Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, December 13
Fort Collins, Colo.
6 p.m. MT
Colorado State
7-6,0-2Mountain
48
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Colorado
8-2,0-0Pac-12
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Colorado
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Colorado State
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Photo by: Cris Tiller
Early Shooting Struggles Costly As Rams Fall To Colorado, 56-48
12/13/2019 9:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU has just five field goals in the first half before rallying late
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Too many shots that rolled off the rim and in and out of the basket were costly for Colorado State, as the hosts dropped the basketball version of the Rocky Mountain Showdown to #23 Colorado, 56-48, on Friday night in Moby Arena. With the loss, the Rams fell to 7-6 on the year, while the Buffs improved to 8-2 on the season.
The first half was one that CSU would soon like to forget, as the Rams were just 5-of-28 from the field, including missing all 10 of their three-point attempts. They finished with a half season-low 12 points and trailed 27-12 to the guests from Boulder. The Rams continued their stingy defense early in the second half, tying it at 39 with 7:17 to play. However a jumper by Shane Gatling put CU up for good with just over six minutes remaining in the game. The Rams had a chance to take the lead at 4:55 but a short jumper rolled off the rim. CU scored the next five unanswered and the Rams could get no closer than three the rest of the way.
Colorado State finished at 29.0 percent (18-of-62) for the game despite going 13-of-34 in the second half. The Rams were also just 9.1 percent (2-of-22) from the three-point arc. CU finished at 37.8 percent (17-of-45) and won the battle of the boards 44-32.
For the Rams, freshman Isaiah Stevens was the only player in double figures with 10 points, while redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho had nine points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Adam Thistlewood and freshman David Roddy also added nine each. CU was led by Gatling with 20 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• The Rams shot just 17 percent in the first half from the floor and scored a season-low 12 points.
NOTES
• Colorado now leads the overall series 91-38, but just 37-28 in Fort Collins
• Head coach Niko Medved is now 0-3 versus the Buffs, including 0-2 at CSU.
• The 48 Points for CSU was a season low and the lowest scored by the Rams in the series since losing in Boulder, 60-44 on Jan. 11, 1988.
• This was the fewest points for the Rams since a 56-43 loss to San Diego State on March 13, 2015 at the Mountain West Tournament.
• Carvacho recorded his seventh game of the year with 10 or more rebounds (CSU now 5-2 in those games).
• CSU forced a season-high 21 turnovers and converted those into 14 points.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will take finals and then head to the Central time zone to take on Tulsa as part of tke BOK Showcase at the BOK Center in Tulsa, playing at 12:30 pm MT. Oklahoma State and Minnesota will play the second game of the doubleheader.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3.
• The audio will be on 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.
The first half was one that CSU would soon like to forget, as the Rams were just 5-of-28 from the field, including missing all 10 of their three-point attempts. They finished with a half season-low 12 points and trailed 27-12 to the guests from Boulder. The Rams continued their stingy defense early in the second half, tying it at 39 with 7:17 to play. However a jumper by Shane Gatling put CU up for good with just over six minutes remaining in the game. The Rams had a chance to take the lead at 4:55 but a short jumper rolled off the rim. CU scored the next five unanswered and the Rams could get no closer than three the rest of the way.
Colorado State finished at 29.0 percent (18-of-62) for the game despite going 13-of-34 in the second half. The Rams were also just 9.1 percent (2-of-22) from the three-point arc. CU finished at 37.8 percent (17-of-45) and won the battle of the boards 44-32.
For the Rams, freshman Isaiah Stevens was the only player in double figures with 10 points, while redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho had nine points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Adam Thistlewood and freshman David Roddy also added nine each. CU was led by Gatling with 20 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• The Rams shot just 17 percent in the first half from the floor and scored a season-low 12 points.
NOTES
• Colorado now leads the overall series 91-38, but just 37-28 in Fort Collins
• Head coach Niko Medved is now 0-3 versus the Buffs, including 0-2 at CSU.
• The 48 Points for CSU was a season low and the lowest scored by the Rams in the series since losing in Boulder, 60-44 on Jan. 11, 1988.
• This was the fewest points for the Rams since a 56-43 loss to San Diego State on March 13, 2015 at the Mountain West Tournament.
• Carvacho recorded his seventh game of the year with 10 or more rebounds (CSU now 5-2 in those games).
• CSU forced a season-high 21 turnovers and converted those into 14 points.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will take finals and then head to the Central time zone to take on Tulsa as part of tke BOK Showcase at the BOK Center in Tulsa, playing at 12:30 pm MT. Oklahoma State and Minnesota will play the second game of the doubleheader.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3.
• The audio will be on 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.
Team Stats
CU
CSU
FG%
.378
.290
3FG%
.444
.091
FT%
.700
.714
RB
44
32
TO
21
12
STL
5
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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