Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, November 16
Los Angeles, Calif. / Gersten Pavilion
8 p.m. MT
Colorado State
3-1,0-0Mountain West
74
at
64
Loyola Marymount
1-2,0-0WCC
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2
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Colorado St.
28
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Loyola Marymount
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29
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Isaiah Stevens led the Rams with 21 points, including 9-of-10 from the free throw line
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Rally For 74-64 Road Win At Loyola Marymount
11/17/2019 12:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CSU trails by as many as 14 in the first half, but stout defense makes the difference
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Colorado State overcame a slow start and came back to earn a 74-64 victory at Loyola Marymount Saturday night at Gersten Pavilion. With their win, the Rams improved to 3-1 on the year, while the Lions fell to 1-2.
The Rams could not get the lid off the basket in the early going, trailing by as many as 14 in the opening 20 minutes as CSU hit just one of its first 14 shots. However, CSU battled back from there to cut the margin in half at the intermission to 35-28 LMU. The rally continued at the start of the second half as the Rams got up 40-35 just over six and half minutes in the final period and never trailed again. CSU eventually pulled out to as many as a nine-point lead until the closing minutes, using late free throw shooting to secure the 10-point win.
After making just one field goal in the first 12 minutes and ending the half at 29.2 percent from the floor, CSU rallied to shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the field while LMU connected on 48.2 percent (27-of-56) of their field goals. The big difference was the charity stripe, as the Rams were 24-of-32 (75 percent) to just 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) for the Lions. CSU won the battle boards 32-29.
CSU was led by freshman guard Isaiah Stevens with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho had 17 points, 15 of them coming in the second half, and seven rebounds, while redshirt-senior guard Kris Martin added 11 points and six rebounds. LMU was led by Eli Scott with 16 points, though just five came in the deciding period.
STAT OF THE GAME
NOTES
UP NEXT
The Rams could not get the lid off the basket in the early going, trailing by as many as 14 in the opening 20 minutes as CSU hit just one of its first 14 shots. However, CSU battled back from there to cut the margin in half at the intermission to 35-28 LMU. The rally continued at the start of the second half as the Rams got up 40-35 just over six and half minutes in the final period and never trailed again. CSU eventually pulled out to as many as a nine-point lead until the closing minutes, using late free throw shooting to secure the 10-point win.
After making just one field goal in the first 12 minutes and ending the half at 29.2 percent from the floor, CSU rallied to shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the field while LMU connected on 48.2 percent (27-of-56) of their field goals. The big difference was the charity stripe, as the Rams were 24-of-32 (75 percent) to just 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) for the Lions. CSU won the battle boards 32-29.
CSU was led by freshman guard Isaiah Stevens with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho had 17 points, 15 of them coming in the second half, and seven rebounds, while redshirt-senior guard Kris Martin added 11 points and six rebounds. LMU was led by Eli Scott with 16 points, though just five came in the deciding period.
STAT OF THE GAME
- The Rams held LMU scoreless for the first seven minutes of the second half, turning a seven-point halftime deficit into a five-point lead they would never relinquish.
NOTES
- This was CSU's first win in four tries at Loyola Marymount, though the Lions still lead the overall series, 5-3.
- Stevens 21 points was a season-high for the freshman and tied for the Rams' high game this year.
- Carvacho now has 996 career rebounds, just four shy of becoming the first player in Mountain West history with 1000 points and 1000 rebounds.
- Carvacho has scored in double figures in all four games this season, while Stevens has tallied 10 or more points in three
UP NEXT
- The Rams return to the friendly confines of Moby Arena to host Arkansas State, Wed., Nov. 20.
- Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT
- The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network along with the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.
- sCSU 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
LMU
FG%
.429
.482
3FG%
.333
.200
FT%
.750
.462
RB
32
29
TO
14
18
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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