Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 29
Fort Collins, Colo.
2 p.m. MT
Colorado State
20-11, 11-7MW
87
vs
74
Air Force
11-19, 5-13MW
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2
F
Air Force
28
46
74
Colorado State
42
45
87
Seniors Nico Carvacho, Hyron Edwards and Kris Martin celebrate the victory in their final regular-season home game
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams Earn Senior Day Win Over Air Force
2/29/2020 7:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU leads for more than 36 minutes in earning an 87-74 victory over the Falcons
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Senior Day is supposed to be a time of celebration and for Colorado State, it was able to accomplish that with an 87-74 win over visiting Air Force Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Rams improved to 20-11 overall and finished 11-7 in the Mountain West, while the Falcons fell to 11-19 and 5-13 in the league.
Following the annual pre-game ceremony, the visitors took the early lead, going up 8-4. However, a 9-0 run put CSU up for good as the Rams took a 13-8 lead and would lead for more than 36 minutes of the contest. Behind better than 65 percent shooting from the field in the opening 20 minutes, the Rams built as much as a 17-point lead and took a 14-point advantage into the break. The double-digit lead was maintained most of the second half before the Falcons got it down to eight with 1:12 to play. However, CSU salted the game away at the free throw line, making 7-of-8 in the final stretch for the 13-point victory.
For the game, CSU finished at 55.8 percent (29-of-52) from the floor and 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from the three-point line. Air Force was 47.4 percent (27-of-57) from the field, but just 32.1 percent (9-of-28) from the arc. CSU forced 11 Air Force turnovers and converted those into 13 points.
CSU was led by sophomore Kendle Moore with 21 points on a career-best seven three-pointers. Four other Rams also finished in double figures, as freshmen Isaiah Stevens and David Roddy each tallied 14, redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho added 12 and sophomore Adam Thistlewood chipped in 11. For Air Force, Lavelle Scottie led three Falcons in double figures with 20.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU connected on 13 three pointers, seven of them in the first half, with the total the third most this year for the Rams.
NOTES
• Colorado State honored its three seniors in a pre-game ceremony – Hyron Edwards, Kris Martin and Nico Carvacho.
• CSU leads the overall series now 82-33, including 57-22 in conference play and 44-11 at home
• The win gives CSU an overall 20-win season for just the fifth time in its 21-year membership in the Mountain West and 10th since 1954-55.
• The 11 Mountain West wins tied for the third-most wins in MW play for CSU.
• This is just the ninth time in school history that CSU has won 11 conference games and just the 19th time that CSU will finish above .500 in league action (87 years of conference play combined between four leagues)
• The seven three-pointers by Moore are a team season high and tied for the seventh most in a game in school history
• Stevens added seven assists, the 14th time this year that he has had five or more in a game (CSU is 11-3 in those games)
• Carvacho also played in his 131st game as a Ram, surpassing the previous school record of 130 held by Dorian Green (2009-13). His 128 career starts are second, behind Green's 130.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will open the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship as the No. 6 seed and will take No. 11 Wyoming on Wednesday, March 4 at 5 p.m. PT/ 6 p.m. MT.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• 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.
Following the annual pre-game ceremony, the visitors took the early lead, going up 8-4. However, a 9-0 run put CSU up for good as the Rams took a 13-8 lead and would lead for more than 36 minutes of the contest. Behind better than 65 percent shooting from the field in the opening 20 minutes, the Rams built as much as a 17-point lead and took a 14-point advantage into the break. The double-digit lead was maintained most of the second half before the Falcons got it down to eight with 1:12 to play. However, CSU salted the game away at the free throw line, making 7-of-8 in the final stretch for the 13-point victory.
For the game, CSU finished at 55.8 percent (29-of-52) from the floor and 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from the three-point line. Air Force was 47.4 percent (27-of-57) from the field, but just 32.1 percent (9-of-28) from the arc. CSU forced 11 Air Force turnovers and converted those into 13 points.
CSU was led by sophomore Kendle Moore with 21 points on a career-best seven three-pointers. Four other Rams also finished in double figures, as freshmen Isaiah Stevens and David Roddy each tallied 14, redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho added 12 and sophomore Adam Thistlewood chipped in 11. For Air Force, Lavelle Scottie led three Falcons in double figures with 20.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU connected on 13 three pointers, seven of them in the first half, with the total the third most this year for the Rams.
NOTES
• Colorado State honored its three seniors in a pre-game ceremony – Hyron Edwards, Kris Martin and Nico Carvacho.
• CSU leads the overall series now 82-33, including 57-22 in conference play and 44-11 at home
• The win gives CSU an overall 20-win season for just the fifth time in its 21-year membership in the Mountain West and 10th since 1954-55.
• The 11 Mountain West wins tied for the third-most wins in MW play for CSU.
• This is just the ninth time in school history that CSU has won 11 conference games and just the 19th time that CSU will finish above .500 in league action (87 years of conference play combined between four leagues)
• The seven three-pointers by Moore are a team season high and tied for the seventh most in a game in school history
• Stevens added seven assists, the 14th time this year that he has had five or more in a game (CSU is 11-3 in those games)
• Carvacho also played in his 131st game as a Ram, surpassing the previous school record of 130 held by Dorian Green (2009-13). His 128 career starts are second, behind Green's 130.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will open the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championship as the No. 6 seed and will take No. 11 Wyoming on Wednesday, March 4 at 5 p.m. PT/ 6 p.m. MT.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• 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
USAFA
CSU
FG%
.474
.558
3FG%
.321
.419
FT%
.733
.696
RB
29
29
TO
11
8
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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