Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, December 19
Moraga, Calif.
6 p.m. MT
Colorado State
2-1
33
at
53
Saint Mary's (Calif.)
8-1
1
2
F
Colorado State
17
16
33
Saint Mary's (CA)
33
20
53
Photo by: Emma Montie
Rams Fall At Saint Mary's, 53-33
12/19/2020 7:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. – Colorado State went scoreless for almost six minutes to start the game and was unable to overcome that slow start against a much-more seasoned Saint Mary's squad, falling 53-33 Saturday night. The Rams slipped to 2-1 on their young season, while the Gaels improved to 8-1 on the year.
Saint Mary's scored the first 14 points of the game over 5:32 until redshirt-freshman James Moors hit a pair of layups to start the CSU scoring. However the Rams made just three of their first 19 shots, went 8-of-31 (25.8 percent) in the opening 20 minutes and entered the intermission trailing the Gaels, 33-17.
Saint Mary's scored the first six points of the second half and eventually pushed the lead to as many as 24 in the final stanza.
Colorado State finished at 25.0 percent (12-of-48) from the floor overall and 13.3 percent (2-of-15) from the three-point arc. Saint Mary's was just 36.7 percent (22-of-6) from the field and 22.6 percent (7-of-31) beyond the three-point line. The Gaels won the battle of the boards, 41-30.
CSU's top scorer was sophomore Dischon Thomas with eight points, while the Gaels were led by Tommy Kuhse with 14.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Saint Mary's forced 16 CSU turnovers and converted them into a 19-3 advantage, including 11-0 in the first half.
NOTES
• The two teams have now split the four meetings all-time, including 1-1 in Moraga.
• The Rams and Gaels will meeting in the 2021-22 season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins to conclude this home-and-home series.
• This was CSU leader Niko Medved's first time facing the Gaels in his seven-plus years as a head coach.
• The 33 points are the second fewest in the shot clock era for CSU, the lowest being 25 at Wyoming on Feb. 6, 1997.
NEXT UP
• The Rams have added another non-conference game and are staying in California to take on Santa Clara. The contest will be played at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. MT.
• The game will be streamed on the West Coast Conference Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth 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.
Saint Mary's scored the first 14 points of the game over 5:32 until redshirt-freshman James Moors hit a pair of layups to start the CSU scoring. However the Rams made just three of their first 19 shots, went 8-of-31 (25.8 percent) in the opening 20 minutes and entered the intermission trailing the Gaels, 33-17.
Saint Mary's scored the first six points of the second half and eventually pushed the lead to as many as 24 in the final stanza.
Colorado State finished at 25.0 percent (12-of-48) from the floor overall and 13.3 percent (2-of-15) from the three-point arc. Saint Mary's was just 36.7 percent (22-of-6) from the field and 22.6 percent (7-of-31) beyond the three-point line. The Gaels won the battle of the boards, 41-30.
CSU's top scorer was sophomore Dischon Thomas with eight points, while the Gaels were led by Tommy Kuhse with 14.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Saint Mary's forced 16 CSU turnovers and converted them into a 19-3 advantage, including 11-0 in the first half.
NOTES
• The two teams have now split the four meetings all-time, including 1-1 in Moraga.
• The Rams and Gaels will meeting in the 2021-22 season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins to conclude this home-and-home series.
• This was CSU leader Niko Medved's first time facing the Gaels in his seven-plus years as a head coach.
• The 33 points are the second fewest in the shot clock era for CSU, the lowest being 25 at Wyoming on Feb. 6, 1997.
NEXT UP
• The Rams have added another non-conference game and are staying in California to take on Santa Clara. The contest will be played at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. MT.
• The game will be streamed on the West Coast Conference Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth 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
CSU
SMC
FG%
.250
.367
3FG%
.133
.226
FT%
.583
1.000
RB
30
41
TO
16
14
STL
6
13
Game Leaders
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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