Moors Career Day Leads Rams over South Carolina

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CHARLESTON, SC – Out team, out tough, outwork the other. Niko Medved and his staff preach that every day to the Colorado State men's basketball team and that's exactly what they did Thursday night to open the Charleston Classic. CSU defeated the University of South Carolina 85-53 in their own state.

CSU outrebounded one of the best rebounding teams in the nation 40-34 on the night, holding South Carolina to 31.1% shooting while shooting a season-best 58.3% themselves.

The tone for the game was set early as John Tonje soared through the air for a thunderous dunk to put the Rams on the board and spark a 10-0 run. As the teams settled into the game James Moors started to take over scoring 13 of his career-high 24 points in the first half. He was a big part of the team's domination of the paint outscoring South Carolina 54-14.

CSU imposed their will late in the half with an 11-0 run to close it out holding the Gamecocks scoreless for the final 5:21.

USC was not going to go quietly as the teams traded a pair of threes before they went on a quick 9-0 run cutting the CSU lead to 14.

Medved called a timeout to rally the troops and stop South Carolina and their fans from getting back into the game. Colorado State responded in a big way. Outscoring the Gamecocks 23-4 over the next 10 minutes putting the game away and sending CSU to the semifinals of the Charleston Classic.

Game Notes
- James Moors scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting including a pair of made threes. He finished a rebound shy of a double-double, doing all his damage in just 26 minutes.
- John Tonje continues his strong start to the season with a 14-point game going 6-of-8 from the field.
- Isaiah Rivera and Patrick Cartier also reached double figures scoring 12 points apiece.
- Freshman Taviontae Jackson had another strong night with six points, career-best seven rebounds and career-high tying four assists.
- Once again sharing the ball was important for CSU as they finished the night with 18 assists. Baylor Hebb led the team with five.
- CSU shot a season-best 58.3% for the game with 35 makes.
- The win is the 160^th in Niko Medved's career and the second over an SEC opponent.
- Colorado State improves to 12-8 all-time against SEC schools, including 4-1 on neutral courts.
- The Rams now lead the series with South Carolina 2-1.

What's Ahead
Colorado State plays the winner of the College of Charleston-Davidson game in the semifinals tomorrow at 3 pm MT / 5 pm ET. The game will air on ESPN2.

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