Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 23
Fort Collins, Colo.
12 p.m. MT
Colorado State
11-16, 6-8MW
83
vs
48
Wyoming
6-21, 2-12MW
1
2
F
Wyoming
19
29
48
Colorado State
40
43
83
J.D. Paige led CSU with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
Photo by: Nick Monaghan
Rams with resounding 83-48 win over Wyoming on Ag Day
2/23/2019 6:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU posts biggest victory for either team in series history
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State used a strong performance on both ends of the floor and pulled away for its largest victory of the season, an 83-48 domination of visiting Wyoming in the second part of the Border War Saturday in Moby Arena. With the win, the Rams improved to 11-16 on the year and 6-8 in Mountain West action, while the Cowboys fell to 6-21 and 2-12 in the league.
Wyoming scored the first bucket of the game and held another brief lead at 5-4 with 16:52 left in the first half, but that would be short-lived, as the Rams put on a 13-0 run over the next 2:50 to take a 17-5 lead that would only get below double digits once the rest of the game. CSU limited the Cowboys to just six made field goals in the first half and built a 21-point halftime cushion, 40-19.
Wyoming got the margin down to 13 at 47-34 with 13:36 to play, but the Rams closed the door with a 12-0 run over the next three minutes to take complete control of the game at 59-34 with just over 10 minutes to play. CSU continued to put a stranglehold on the Wyoming offense, holding the Cowboys to just 35.7 percent (10-of-28) from the floor in the final 20 minutes in pulling away for the 35-point victory.
Colorado State shot a solid 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the floor, including 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from the three-point arc. Wyoming was held to just 30.8 percent (16-of-52) field goal shooting and made just 2-of-24 (8.3 percent) from the three-point arc. The Rams dominated the glass, 41-25, and handed out 20 assists on their 29 made baskets.
Five Rams scored in double figures, led by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige with 15 points. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho was limited to just 20 minutes due to foul trouble but still accounted for 13 poitns, seven rebounds and four assists. Redshirt-junior Kris Martin finished with 12 points, while freshman Adam Thistlewood tallied 11 points. Redshirt-junior Hyron Edwards was the final CSU player in double figures with 10 points and a game-high five assists off the bench. Justin James led all scorers and was the only Wyoming player in double figures with 29 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
Colorado State's defense held Wyoming to opponent lows for field goal percentage (30.8) and three-point percentage (8.3) this season.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
On the victory over Wyoming
"Obviously, a really good performance by our guys. It feels good to win, to play the way we did on both ends of the floor. Defensively, especially early, we were pretty good. (Wyoming guard) Justin James is just a terrific player. He obviously got his points. I thought, early in the game, we did a pretty nice job of disrupting him. Some of the double teams we sent bothered him--he did turn it over six times. We just didn't let anybody else get going. We did a great job on (guard Jake) Hendricks and (forward) Hunter Thompson. We attacked early, we got the ball inside the zone and we got them into foul trouble a little bit. We kind of kept our foot on the gas. It's a fun way to win."
NOTES
• This was the 230th meeting all-time between the two schools, the largest series for CSU in its history. Wyoming holds a 136-94 lead in the overall series, with a 56-52 advantage in Fort Collins
• CSU has won four of the last six meetings overall. Since 2010, the Rams are 7-3 at Moby Arena.
• The 35-point victory for CSU was the largest win by either team in the series history.
• The 48 points was an opponent low this season and the first time a CSU opponent has been held below 50 since Feb. 4, 2017, a 69-49 win over UNLV.
• The 11 CSU wins ties last year's mark and the six Mountain West are two more than all of last year with four regular-season games still to play.
• CSU is now 9-2 (5-1 MW) in games where it scores 80 or more points and 7-2 (4-0 MW) when it holds the opponent to less than 70 points
• This was the largest home crowd this season for CSU men's basketball game (5,026)
• Paige is now tied for fifth on CSU's career chart with 154 triples, tied for 11th with 119 career games played, 16th with 85 career starts and fourth with 3,322 career minutes.
