Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Fort Collins, Colo.
2 p.m. MT
Colorado State
16-8,7-4Mountai
95
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77
UNLV
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UNLV
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41
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Colorado State
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Isaiah Stevens led the Rams with 21 points, including 5-of-5 on threes
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Pull Away For 95-77 Win Over UNLV Saturday Afternoon
2/1/2020 6:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU moves into a share of second in the Mountain West standings with its sixth consecutive home victory
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State moved into at least a tie for second in the Mountain West, pulling away in the second half for a 95-77 victory over visiting UNLV Saturday afternoon in Moby Arena. With their seventh conference win in the last eight games, the Rams improved to 16-8 overall and 7-4 in the conference, while the Runnin' Rebels slipped to 11-12 and 6-4 in the league.
The teams battled through the first 16 minutes of the game, with UNLV going on an 8-0 run over 1:23 to built its biggest lead of the game at 33-25 with 3:41 to go in the opening period. However as they have been resilient through this stretch, the Rams answered, closing out the half on a 16-3 surge, including a highly-contested triple from freshman Isaiah Stevens as the half expired to send CSU to the halftime break with a 41-36 advantage.
UNLV scored the first three of the second half to cut it to 41-39, but the Rams slowly pulled away, scoring the next four points to go up six and never see the lead shrink lower than four at 50-46. At that point, CSU went on another run, this time a 14-2 surge over 4:05 to make it a 16-point game at 66-48 with just over 11 minutes to play. The Runnin' Rebels got it down to nine with 5:40 to play, but that was as close as the visitors would get, as CSU eventually built the lead as high as 24 in the closing minutes.
Colorado State ended the game at a stellar 61.5 percent (32-of-52) from the field, including 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the three-point line. CSU was also solid at the free throw line, going 20-of-28 (71.4 percent). UNLV was just 42.0 percent (29-of-69) overall and 31.3 percent (10-of-32) beyond the arc. CSU won the boards 34-32 and outscored the Runnin' Rebels 20-5 on the fast break.
CSU had six players with seven or more points and four in double figures, led by Stevens with 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting overall, including makes on all five three-point attempts. Redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho had his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman David Roddy chipped in 14. Sophomore Adam Thistlewood finished with 12, all coming in the second half. UNLV was led by Bryce Hamilton with 28, but CSU's defense limited leading scorer Amauri Hardy to just four points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• The 61.5 percent shooting overall from the floor was a season best for CSU.
NOTES
• UNLV still leads the series 40-17 and 29-16 in conference action. CSU has gone 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Moby Arena.
• The Rams are now 9-2 in Orange Out games since the tradition began in 2009-10.
• CSU has now knocked off the two teams that were tied for second in the Mountain West entering the week (Nevada and UNLV) to move into a tie for second.
• With 16 wins, the Rams are now assured at least a .500 overall record for the season and have tied last year's Mountain West total victories (7) with seven regular-regular season games to play.
• The 95 points CSU scored are the most by the Rams in series history.
• The Rams are now 9-0 (4-0 MW) when scoring at least 80 points this year.
• Six of CSU's seven Mountain West wins have been by 11 points or more.
• The 54 points in the second half is a season high for CSU in either half.
• Carvacho has now tied with Jordan Caroline of Nevada for the Mountain West double-doubles record with 45 in his career and moved into ninth on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• This was the 18th double-figure scoring game each for Stevens, Roddy and Carvacho.
• Sophomore Kendle Moore had six rebounds and eight assists, both season highs and just one each off his career bests.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will go back out on the road quickly, traveling to California to take on Fresno State on Tuesday, Feb. 4
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. MT.
• 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 teams battled through the first 16 minutes of the game, with UNLV going on an 8-0 run over 1:23 to built its biggest lead of the game at 33-25 with 3:41 to go in the opening period. However as they have been resilient through this stretch, the Rams answered, closing out the half on a 16-3 surge, including a highly-contested triple from freshman Isaiah Stevens as the half expired to send CSU to the halftime break with a 41-36 advantage.
UNLV scored the first three of the second half to cut it to 41-39, but the Rams slowly pulled away, scoring the next four points to go up six and never see the lead shrink lower than four at 50-46. At that point, CSU went on another run, this time a 14-2 surge over 4:05 to make it a 16-point game at 66-48 with just over 11 minutes to play. The Runnin' Rebels got it down to nine with 5:40 to play, but that was as close as the visitors would get, as CSU eventually built the lead as high as 24 in the closing minutes.
Colorado State ended the game at a stellar 61.5 percent (32-of-52) from the field, including 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the three-point line. CSU was also solid at the free throw line, going 20-of-28 (71.4 percent). UNLV was just 42.0 percent (29-of-69) overall and 31.3 percent (10-of-32) beyond the arc. CSU won the boards 34-32 and outscored the Runnin' Rebels 20-5 on the fast break.
CSU had six players with seven or more points and four in double figures, led by Stevens with 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting overall, including makes on all five three-point attempts. Redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho had his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman David Roddy chipped in 14. Sophomore Adam Thistlewood finished with 12, all coming in the second half. UNLV was led by Bryce Hamilton with 28, but CSU's defense limited leading scorer Amauri Hardy to just four points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• The 61.5 percent shooting overall from the floor was a season best for CSU.
NOTES
• UNLV still leads the series 40-17 and 29-16 in conference action. CSU has gone 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Moby Arena.
• The Rams are now 9-2 in Orange Out games since the tradition began in 2009-10.
• CSU has now knocked off the two teams that were tied for second in the Mountain West entering the week (Nevada and UNLV) to move into a tie for second.
• With 16 wins, the Rams are now assured at least a .500 overall record for the season and have tied last year's Mountain West total victories (7) with seven regular-regular season games to play.
• The 95 points CSU scored are the most by the Rams in series history.
• The Rams are now 9-0 (4-0 MW) when scoring at least 80 points this year.
• Six of CSU's seven Mountain West wins have been by 11 points or more.
• The 54 points in the second half is a season high for CSU in either half.
• Carvacho has now tied with Jordan Caroline of Nevada for the Mountain West double-doubles record with 45 in his career and moved into ninth on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• This was the 18th double-figure scoring game each for Stevens, Roddy and Carvacho.
• Sophomore Kendle Moore had six rebounds and eight assists, both season highs and just one each off his career bests.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will go back out on the road quickly, traveling to California to take on Fresno State on Tuesday, Feb. 4
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. MT.
• 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
UNLV
CSU
FG%
.420
.615
3FG%
.313
.647
FT%
.692
.714
RB
32
34
TO
12
12
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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