Colorado State University Athletics

Saturday, December 18
Fort Worth, TX / Dickies Arena
2:30 PM

Colorado State

vs

Tulsa

2021-22 CSU MBB - Saint Mary's
In the 2019 meeting, then-freshman Isaiah Stevens had 26 points and a school record-tying 12 assists in the 3OT win over Tulsa.

#23 CSU Heads Back To Fort Worth To Take On Tulsa Dec. 18

12/16/2021 12:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

The Rams and Golden Hurricane will meet at the Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase in the first meeting between the two teams since the 3OT CSU victory in 2019-20

Opening Tip
• In an interesting twist, Colorado State will return one week later to Fort Worth, Texas and Dickies Arena, one of the eight 2022 NCAA Regional First & Second Round sites,  to take on Tulsa as part of the Hoop Hype XL | College Basketball Showcase , Sat., Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. MT. as the first of a doubleheader day of basketball with Oklahoma State and Houston to follow. Tulsa will have played a home game against Alcorn State Thursday night.
• The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Lowell Galindo and Lance Blanks on the call.
• 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 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.
 
10 Degrees Of CSU Basketball
  1. The two teams have split the previous six meetings, with CSU taking the only neutral site victory in the series in Niko Medved's second season at the helm, winning at the BOK Showcase in Tulsa in a three-overtime thriller, 111-104.
  2. CSU is ranked 23rd in both the Associated Press and USA Today Sports Coaches' Polls for the first time since 2014-15. This is only ninth time/week that Colorado State has been ranked in the Associated Press poll. 
  3. The 10-game winning streak is tied for the third longest in CSU history with Stew Morrill's 1997-98 team that went to the NIT, with Boyd Grant's 1988-89 NCAA Tournament squad just ahead in second at 11 consecutive games won.
  4. Junior Isaiah Stevens is just six points away from becoming the 32nd Ram in history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career
  5. Ranked for the first time since 2014-15, CSU is tied for 20th nationally in fewest turnovers at 10.2 per game and 7th on assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.72.
  6. While there are 16 other schools ranked in the top 35 nationally in at least two of the three shooting percentages (field goal, 3-point and free throw), Colorado State is the only program ranked in all three (2nd in FG, 2nd in 3P FG, 3rd in FT).
  7. The Rams rally from an 11-point deficit against Mississippi State was the third time this season and 11th time under head coach Niko Medved that CSU had rallied from double-digits down for the win.
  8. CSU is outscoring opponents by an average of 11.6 points per game in the second half, including five games with 50 or more in the final 20 minutes.
  9. Per ESPN Stats, junior guard Isaiah Stevens is the only player in Division I that has had a 2-to-1 assist/turnover ratio in every single one of his team's games this season.
  10. Junior forward David Roddy leads CSU and the Mountain West in scoring, while also being seventh in rebounding and eighth in blocked shots.
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