Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, November 8
Durham, N.C. / Cameron Indoor Stadium
5 p.m. MT
Colorado State
55
at
89
Duke
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Fall at #4 Duke
11/8/2019 9:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Colorado State battled through the early stages but couldn't overcome a stingy defense in falling at #4 Duke, 89-55, Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Rams fell to 1-1 on the young season while the Blue Devils improved to 2-0.
Duke jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but CSU scored the next seven points over 1:30 to cut the margin to one at 11-10. The Rams remained in striking distance most of the first half and were down six at 32-26 with 2:18 to go in the half before the Blue Devils scored the final 10 points of the half to lead 42-26 at the break. Duke then pulled away with a 21-6 run over the first eight minutes of the final stanza.
The hosts shot 53.6 percent from the field and outrebounded the visitors 43-34 for the game. CSU turned it over 18 times, resulting in a 26-15 difference in points off turnovers.
CSU was led by a pair of freshmen as David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens each finished with 12 points, while redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho had 11 points and nine rebounds. Duke had five players in double figures, paced by Cassius Stanley with 19.
STAT OF THE GAME
Duke jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but CSU scored the next seven points over 1:30 to cut the margin to one at 11-10. The Rams remained in striking distance most of the first half and were down six at 32-26 with 2:18 to go in the half before the Blue Devils scored the final 10 points of the half to lead 42-26 at the break. Duke then pulled away with a 21-6 run over the first eight minutes of the final stanza.
The hosts shot 53.6 percent from the field and outrebounded the visitors 43-34 for the game. CSU turned it over 18 times, resulting in a 26-15 difference in points off turnovers.
CSU was led by a pair of freshmen as David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens each finished with 12 points, while redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho had 11 points and nine rebounds. Duke had five players in double figures, paced by Cassius Stanley with 19.
STAT OF THE GAME
- The Rams were unable to get the offense going consistently, shooting just 32.7 percent from the field and 23.8 percent from the three-point line.
- Duke has won all three meetings now in the series, with two of them coming in Durham
- CSU is now 3-10 all-time against Atlantic Coast Conference foes.
- Carvacho now has 970 career rebounds after tonight's effort.
- The Rams return home to take on Omaha on Wed., Nov. 13.
- Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Moby Arena
- The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and also air across the Colorado State Sports Radio 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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