Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Fort Collins, Colo.
2 p.m. MT
Colorado State
12-19, 7-11MW
60
vs
65
UNLV
17-13, 11-7MW
1
2
F
UNLV
39
26
65
Colorado State
26
34
60
J.D. Paige led CSU with 16 points on Senior Day
Rams lose in regular-season finale to UNLV, 65-60
3/9/2019 5:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
A slow offensive start in the first half was too much to overcome, CSU opens MW Tournament against Boise State Wednesday at 12 pm MT
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – Colorado State had a slow start to the game that it was unable to overcome in the end, dropping the regular season finale to visiting UNLV, 65-60, Saturday afternoon in Moby Arena. The loss dropped CSU to 12-19 overall and a 7-11 finish in the Mountain West, while UNLV improved to 17-13 on the season and an 11-7 record in league action.
The Rams dug an early hole, as UNLV hit an opening three and quickly built a seven-point lead at 17-10, hitting all but two of their field goal attempts to start the game. The Runnin' Rebels continued their hot early shooting in extending the lead to as many as 16 in the opening 20 minutes and went into the break with a 13-point advantage at 39-26.
CSU battled back in the second half behind stellar defensive play and a strong inside presence by redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho. Down 51-40 with just 8:26 to play, the Rams went on a 10-0 run, capped off by fast-break bucket by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige bringing the home team within one. After a UNLV split of free throws to make the lead two freshman Adam Thistlewood canned a three-point shot from beyond the arc for the Rams first, and eventually only, lead of the day with under two minutes to go. However, the Runnin' Rebels would close out the final 1:55 with a 9-3 run defined by four consecutive made free-throw attempts.
Four Rams finished in double figures, led by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige with 16 points. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho logged 13 points and a game-high 20 rebounds, while freshmen Thistlewood and Kendle Moore contributed 12 and 10 respectively. UNLV was led by Kris Clyburn with a game-high 20 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
UNLV shot a stellar 57.1 percent (16-of-28) in the first half, including 5-of-11 from the three-point arc, while CSU was just 33.3 percent (9-of-27) from the floor and 3-of-13 behind the arc in that span.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Niko Medved
Regarding the first half
"The game was lost in the first 10 minutes today. We couldn't get anything going on offense today. I thought our pace was poor, and we missed a ton of open shots, shots at the rim, just couldn't get any momentum getting that big shot to fall."
Regarding the second half
"We finally kicked it in gear that second half, but it was just too little, too late. To win at a consistent level in this league and anywhere, you have to play very well on both ends (of the court) for long periods of time."
NOTES:
• This was the 56th meeting ever, with UNLV holding a decisive 40-16 advantage, including 16-11 in Fort Collins.
• Carvacho is the second player in Mountain West history to record at least 400 rebounds in a season, the only other player to record 400 rebounds in a season is center Andrew Bogut of Utah. He also set a Mountain West single-season record for rebounds in league play, rebounds by a junior and average rebounds per game.
• Carvacho now holds CSU's single season rebounding record at 409 following today's 20-rebound performance. Carvacho passed Mike Childress, who recorded 392 rebounds in 1969-1970.
• Paige matched a career-high seven assists for the third time in his career.
• Today's game marked the seventh time Paige has recorded at least five assists this season and 10th time in his career.
• Paige led the team in scoring for the 11th time this season and 21st time of his career.
• Moore recorded at least three steals in a game for the fifth time in his career.
• Carvacho recorded his 25th double-double of the season and 35th of his career.
• Carvacho recorded at least 20 rebounds in a game for the first time since CSU last played UNLV (1/2/2019).
UP NEXT
• The Rams will travel to Las Vegas and open the 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship on Wednesday, March 13, taking on Boise State at 11 a.m. in the Thomas and Mack Center
• The contest will be televised on Stadium on Facebook.
• 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 Rams dug an early hole, as UNLV hit an opening three and quickly built a seven-point lead at 17-10, hitting all but two of their field goal attempts to start the game. The Runnin' Rebels continued their hot early shooting in extending the lead to as many as 16 in the opening 20 minutes and went into the break with a 13-point advantage at 39-26.
CSU battled back in the second half behind stellar defensive play and a strong inside presence by redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho. Down 51-40 with just 8:26 to play, the Rams went on a 10-0 run, capped off by fast-break bucket by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige bringing the home team within one. After a UNLV split of free throws to make the lead two freshman Adam Thistlewood canned a three-point shot from beyond the arc for the Rams first, and eventually only, lead of the day with under two minutes to go. However, the Runnin' Rebels would close out the final 1:55 with a 9-3 run defined by four consecutive made free-throw attempts.
Four Rams finished in double figures, led by redshirt-senior J.D. Paige with 16 points. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho logged 13 points and a game-high 20 rebounds, while freshmen Thistlewood and Kendle Moore contributed 12 and 10 respectively. UNLV was led by Kris Clyburn with a game-high 20 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
UNLV shot a stellar 57.1 percent (16-of-28) in the first half, including 5-of-11 from the three-point arc, while CSU was just 33.3 percent (9-of-27) from the floor and 3-of-13 behind the arc in that span.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Niko Medved
Regarding the first half
"The game was lost in the first 10 minutes today. We couldn't get anything going on offense today. I thought our pace was poor, and we missed a ton of open shots, shots at the rim, just couldn't get any momentum getting that big shot to fall."
Regarding the second half
"We finally kicked it in gear that second half, but it was just too little, too late. To win at a consistent level in this league and anywhere, you have to play very well on both ends (of the court) for long periods of time."
NOTES:
• This was the 56th meeting ever, with UNLV holding a decisive 40-16 advantage, including 16-11 in Fort Collins.
• Carvacho is the second player in Mountain West history to record at least 400 rebounds in a season, the only other player to record 400 rebounds in a season is center Andrew Bogut of Utah. He also set a Mountain West single-season record for rebounds in league play, rebounds by a junior and average rebounds per game.
• Carvacho now holds CSU's single season rebounding record at 409 following today's 20-rebound performance. Carvacho passed Mike Childress, who recorded 392 rebounds in 1969-1970.
• Paige matched a career-high seven assists for the third time in his career.
• Today's game marked the seventh time Paige has recorded at least five assists this season and 10th time in his career.
• Paige led the team in scoring for the 11th time this season and 21st time of his career.
• Moore recorded at least three steals in a game for the fifth time in his career.
• Carvacho recorded his 25th double-double of the season and 35th of his career.
• Carvacho recorded at least 20 rebounds in a game for the first time since CSU last played UNLV (1/2/2019).
UP NEXT
• The Rams will travel to Las Vegas and open the 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship on Wednesday, March 13, taking on Boise State at 11 a.m. in the Thomas and Mack Center
• The contest will be televised on Stadium on Facebook.
• 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
UNLV
CSU
FG%
.453
.365
3FG%
.381
.286
FT%
.750
.600
RB
37
37
TO
9
5
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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