CSU to take on rival New Mexico Saturday in Moby Arena

2018-19 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #17 - Colorado State (6-10, 1-2) vs. New Mexico (8-7, 2-1)
Jan. 12, 2019 • 2 p.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,083) - Fort Collins, Colo.

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Video: CBS Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz / Color Analyst: Dan Dickau)
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Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth / Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Live Stats: https://csurams.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

Opening Tip
• The Rams will play their second straight Mountain West home game, hosting rival New Mexico on Sat., Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. MT.
• The contest between will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with Rich Waltz on play-by-play and Dan Dickau the analyst.
• 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. Audio is also available via the TuneIn App on all smart phones and mobile devices.
• 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 84-97 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 1,258-1,262 (.499) in 2,520 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 five 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 85-97 overall record as he is in his sixth season as a head coach.
• New Mexico Head Coach Paul Weir (York, 2004) is in his second season as leader of the Lobos with a 27-24 record and third as a head coach overall with a 55-28 mark.

A Quick Look at New Mexico
• Returning one starter and four letterwinners from last season's 19-15 squad that finished third in the Mountain West with a 12-6 record and was runner-up in the tournament, the Lobos were picked to finish third in the league's preseason poll.
• Senior guard Dane Kuiper is the lone returning starter, but senior guard Anthony Mathis is the leading returning scorer and has improved on last year's numbers as he paces UNM in minutes per game (28.8), points (15.9), three-pointers made (55), three-point percentage (42.3) and free throw percentage (87.8).

History Versus New Mexico
• This will be the 124th meeting ever, with New Mexico holding a 77-46 lead overall, including 70-45 in conference action.
• In Moby Arena, CSU has posted a 33-26 overall record and won two of the last three meetings in Fort Collins.
• Last season, New Mexico swept the season series from CSU, winning in Albuquerque by 15 and later by 21 in Fort Collins.
• Head Coach Niko Medved has never faced New Mexico as a team's leader.

NEW MEXICO - 46-77
Conference: 45-70
Home: 33-26 / Away: 12-49 / Neutral: 1-2)
(complete results listing on page 14)

Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 124-173 (.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                 79-33       43-11       32-18      4-4
Boise State              10-10         8-2          1-8        1-0
Fresno State             17-18         13-3        2-13       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                     16-39        11-15        5-23       0-1
Utah State               39-54       28-18       11-34      0-2
Wyoming                93-135       51-56      39-75     3-4
Totals                   367-419   226-146   126-253 15-20

A New Leader But Familiar Face
• While he may be in his first season in charge of the program, head coach Niko Medved was 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.

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.
Medved vs. 2018-19 Opponents
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                   1-0           1-0           -          -
Arkansas                   0-1           0-1           -          -
Arkansas-Pine Bluff     1-0           1-0           -          -
Boise State                        First Meeting
Colorado                  0-2            -           0-1        0-1
Colorado Christian      1-0           1-0           -          -
Florida Gulf Coast       1-2           0-1          1-1         -
Fresno State              0-1            -           0-1         -
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       0-1           0-1           -          -
Sam Houston State      1-0           1-0           -          -
San Diego State                  First Meeting
San Jose State                   First Meeting
South Dakota             0-2          0-1          0-1         -
South Dakota St.         0-2            -           0-1        0-1
Southern Illinois          1-2          0-2          1-0         -
UNLV                       0-1            -           0-1         -
Utah State                         First Meeting
Wyoming                  0-1            -           0-1         -
Totals                     7-17          5-7         2-7       0-3

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
• January: 14, 21 & 28
• February: 4, 11, 18 & 25

Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started 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 have a strong group of newcomers to the floor this year, made up of three transfers and four freshmen.
• The class distribution, as all have seen 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 551-230 (.706) 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 used several runs and an up-tempo game to pull away from visiting Air Force for an 87-64 victory Tuesday night in Moby Arena, snapping a five-game losing streak for CSU. With their first victory in conference play this year, the Rams improved to 6-10 and 1-2, while the Falcons slipped to 5-10 and 0-2 in league action.
• Air Force got out to an 8-4 lead in the early going, but CSU grabbed the lead with an early inside-outside mix heavy in redshirt-junior center Nico Carvacho and freshman guard Kendle Moore that sparked a 10-0 run over the next 4:04 for a 14-8 Ram lead. CSU never relented the remainder of the half though Air Force cut it to a one-possession game on two instances, the last at 21-18, before CSU went on another surge, this one a 19-6 run to make it a 40-24 game with just under four minutes left in the first half. The teams then traded buckets late before the Rams went into the break with a 12-point lead, 44-32.
• The visiting Falcons cut the margin to eight at the first media timeout, 52-44, but CSU answered with a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to take control of the game at 62-44 with 12:56 to play. The lead grew to as many as 25 down the stretch before the Rams finished with the 23-point win.
• Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the game, but the extra possessions were the difference as CSU had 10 more shots from the floor from a plus-nine turnover differential, connecting on 35-of-62 field goal attempts (56.5 percent). The Rams also had a 52-38 advantage on points in the paint for the night.

