CSU Handles Business In Win Over Little Rock, 86-55

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State started strong and took care of business against Little Rock, 86-55, Wednesday night in Moby Arena. The Rams remained one of the remaining undefeated teams in Division I, improving to 8-0 on the year, while the Trojans dropped to 4-4.

After an exchange of early leads made it 5-4 Little Rock, the Rams pulled away with a 22-2 run over the next 10 minutes to make it 26-7 CSU with just under seven minutes remaining in the first half. The lead grew to as many as 25 in the opening period, with Colorado State taking a 43-20 advantage into the break. The lead was maintained and expanded in the second half, growing to as many as 36 in the late stages.

Colorado State again proved effective on the offensive end, hitting 55.9 percent (33-of-59) of its field goal attempts, including going 25-of-36 on two pointers. Little Rock was held to just 38.5 percent (20-of-52) overall and 23.1 percent (3-of-13) on threes. The Rams hit all 12 free throw attempts and won the boards, 32-28.

CSU had four players in double figures, led by junior Isaiah Stevens' double-double of 12 points and a school record-tying 12 assists, with no turnovers. Seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood each contributed 11, while junior John Tonje came off the bench with 10 points. Little Rock had a pair of players in double digits, paced by Isaiah Palermo's 16 points.

STAT OF THE GAME
• Colorado State forced an opponent season-high 18 turnovers on the night.

NOTES
• This was CSU's win in three tries against Little Rock all-time, while the Rams improved to 14-5 all-time (11-2 at home) against current Sun Belt Conference schools.
• The 8-0 record is just the second time in program history the Rams have started undefeated at this point in the year, matching the 2014-15 Rams who won their first 14 games.
• Stevens' double-double was the fifth point-assist double-double of his career and 19^th in program history.
• Stevens also moved up to seventh on the CSU career assist list with 355, passing Matt Barnett (1994-98) with 352.
• Colorado State is now 34-4 under Medved when scoring 80+ points in a game.
• Roddy and Stevens are closing in on the 1,000-point mark in their CSU careers, as Roddy is now at 977 and Stevens has 972.

NEXT UP
• Colorado State concludes a three-game homestand when it hosts Saint Mary's (Calif.) in Moby Arena on Sat., Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast on Stadium and the Mountain West Network, with Chris Hassel, Doug Gottlieb and Jeff Goodman on 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 handling the broadcast.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.

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