Colorado State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 23
Reno, Nev. / Lawlor Events Center
9 p.m. MT
Colorado State
7-12(2-4MW)
60
at
100
Nevada
19-1(6-1MW)
1
2
F
Colorado State
35
25
60
Nevada
42
58
100
J.D. Paige led CSU with 18 points, reaching 1,000 in his career.
Second-half surge propels #7 Nevada to 100-60 win over Rams Wednesday night
1/23/2019 11:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RENO, Nev. – An early second-half run by No. 7 Nevada put the game out of reach as the hosts defeated Colorado State at No. 7 Nevada, 100-60, Wednesday night. With the loss, the Rams fell to 7-12 and 2-4 in Mountain West action, while the Wolf Pack improved to 19-1 and a league-best 6-1 mark.
The host Wolf Pack connected on 10 of its first 12 shots from the floor to open the game, including all four three-pointers, to jump out to a 24-16 lead with 12:30 to go in the first half. However, the Rams hung around, cutting it to 33-32 late in the opening period, and went into the halftime intermission down, 42-35.
The hosts opened the second half strong, putting together a 17-3 run over the first five minutes to make it a 21-point difference at 59-38. The margin grew to as many as 44 in the final 20 minutes as the Wolf Pack pulled away.
Nevada shot a stellar 56.1 percent (37-66) from the floor for the game, including 48.1 percent (13-27) from the three-point arc. CSU was just 39.2 percent (20-51) in the game, struggling in the second half in hitting just 7-of-25 field goal attempts.
Redshirt-senior J.D. Paige led the Rams with 18 points in the game. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho had 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Jordan Caroline led five Wolf Pack players in double figures with 26.
STAT OF THE GAME
Nevada took a huge advantage of CSU miscues, turning 21 Ram turnovers into 35 points.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
His thoughts on overall game
"They're the No. 7 team in the country for a reason. They are athletic and talented. We were there in the first half and just let it slip away quickly in the second."
NOTES
• This was the 22nd meeting ever between the two schools, with Nevada holding a 13-9 lead, including 9-4 in Reno.
• Nevada has won the last six meetings between the two schools, including four in a row in Reno. The last time CSU won in the series was Feb. 6, 2016, a 76-67 victory in Moby Arena.
• Paige finished the game with 1,000 CSU career points, making him the 29th Ram to ever accomplish the feat.
• Carvacho recorded his league-high 12th double-double of the year and 25th of his CSU career. It was also his 15th in his career in MW play.
• After missing two games with an Achilles strain, redshirt-junior Anthony Masinton-Bonner returned to the lineup tonight, finishing with seven points in 19 minutes of action.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will return home for a season rematch with Fresno State, Sat., Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
• The contest between will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet, with Drew Goodman handling play-by-play, Sed Bonner the analyst and Jenny Cavnar on the sidelines.
• 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.
The host Wolf Pack connected on 10 of its first 12 shots from the floor to open the game, including all four three-pointers, to jump out to a 24-16 lead with 12:30 to go in the first half. However, the Rams hung around, cutting it to 33-32 late in the opening period, and went into the halftime intermission down, 42-35.
The hosts opened the second half strong, putting together a 17-3 run over the first five minutes to make it a 21-point difference at 59-38. The margin grew to as many as 44 in the final 20 minutes as the Wolf Pack pulled away.
Nevada shot a stellar 56.1 percent (37-66) from the floor for the game, including 48.1 percent (13-27) from the three-point arc. CSU was just 39.2 percent (20-51) in the game, struggling in the second half in hitting just 7-of-25 field goal attempts.
Redshirt-senior J.D. Paige led the Rams with 18 points in the game. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho had 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Jordan Caroline led five Wolf Pack players in double figures with 26.
STAT OF THE GAME
Nevada took a huge advantage of CSU miscues, turning 21 Ram turnovers into 35 points.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
His thoughts on overall game
"They're the No. 7 team in the country for a reason. They are athletic and talented. We were there in the first half and just let it slip away quickly in the second."
NOTES
• This was the 22nd meeting ever between the two schools, with Nevada holding a 13-9 lead, including 9-4 in Reno.
• Nevada has won the last six meetings between the two schools, including four in a row in Reno. The last time CSU won in the series was Feb. 6, 2016, a 76-67 victory in Moby Arena.
• Paige finished the game with 1,000 CSU career points, making him the 29th Ram to ever accomplish the feat.
• Carvacho recorded his league-high 12th double-double of the year and 25th of his CSU career. It was also his 15th in his career in MW play.
• After missing two games with an Achilles strain, redshirt-junior Anthony Masinton-Bonner returned to the lineup tonight, finishing with seven points in 19 minutes of action.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will return home for a season rematch with Fresno State, Sat., Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
• The contest between will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet, with Drew Goodman handling play-by-play, Sed Bonner the analyst and Jenny Cavnar on the sidelines.
• 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
NV
FG%
.396
.561
3FG%
.450
.481
FT%
.643
.650
RB
37
33
TO
21
7
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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