Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, February 25
San Diego, Calif. / Viejas Arena
9 p.m. MT
Colorado State
19-11, 10-7MW
60
at
66
San Diego State
27-1, 16-1MW
1
2
F
Colorado State
36
24
60
San Diego State
34
32
66
Nico Carvacho has 17 points to lead CSU's efforts
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Fall Late At #5 San Diego State, 66-60, Tuesday Night
2/26/2020 7:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CSU was unable to get key late baskets in falling to the Aztecs.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Visiting Colorado State gave #5 San Diego State all it wanted but a late scoring drought was costly in a 66-60 loss at SDSU Tuesday night. With the loss, the Rams fell to 19-11 overall and 10-7 in the Mountain West, while the Aztecs remained the nation's only one-loss team and improved to 27-1 and 16-1 in the conference.
The Aztecs jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game, but the Rams responded with a 15-2 run over the next five minutes to go up 19-13 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half. The lead grew to as many as seven but CSU entered the break with a slim 36-34 margin.
The second half was back-and-forth, as the defense stepped up on both sides of the floor. Eventually, the Rams held a seven-point lead at 56-49 with 8:22 to go, but SDSU scored 13 unanswered points over the next 5:13 to go up 62-56 with 3:09 to play. CSU got it down to two on a pair of freshman Isaiah Stevens free throws with 57 seconds to go, but could not get the shot to fall to get over the top, as the Aztecs closed the final seconds by making all four of their free throws for the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the field and just 25.0 percent (5-of-20) from the three-point line. San Diego State was limited to 35.2 percent (19-of-54) from the field, but was able to connect on 33.3 percent (11-of-33) on threes. SDSU was a solid 85.0 percent (17-of-20) at the free throw line as compared to CSU's 76.5 percent (13-of-17) with the Rams holding a slight advantage on the glass, 36-34.
CSU was led by redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho's 17 points, while Stevens was the only other Ram in double figures with 12. San Diego State had three players in double figures, led by Malachi Flynn with 17.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU hit just one of its last 12 attempts from the field.
NOTES
• SDSU holds a slight 45-41 lead in games played after taking this year's two meetings, including 41-38 in conference action in both the WAC and MW.
• Carvacho played in his 130th career game, tying Dorian Green (2009-13) for the most games played in CSU history.
• Carvacho started his 127th career game, just three shy of Green's CSU career record for most starts.
• This was the 24th double-digit scoring game of the year for Carvacho and 22nd for Stevens.
• CSU is now 1-8 this year (0-6 in MW) when scoring 69 points or less
NEXT UP
• The Rams will return home for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 29, hosting in-state rival Air Force at 2 p.m.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3 with Trey Bender and Sed Bonner handling the broadcast.
• 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 Aztecs jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game, but the Rams responded with a 15-2 run over the next five minutes to go up 19-13 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half. The lead grew to as many as seven but CSU entered the break with a slim 36-34 margin.
The second half was back-and-forth, as the defense stepped up on both sides of the floor. Eventually, the Rams held a seven-point lead at 56-49 with 8:22 to go, but SDSU scored 13 unanswered points over the next 5:13 to go up 62-56 with 3:09 to play. CSU got it down to two on a pair of freshman Isaiah Stevens free throws with 57 seconds to go, but could not get the shot to fall to get over the top, as the Aztecs closed the final seconds by making all four of their free throws for the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the field and just 25.0 percent (5-of-20) from the three-point line. San Diego State was limited to 35.2 percent (19-of-54) from the field, but was able to connect on 33.3 percent (11-of-33) on threes. SDSU was a solid 85.0 percent (17-of-20) at the free throw line as compared to CSU's 76.5 percent (13-of-17) with the Rams holding a slight advantage on the glass, 36-34.
CSU was led by redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho's 17 points, while Stevens was the only other Ram in double figures with 12. San Diego State had three players in double figures, led by Malachi Flynn with 17.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU hit just one of its last 12 attempts from the field.
NOTES
• SDSU holds a slight 45-41 lead in games played after taking this year's two meetings, including 41-38 in conference action in both the WAC and MW.
• Carvacho played in his 130th career game, tying Dorian Green (2009-13) for the most games played in CSU history.
• Carvacho started his 127th career game, just three shy of Green's CSU career record for most starts.
• This was the 24th double-digit scoring game of the year for Carvacho and 22nd for Stevens.
• CSU is now 1-8 this year (0-6 in MW) when scoring 69 points or less
NEXT UP
• The Rams will return home for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 29, hosting in-state rival Air Force at 2 p.m.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3 with Trey Bender and Sed Bonner handling the broadcast.
• 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
SDSU
FG%
.396
.352
3FG%
.250
.333
FT%
.765
.850
RB
36
34
TO
14
12
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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