• Carvacho moved up to third on the CSU single-season rebound chart at 351, moving past Mike Childress (1970-71) with 349. Next on the list is Emmanuel Omogbo (2016-17) in second at 373.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will head on the road for its final two road Mountain West contests, starting at Boise State, Wed., Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. MT
• The contest between will be televised on Stadium with streaming on the Mountain West Network.
• 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.
Wyoming scored the first bucket of the game and held another brief lead at 5-4 with 16:52 left in the first half, but that would be short-lived, as the Rams put on a 13-0 run over the next 2:50 to take a 17-5 lead that would only get below double digits once the rest of the game. CSU limited the Cowboys to just six made field goals in the first half and built a 21-point halftime cushion, 40-19.
Wyoming got the margin down to 13 at 47-34 with 13:36 to play, but the Rams closed the door with a 12-0 run over the next three minutes to take complete control of the game at 59-34 with just over 10 minutes to play. CSU continued to put a stranglehold on the Wyoming offense, holding the Cowboys to just 35.7 percent (10-of-28) from the floor in the final 20 minutes in pulling away for the 35-point victory.
Colorado State shot a solid 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the floor, including 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from the three-point arc. Wyoming was held to just 30.8 percent (16-of-52) field goal shooting and made just 2-of-24 (8.3 percent) from the three-point arc. The Rams dominated the glass, 41-25, and handed out 20 assists on their 29 made baskets.
Five Rams scored in double figures, led by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige with 15 points. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho was limited to just 20 minutes due to foul trouble but still accounted for 13 poitns, seven rebounds and four assists. Redshirt-junior Kris Martin finished with 12 points, while freshman Adam Thistlewood tallied 11 points. Redshirt-junior Hyron Edwards was the final CSU player in double figures with 10 points and a game-high five assists off the bench. Justin James led all scorers and was the only Wyoming player in double figures with 29 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
Colorado State's defense held Wyoming to opponent lows for field goal percentage (30.8) and three-point percentage (8.3) this season.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Niko Medved
On the victory over Wyoming
"Obviously, a really good performance by our guys. It feels good to win, to play the way we did on both ends of the floor. Defensively, especially early, we were pretty good. (Wyoming guard) Justin James is just a terrific player. He obviously got his points. I thought, early in the game, we did a pretty nice job of disrupting him. Some of the double teams we sent bothered him--he did turn it over six times. We just didn't let anybody else get going. We did a great job on (guard Jake) Hendricks and (forward) Hunter Thompson. We attacked early, we got the ball inside the zone and we got them into foul trouble a little bit. We kind of kept our foot on the gas. It's a fun way to win."
NOTES
• This was the 230th meeting all-time between the two schools, the largest series for CSU in its history. Wyoming holds a 136-94 lead in the overall series, with a 56-52 advantage in Fort Collins
• CSU has won four of the last six meetings overall. Since 2010, the Rams are 7-3 at Moby Arena.
• The 35-point victory for CSU was the largest win by either team in the series history.
• The 48 points was an opponent low this season and the first time a CSU opponent has been held below 50 since Feb. 4, 2017, a 69-49 win over UNLV.
• The 11 CSU wins ties last year's mark and the six Mountain West are two more than all of last year with four regular-season games still to play.
• CSU is now 9-2 (5-1 MW) in games where it scores 80 or more points and 7-2 (4-0 MW) when it holds the opponent to less than 70 points
• This was the largest home crowd this season for CSU men's basketball game (5,026)
• Paige is now tied for fifth on CSU's career chart with 154 triples, tied for 11th with 119 career games played, 16th with 85 career starts and fourth with 3,322 career minutes.
• Carvacho moved up to third on the CSU single-season rebound chart at 351, moving past Mike Childress (1970-71) with 349. Next on the list is Emmanuel Omogbo (2016-17) in second at 373.
UP NEXT
• The Rams will head on the road for its final two road Mountain West contests, starting at Boise State, Wed., Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. MT
• The contest between will be televised on Stadium with streaming on the Mountain West Network.
• 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
WY
CSU
FG%
.308
.500
3FG%
.083
.433
FT%
1.000
.800
RB
25
41
TO
15
15
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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