Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, January 25
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 PM
Colorado State
16-1,6-1MW
77
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66
Nevada
9-8,3-3MW
1
2
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Nevada
34
32
66
Colorado State
27
50
77
Photo by: CSU Athletics Communications
No. 22 CSU Rallies From 10-Point Deficit To Defeat Nevada, 77-66, Tuesday night
1/25/2022 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Rams ran their record to a program-best 16-1 mark with a 50-point outburst in the second half.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – No. 22 Colorado State rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first half with a strong offense performance in the final 20 minutes to pull out a 77-66 Mountain West win over Nevada Tuesday night in Moby Arena. With the victory, the Rams improved to a program-best 16-1 overall and 6-1 in the league, while the Wolf Pack dropped to 9-8 and 3-3 in conference action.
Playing with a depleted lineup without third-leading scorer John Tonje and senior Adam Thistlewood, the Rams trailed for most of the first half, falling behind by as many as 10 before being down 34-27 at halftime. A refocused CSU team came out with a 12-5 run in the first three minutes to tie the game at 39 and start the rest of the game at level.
The two teams went back and forth for the next 11 minutes, with nine ties and 11 lead changes overall, as neither team led by more than three in that span. With the game tied at 63 with 6:03 to play, CSU stepped up on both ends of the floor, held Nevada scoreless over 5:00 and took the game with a 12-0 run that put the Rams up for good at 75-63 with 1:03 to go and eventually finished the win off.
Colorado State finished the game shooting 49.1 percent (27-of-55) on field goal attempts, including 34.8 percent (8-of-23) on threes. The Rams connected on 68.0 percent (17-of-25) of its shots in the second half, including 44.4 percent (4-of-9) beyond the three-point line. Nevada was 47.1 percent (24-of-41) overall and 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from the arc. CSU won the battle of the boards with the much-taller visitors, 31-29, and outscored Nevada in the paint, 32-28.
Junior forward David Roddy led CSU with 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals, while junior guard Isaiah Stevens had 16 points and five rebounds. Graduate guard Chandler Jacobs added 14, while senior guard Kendle Moore chipped in nine, as seven Rams had six or more points on the night. Nevada also had three in double digits, led by Desmond Cambridge Jr.'s game-high 23 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Colorado State had its sixth 50+ point second half of the year, outscoring the Wolf Pack 50-32 in the final 20 minutes.
NOTES
• Nevada leads the series 16-11, but CSU has a 7-4 advantage in Fort Collins, including winning the last two meetings.
• CSU continued its best start in program history at 16-1, a game ahead of the 2014-15 Rams.
• Dating back to last season, the Rams have now won 13 in a row in Moby Arena, tied for the fourth longest streak in Moby history and tied for the sixth longest streak in program history.
• CSU is now 32-5 in the last two-plus seasons at home under head coach Niko Medved.
• Roddy moved up to 18th on the CSU career charts at 1,128 points.
• This was the fourth time this season that CSU has trailed by 10 or more points in a game and rallied for the win.
• Redshirt-sophomore center James Moors played a season-high 26 minutes, finishing with eight points (3-3 FG), four rebounds and tied a career-high with three assists.
• The Rams played the contest with three players out with injuries: Tonje (lower leg), Thistlewood (lower leg) and Trace Young (wrist).
NEXT UP
• The Rams will be back in Moby Arena on Fri., Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., hosting UNLV for the Bigger Than Basketball game in conjunction with UCHealth.
• The game will be broadcast on FS1.
• 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).
Playing with a depleted lineup without third-leading scorer John Tonje and senior Adam Thistlewood, the Rams trailed for most of the first half, falling behind by as many as 10 before being down 34-27 at halftime. A refocused CSU team came out with a 12-5 run in the first three minutes to tie the game at 39 and start the rest of the game at level.
The two teams went back and forth for the next 11 minutes, with nine ties and 11 lead changes overall, as neither team led by more than three in that span. With the game tied at 63 with 6:03 to play, CSU stepped up on both ends of the floor, held Nevada scoreless over 5:00 and took the game with a 12-0 run that put the Rams up for good at 75-63 with 1:03 to go and eventually finished the win off.
Colorado State finished the game shooting 49.1 percent (27-of-55) on field goal attempts, including 34.8 percent (8-of-23) on threes. The Rams connected on 68.0 percent (17-of-25) of its shots in the second half, including 44.4 percent (4-of-9) beyond the three-point line. Nevada was 47.1 percent (24-of-41) overall and 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from the arc. CSU won the battle of the boards with the much-taller visitors, 31-29, and outscored Nevada in the paint, 32-28.
Junior forward David Roddy led CSU with 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals, while junior guard Isaiah Stevens had 16 points and five rebounds. Graduate guard Chandler Jacobs added 14, while senior guard Kendle Moore chipped in nine, as seven Rams had six or more points on the night. Nevada also had three in double digits, led by Desmond Cambridge Jr.'s game-high 23 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Colorado State had its sixth 50+ point second half of the year, outscoring the Wolf Pack 50-32 in the final 20 minutes.
NOTES
• Nevada leads the series 16-11, but CSU has a 7-4 advantage in Fort Collins, including winning the last two meetings.
• CSU continued its best start in program history at 16-1, a game ahead of the 2014-15 Rams.
• Dating back to last season, the Rams have now won 13 in a row in Moby Arena, tied for the fourth longest streak in Moby history and tied for the sixth longest streak in program history.
• CSU is now 32-5 in the last two-plus seasons at home under head coach Niko Medved.
• Roddy moved up to 18th on the CSU career charts at 1,128 points.
• This was the fourth time this season that CSU has trailed by 10 or more points in a game and rallied for the win.
• Redshirt-sophomore center James Moors played a season-high 26 minutes, finishing with eight points (3-3 FG), four rebounds and tied a career-high with three assists.
• The Rams played the contest with three players out with injuries: Tonje (lower leg), Thistlewood (lower leg) and Trace Young (wrist).
NEXT UP
• The Rams will be back in Moby Arena on Fri., Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., hosting UNLV for the Bigger Than Basketball game in conjunction with UCHealth.
• The game will be broadcast on FS1.
• 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).
Team Stats
NEVADA
CSU
FG%
.471
.491
3FG%
.286
.348
FT%
.714
.750
RB
29
31
TO
14
10
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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