• Carvacho and Moore led CSU with 27 and 23 points, respectively, with the pair combining for nine assists and five steals to one turnover. Two other Rams tallied double figures as redshirt-junior Kris Martin chipped in 12 points and four assists and redshirt-senior J.D. Paige added 10 points and five assists. Air Force was led by Lavelle Scottie with 20 points, while Ryan Swan was the only other Falcon in double figures with 10.
(See page 18 for complete box score)

Last Year's Meetings...
• Colorado State couldn't rebound from a slow start and dropped its final regular season game in Moby Arena to New Mexico State, 108-87, Feb. 28, 2018.
• New Mexico started quick with two straight triples and never trailed in the contest, taking a 21-5 lead with less than six minutes gone in the game. Behind a stellar 71.4 percent field goal percentage (20-of-28) in the opening 20 minutes, the Lobos built as much as a 30-point advantage and entered the break with a 58-32 lead. Colorado State battled back in the second half, eventually outscoring the visitors, 55-50, but could never get the difference under 15 the remainder of the contest.
• On the night, Colorado State shot 50.0 percent (31-of-62) from the field but just 31.3 percent (5-of-16) from beyond the three-point line. New Mexico finished with an impressive 60.7 percent (37-of-61) from the floor, with 30 points from beyond the arc on 33.3 percent shooting (10-of-30). The Lobos would hold the rebounding advantage at 37-27 and outscored CSU in bench points, 54-24.
• Colorado State had four players reach double-digit scoring figures, led by junior guard Prentiss Nixon's 27 to go along with a career-high five steals. Redshirt-sophomore guard Raquan Mitchell tallied a career-best 21 points off the bench on 7-of-12 field goals and 6-of-7 at the free throw line. Junior forward Deion James chipped in 12 points, while redshirt-sophomore center Nico Carvacho added a game-high 11 boards. New Mexico had seven players reach double-digit points, with forward Joe Furstinger leading the way with 22 points and seven rebounds.
(See page 19 for complete box score)

• Despite a solid run to start the second half, Colorado State's miscues were too much to overcome in an 80-65 road loss at New Mexico, Jan. 27, 2018.
• New Mexico opened the scoring and never trailed in the game, leading 15-8 at the first media timeout on the strength of a pair of three pointers by Jachai Simmons. The lead grew to as many as 15 at 30-15 on a 13-3 run by the Lobos, but CSU fought back and cut it to a 38-32 difference late in the opening 20 minutes. However, the hosts hit back-to-back threes in the final minute of play to lead 44-32 at the break.
• Playing without its two leading scorers due to previous injuries, CSU got its defense going stronger in the second half, holding New Mexico to just 2-of-11 to start the second half as the Rams trimmed the lead to 53-48 with 9:02 to play in the contest, the closest since a 10:54 in the first half. However, a quick 5-0 run over 36 seconds by the Lobos extended back to a double-digit margin at 58-48 and the game would get no closer in the final eight minutes.
• For the contest, Colorado State shot 53.1 percent (26-of-49) from the floor and 50.0 percent (5-of-10) from the three-point line. New Mexico was also strong, going 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from the floor and 38.2 percent behind the arc (13-of-34). CSU dominated the glass 35-15 but only outscored New Mexico 16-10 in second chance points. The Rams turned the ball over 23 times as compared to just seven for the Lobos.
• Individually, junior forward Deion James led CSU with 17 points and nine rebounds, while redshirt-sophomore Nico Carvacho was the only other CSU player in double figures with 14 points and 15 rebounds. New Mexico had four players in double figures, with Joe Furstinger, Troy Simons and Anthony Mathis scoring 13 apiece.
(See page 20 for complete box score)

National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Jan. 9, 2019)
Team (Top 60 of 351 Division I teams)
Turnovers (Fewest)                                11.2          28th
Personal Fouls Per Game                        15.9         34th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Rebounds Per Game                              12.6            1st
Offensive Rebounds Per Game                 4.19           3rd
Double Doubles                                   10             3rd
Defensive Rebounds Per Game                8.44          5th
Field Goal Percentage                            60.5         31st
Free Throw Attempts                              105         33rd
Kendle Moore
Total Steals                                          26           90th

Sharing the Load
• Through 16 games, seven different Rams have either led or tied for the team-high points in a game.
• Six different Rams -- redshirt-senior J.D. Paige (3), redshirt-juniors Anthony Masinton-Bonner (4), Nico Carvacho (5) and Kris Martin (2) and freshmen Kendle Moore (3) and Adam Thistlewood (2) -- have each led multiple times.

Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-junior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively the last wo seasons.
• 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 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 then-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.
• 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 nine games and is currently averaging a team-high 16.2 points and a nation-leading 12.7 rebounds per game while shooting a league-best 60.5 percent from the floor.
• He had CSU game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.
• Recently, he recorded his second 20-20 game of his career when he finished with 23 points and a career-high 22 rebounds at Long Beach State, Dec. 22. The 22 rebounds are tied for the sixth-best single-game performance in CSU history.
• Carvacho's 23-point/22-rebound game was the second of his career, matching Smith as the only Rams with multiple 20/20 games in their career.
• At UNLV Jan. 2, Carvacho set a new career best with 28 points and added 20 rebounds for his second 20-20 game of the year and school-record third of his career.
• Carvacho started the season No. 20 on the CSU career rebounding chart and is in sixth after his 13-rebound performance at Fresno State, Jan. 5. He now stands at 739, recently passing All-American and retired-number Ram Bill Green (1960-63) with 726. Next on the list is Mike Childress (1969-71) in fifth with 741.
• Carvacho also is second in CSU offensive rebounds with 277 and tied for fifth in CSU career defensive rebounds with 462 (since tracking of the two categories began).
• He is tied for 10th in league history with 13 career double-doubles in Mountain West games.

Double-Doubles in CSU history
28     Emmanuel Omogbo (2015-17) (#7 in MW history)
23     Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.)
22     Jason Smith (2005-07)

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
at Colorado                               12/1/18     15        12
Arkansas                                  12/5/18     12         11
Sam Houston State                     12/8/18    20        19
South Dakota                            12/16/18    20        17
Long Beach State                      12/22/18    23       22
at UNLV                                    1/2/19     28       20
at Fresno State                           1/5/19     23        13

CSU Career Rebounding Ranks
1.      851      Pat Durham (52O-799D)                 1985-89
2.     805     Rich Strong (117 Games)                1982-86
3.     799      Pierce Hornung (342O-457D)          2009-13
4.     772      Matt Barnett (227O-545D)              1994-98
5.     741       Mike Childress (48 Games)              1969-71
6.     739      Nico Carvacho (82 Games)             2016-19
7.               726                          Bill Green (76 Games)    1960-63
8.     694     Daniel Bejarano (185O-509D)            2011-15
9.     683     Jason Smith (223O-460D)              2004-07
10.    665     Brian Greene (212O-453D)              1999-03
11.     663     Tim Hall (79 Games)                       1972-75
12.    642     Richard Gregory (75 Games)            1955-58
13.    638     Larry Hoffner (70 Games)                1957-60
       638     Emmanuel Omogbo (203O-435D)      2015-17
15.    627      Andy Ogide (185O-442D)                2007-11

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

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.
• He again tied his career best with a game-high 23 points in the home win over Sam Houston State, Dec. 8.
• Paige currently is second for CSU at 15.0 points per game (9th in MW), connecting on 45.1 percent from the floor, including 38.9 percent from the arc, as well as 78.6 percent (33-of-42) from the free throw line.
• Currently with 951 career points, if Paige stays healthy and averages 15.0 points per game for the next five games, he would reach the career 1,000-point plateau at Nevada on Jan. 23. He would be the 29th Ram in history to accomplish the feat.

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.
• Against New Mexico State Dec. 30, Masinton-Bonner was 5-of-6 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line for 15 points in 25 minutes of play.
• At Fresno State Jan. 5, the guard recorded a career-high 26 points, connecting on 9-of-14 field goal attempts and making all seven of his free throws.
• Masinton-Bonner did not score in just six minutes of play against Air Force, Jan. 8, after suffering a lower leg injury.
• In the first 16 contests, he is third on the team in scoring at 12.9 points along with 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game while shooting 51.1 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from the three-point line and a team-best 88.4 percent from the charity stripe.

Newcomers Jumping In Early
• Five Rams made their debut in the Green and Gold in season-opening 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. He has at least tied for the team lead in scoring over the next two games, including 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1. Recently, he recorded a collegiate career-best eight assists against Arkansas, Dec. 5.
• Thistlewood tied for game-high honors with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, including a career-best four three pointers against New Mexico State, Dec. 30.
• Recenly, Moore tallied 23 points on 9-of-13 field goal shooting, including 3-of-6 from the arc, in a victory over Air Force, Jan. 8. He also added career bests of five assists and four steals in the win.
• Moore is fourth at 9.6 points per game, Martin is fifth at 8.1 points per game and Thistlewood is sixth at 7.8 points a contest. Moore has scored in double figures in seven contests and Thistlewood accomplishing the feat in six, with both shooting 80 percent or better from the charity stripe.

Looking Ahead
• The Rams will have a week off before going on the road to take on Utah State, Sat., Jan. 19 at 7 pm.
• The contest between will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and streamed on CSURams.com.
• 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.

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