Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Laramie, Wyo. / Arena-Auditorium
2 p.m. MT
Colorado State
18-9, 9-5MW
77
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70
Wyoming
6-20, 1-13MW
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Colorado State
29
48
77
Wyoming
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33
70
Kris Martin had all 13 points and 5 rebounds in the second half, 7 and 3 in the final two minutes
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Battle Back From 19 Down For Border War Win at Wyoming
2/15/2020 5:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU posts its largest comeback in more than 20 years to earn a Border War sweep
LARAMIE, Wyo. – These Rams NEVER SAY QUIT! Trailing by 19 points with 14:06 to play, Colorado State came all the way back for its biggest come-from-behind victory in more than 20 years, winning at Wyoming 77-70 Saturday afternoon. In sweeping this year's Border War, the Rams improved to 18-9 overall and 9-5 in Mountain West play, while the Cowboys fell to 6-20 and 1-13 in the league.
Wyoming led most of the game, as the Rams could not find a rhythm on offense or set of stops on defense, trailing by as many as 11 in the first half, eight at halftime and 19 with just under six minutes gone in the final 20. After a CSU timeout, it started to click, as the visitors went on a 10-0 run over the next 1:59 to cut the margin to single digits at 54-45. The margin dipped to four with 5:20 to play on a triple by redshirt-senior Kris Martin, but the Cowboys pushed it back to eight at the final media timeout. From there, Colorado State put the clamps on, holding Wyoming scoreless over the final 4:19, with a three giving CSU a 72-70 lead with 39 seconds to play and four straight free throws from the Frisco, Texas native sealing the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the field, including 14-of-30 (46.7 percent) in the final 20 minutes. Wyoming also shot 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the floor for the contest. The Rams dominated the glass, 52-26, including getting 18 offensive rebounds, and went 26-of-40 at the charity stripe as compared to 13-of-17 for Wyoming.
Five Rams were in double figures, led by freshman Isaiah Stevens 14 points and four assists. Martin finished with 13 points and five rebounds, all coming in the second half including scoring seven points and grabbing three rebounds in the key final two minutes of play. Sophomore Kendle Moore had 12, with redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho tallying 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Freshman David Roddy was the other CSU player in double figures with 10. Wyoming had four in double digits, led by Hunter Maldonado's 17 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Combined between field goal attempts and free throws, CSU made 11-of-13 in the final 1:56 while holding Wyoming to 0-of-5 and one turnover.
NOTES
• The Rams swept the Border War for the first time since 2016-17 but still trail in the overall series 136-96 after picking up their 40th win ever in Laramie.
• CSU rallied for its biggest come-from-behind win in more than 20 years, with the closest after trailing by 18 against UNLV to post an 83-82 win in 2014-15.
• Stevens set CSU's freshman assist record, now at 123, surpassing Michael Morris (2002-03) at 121. He is now 13th on the CSU single-season chart.
• Carvacho recorded his NCAA active career-leading 47th career double-double in the game and his fourth in the last five contests.
• This was Martin's eighth double-figure scoring game of the season and the Rams are 8-0 when he has 10 or more this year.
• The Rams are now 3-9 when trailing with two minutes to play, picking up their first win in six tries in Mountain West play when down with 120 seconds to go.
• Colorado State is now 15-1 when outrebounding its opponent this year with the 52 a 40-minute high this season.
• This was the first time CSU had attempted 40 free throws in a game since Feb. 10, 2016 against Boise State, when the Rams went 30-of-41.
NEXT UP
• For the second time in the last five games, Colorado State will take on UNLV, this time as the second part of a road trip as the two meet in at the home of the Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 8:30 p.m. MT, with John Sadak and Michael O'Donnell handling the commentary.
• 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.
Wyoming led most of the game, as the Rams could not find a rhythm on offense or set of stops on defense, trailing by as many as 11 in the first half, eight at halftime and 19 with just under six minutes gone in the final 20. After a CSU timeout, it started to click, as the visitors went on a 10-0 run over the next 1:59 to cut the margin to single digits at 54-45. The margin dipped to four with 5:20 to play on a triple by redshirt-senior Kris Martin, but the Cowboys pushed it back to eight at the final media timeout. From there, Colorado State put the clamps on, holding Wyoming scoreless over the final 4:19, with a three giving CSU a 72-70 lead with 39 seconds to play and four straight free throws from the Frisco, Texas native sealing the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the field, including 14-of-30 (46.7 percent) in the final 20 minutes. Wyoming also shot 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the floor for the contest. The Rams dominated the glass, 52-26, including getting 18 offensive rebounds, and went 26-of-40 at the charity stripe as compared to 13-of-17 for Wyoming.
Five Rams were in double figures, led by freshman Isaiah Stevens 14 points and four assists. Martin finished with 13 points and five rebounds, all coming in the second half including scoring seven points and grabbing three rebounds in the key final two minutes of play. Sophomore Kendle Moore had 12, with redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho tallying 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Freshman David Roddy was the other CSU player in double figures with 10. Wyoming had four in double digits, led by Hunter Maldonado's 17 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Combined between field goal attempts and free throws, CSU made 11-of-13 in the final 1:56 while holding Wyoming to 0-of-5 and one turnover.
NOTES
• The Rams swept the Border War for the first time since 2016-17 but still trail in the overall series 136-96 after picking up their 40th win ever in Laramie.
• CSU rallied for its biggest come-from-behind win in more than 20 years, with the closest after trailing by 18 against UNLV to post an 83-82 win in 2014-15.
• Stevens set CSU's freshman assist record, now at 123, surpassing Michael Morris (2002-03) at 121. He is now 13th on the CSU single-season chart.
• Carvacho recorded his NCAA active career-leading 47th career double-double in the game and his fourth in the last five contests.
• This was Martin's eighth double-figure scoring game of the season and the Rams are 8-0 when he has 10 or more this year.
• The Rams are now 3-9 when trailing with two minutes to play, picking up their first win in six tries in Mountain West play when down with 120 seconds to go.
• Colorado State is now 15-1 when outrebounding its opponent this year with the 52 a 40-minute high this season.
• This was the first time CSU had attempted 40 free throws in a game since Feb. 10, 2016 against Boise State, when the Rams went 30-of-41.
NEXT UP
• For the second time in the last five games, Colorado State will take on UNLV, this time as the second part of a road trip as the two meet in at the home of the Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 8:30 p.m. MT, with John Sadak and Michael O'Donnell handling the commentary.
• 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
CSU
UW
FG%
.407
.407
3FG%
.292
.310
FT%
.650
.765
RB
52
26
TO
17
9
STL
3
10
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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