cut it to one twice in the closing 1:11 but couldn't get the lead back.
Neither team shot the ball well from the field, as CSU finished at just 36.5 percent (23-of-63) while LBSU was 41.5 percent (27-of-65). A big difference was the free-throw line, as the 49ers converted 13 of their 21 attempts, while the Rams went to the line just six times, making three.
Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho led the Rams with 23 points and a career-best 22 rebounds, while redshirt-junior Kris Martin was the only other CSU player in double figures with 12. Long Beach State was paced by Booker's 14 points, with Teidays Yussuf adding 12.
STAT OF THE GAME
Colorado State committed a season-high 22 turnovers in the game, which Long Beach State converted into 15 points.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
His overall feeling on the game
"When you turn the ball over as many times as we did, you really have no chance. I'll start with the positive. I thought it was a testament to the fact that I thought overall this was our best defensive effort of the year. We have spent a lot of time on and I thought the kids responded that way. At least they weren't letting that (the offensive issues) frustrate them and quit playing defense. But we had a lot of unforced errors and sloppy turnovers. There was that stretch in the second half where I felt we really quit sharing the basketball and that's when they jumped on us. We came back and took the lead late, but you can't turn the ball over that many times and have a chance.
NOTES
• The overall series is now tied 3-3, with CSU going just 1-2 on the road in Long Beach, as the 49ers have won three of the last four meetings over the last four years.
• Carvacho's double-double was his eighth of the season and 21st of his CSU career.
• Carvacho moved into eighth on the CSU career chart with 688, passing current long-time NBA player Jason Smith (2004-07) at 683.
• Carvacho's 20-point/20-rebound game was the second of his career, matching Smith as the only Rams with multiple 20/20 games in their career.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will take eight days off of games for the holiday break before returning home to host New Mexico State for the non-conference finale, Sun., Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
• The contest between will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet, with Jenny Cavnar on play-by-play, Sed Bonner the analyst and Taylor McGregor handling sideline duties.
• 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.
In a game that had a combined 38 turnovers, Long Beach State led the entire opening 20 minutes but only by as many as six before the teams entered the break with the hosts up 31-28. CSU grabbed its first lead of the game early in the second half, eventually leading 40-38. From there, the Rams went cold from the field, missing 12 of 13 over a six-minute span and fell behind 51-42 with just over 10 minutes to play. CSU would not go quietly though, putting together a 13-2 run over the next six minutes to again lead at 54-53. Long Beach then took the lead for good on a pair of Edon Maxhuni free throws and pushed it out to a two-possession contest on Deishuan Booker's three. CSU battled back to cut it to one twice in the closing 1:11 but couldn't get the lead back.
Neither team shot the ball well from the field, as CSU finished at just 36.5 percent (23-of-63) while LBSU was 41.5 percent (27-of-65). A big difference was the free-throw line, as the 49ers converted 13 of their 21 attempts, while the Rams went to the line just six times, making three.
Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho led the Rams with 23 points and a career-best 22 rebounds, while redshirt-junior Kris Martin was the only other CSU player in double figures with 12. Long Beach State was paced by Booker's 14 points, with Teidays Yussuf adding 12.
STAT OF THE GAME
Colorado State committed a season-high 22 turnovers in the game, which Long Beach State converted into 15 points.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
His overall feeling on the game
"When you turn the ball over as many times as we did, you really have no chance. I'll start with the positive. I thought it was a testament to the fact that I thought overall this was our best defensive effort of the year. We have spent a lot of time on and I thought the kids responded that way. At least they weren't letting that (the offensive issues) frustrate them and quit playing defense. But we had a lot of unforced errors and sloppy turnovers. There was that stretch in the second half where I felt we really quit sharing the basketball and that's when they jumped on us. We came back and took the lead late, but you can't turn the ball over that many times and have a chance.
NOTES
• The overall series is now tied 3-3, with CSU going just 1-2 on the road in Long Beach, as the 49ers have won three of the last four meetings over the last four years.
• Carvacho's double-double was his eighth of the season and 21st of his CSU career.
• Carvacho moved into eighth on the CSU career chart with 688, passing current long-time NBA player Jason Smith (2004-07) at 683.
• Carvacho's 20-point/20-rebound game was the second of his career, matching Smith as the only Rams with multiple 20/20 games in their career.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will take eight days off of games for the holiday break before returning home to host New Mexico State for the non-conference finale, Sun., Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
• The contest between will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet, with Jenny Cavnar on play-by-play, Sed Bonner the analyst and Taylor McGregor handling sideline duties.
• 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.
Team Stats
CSU
LBSU
FG%
.415
.365
3FG%
.200
.333
FT%
.500
.619
RB
46
40
TO
22
16
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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