CSU Makes Plays, Free Throws In Closing Minutes To Defeat Utah State, 77-72

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – In a classic Mountain West battle, Colorado State made the key plays down the stretch and knocked down late free throws to earn a 77-72 home win over Utah State Wednesday evening. With the victory, the Rams improved to 12-1 on the year and 2-1 in the league, while the Aggies fell to 10-6 and 1-2 in conference play.

This was a game that neither team could salt away, as the largest run by either squad was an 8-0 surge by CSU. The Rams led by nine at the break, but this was one destined to come down to the final eight minutes. Colorado State led by five at 60-55 with 6:20 to go, but Utah State came back with their biggest run of the game, a 7-0 capped off by a Justin Bean jumper, to take their first and only lead of the second half at 62-60 with 4:37 remaining. However, junior David Roddy had an answer on the next possession with a straight-away three as the shot clock wound down to put CSU up for good.

Colorado State finished the game at 46.3 percent (25-of-54) from the floor and 37.0 percent (10-of-27) from the arc. Utah State was 45.5 percent (25-of-55) from the field but limited to just 22.2 percent (4-of-18) on threes. The Rams hit 85.0 percent (17-of-20) at the free throw line and rallied late on the boards, finishing with a 32-31 lead.

CSU had four players in double figures, led by Roddy with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor along with six rebounds and a pair of assists. Junior Isaiah Stevens finished with 22 points and four assists, while senior Chandler Jacobs and freshman Jalen Lake each added 11. Jacobs finished the game with a career-high nine rebounds. Utah State also had four in double digits, led by Sean Bairstow with 20 points

STAT OF THE GAME
• Colorado State made all 10 free throw attempts in the final 1:04 of the game to keep the Aggies at bay and seal the win.

NOTES
• Utah State has a 60-41 lead, but CSU holds a 29-20 advantage in Fort Collins.
• Head coach Niko Medved improved to 21-8 at home against Mountain West opponents
• The Rams are now 8-0 when leading at the break this season and 8-0 when the starters tally at least 50
• Roddy is now at 1,069 points in his CSU career, moving into the top 20 overall at 20th (surpassing Gian Clavell), while Stevens moved up a tie for 24^th at 1,050 points with J.J. Avila and Aaron Atkinson.
• Stevens also moved into fifth on CSU's career assists list at 375, surpassing CSU great Dorian Green (2009-13) at 373.

NEXT UP
• The Rams head on the road to take on San Jose State and former CSU head coach Tim Miles on Sat., Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. MT in the two teams' only regular-season meeting.
• The game will be broadcast on Stadium.
• 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).

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