Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, January 28
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 PM
Colorado State
74
vs
88
UNLV
CSU Suffers First Home Loss of the Season, 88-74, To UNLV
1/28/2022 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – No. 22 Colorado State Rams could not stop a hot-shooting UNLV squad and fell for the first time at home this season, 88-74, Friday night in Moby Arena. Snapping their five-game winning streak, the Rams fell to 16-2 overall and 6-2 in the Mountain West, while the Runnin' Rebels improved to 12-9 and 4-4 in conference action.
UNLV grabbed the early lead and never let it go as CSU was down one at 13-11 with 11:27 to go in the first. However, UNLV got on an offensive roll, led by guard Bryce Hamilton going 7-of-9 from the field for a stretch, and build the lead to as many as 19 at 40-21 with 1:11 remaining in the opening 20 minutes. The teams exchanged some late baskets, and the Runnin' Rebels led 43-25 at the intermission.
CSU got an early run in the second half and forced a UNLV timeout at 48-35, but every time the Rams made a move, the Rebels had an answer. UNLV eventually stretched the margin to 22 midway in the second half, and the Rams were able to cut it to 11 late in the game, but could get no closer.
Colorado State finished the game at 43.1 percent (25-of-58) for the game and 40.9 percent (9-of-22) on threes. UNLV finished at 50.9 percent (28-of-55) for the game, including shooting a stellar 58.6 (17-of-29) from the field and 53.3 percent (8-of-15) beyond the arc in the first half.
Junior guard Isaiah Stevens finished with a career-high 32 points, including 4-of-6 on threes, and had six rebounds, while junior forward David Roddy was the only other Ram in double figures with 13. UNLV was led by Hamilton's career-high 42 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• UNLV made the first half stand up, shooting 58.6 percent from the field, 53.3 percent on threes and winning the boards 20-9 to build the 18-point halftime margin.
NOTES
• UNLV holds a significant 42-19 advantage overall and 17-14 in Fort Collins.
• CSU has won nine of the last 12 meetings in Moby Arena and is 9-9 since February 2012 against UNLV.
• The 43 points scored by UNLV in the first half was a season high for a CSU opponent.
• This was the first sellout of Moby Arena (8,083 current capacity) since Dec. 6, 2015 against Colorado.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will head up the road for the most-played rivalry in the Mountain West, traveling to Laramie to take on Wyoming, Mon., Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. MT.
•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).
UNLV grabbed the early lead and never let it go as CSU was down one at 13-11 with 11:27 to go in the first. However, UNLV got on an offensive roll, led by guard Bryce Hamilton going 7-of-9 from the field for a stretch, and build the lead to as many as 19 at 40-21 with 1:11 remaining in the opening 20 minutes. The teams exchanged some late baskets, and the Runnin' Rebels led 43-25 at the intermission.
CSU got an early run in the second half and forced a UNLV timeout at 48-35, but every time the Rams made a move, the Rebels had an answer. UNLV eventually stretched the margin to 22 midway in the second half, and the Rams were able to cut it to 11 late in the game, but could get no closer.
Colorado State finished the game at 43.1 percent (25-of-58) for the game and 40.9 percent (9-of-22) on threes. UNLV finished at 50.9 percent (28-of-55) for the game, including shooting a stellar 58.6 (17-of-29) from the field and 53.3 percent (8-of-15) beyond the arc in the first half.
Junior guard Isaiah Stevens finished with a career-high 32 points, including 4-of-6 on threes, and had six rebounds, while junior forward David Roddy was the only other Ram in double figures with 13. UNLV was led by Hamilton's career-high 42 points.
STAT OF THE GAME
• UNLV made the first half stand up, shooting 58.6 percent from the field, 53.3 percent on threes and winning the boards 20-9 to build the 18-point halftime margin.
NOTES
• UNLV holds a significant 42-19 advantage overall and 17-14 in Fort Collins.
• CSU has won nine of the last 12 meetings in Moby Arena and is 9-9 since February 2012 against UNLV.
• The 43 points scored by UNLV in the first half was a season high for a CSU opponent.
• This was the first sellout of Moby Arena (8,083 current capacity) since Dec. 6, 2015 against Colorado.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will head up the road for the most-played rivalry in the Mountain West, traveling to Laramie to take on Wyoming, Mon., Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. MT.
•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).
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