Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, February 13
Boise, ID
2:00 PM
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20-3,10-3MW
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Boise State
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CSU Pulls Out Thrilling 77-74 Overtime Victory At League-Leading Boise State
2/13/2022 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
David Roddy's putback, a pair of Isaiah Stevens free throws and a Roddy rejection of a final BSU 3-point attempt earned the Rams their 20th victory on the season
BOISE, Idaho – Colorado State battled for 45 minutes and found a way in the closing minute of overtime to pull out a 77-74 win at Mountain West-leading Boise State Sunday afternoon. With their 20th win of the year, the Rams are now 20-3 overall and 10-3 in the league while the Broncos dropped to 19-6 and 10-2 in conference play.
As two of the top teams in the Mountain West battled early, the first half was filled with runs, as CSU went on a 16-3 run but Boise State followed with a 17-0 run to retake the lead. Back-to-back scores on a layup by graduate Chandler Jacobs and a triple by junior forward David Roddy gave the Rams the lead again. The visitors closed the half on a 7-3 run and took a slim 39-37 lead into the halftime intermission.
The teams battled again at the start of the final 20 minutes. Boise State came out and took a lead, getting it to 61-54 with 9:26 to play. However, the Rams battled back with strong defense and an 8-0 run to take a lead at 62-61 with just under six minutes to play. CSU continued strong defense and it was 65-64 in the final minute. Jacobs grabbed a defensive rebound and was fouled with 38.2 seconds to play and hit both ends of the one-and-one to make it 67-64. Marcus Shaver Jr. hit a step back 30-footer to tie the game with 8.3 seconds remaining. CSU got the ball but couldn't get a shot off on a no call, BSU got a shot off after an inadvertent whistle but it missed and the game went to an extra five minutes.
CSU never trailed in the extra period as Jacobs scored six consecutive points in the overtime period, hitting two free throws and a pair of baskets as the game was tied at 69, 71 and 73. Jacobs grabbed a key offensive rebound in the final minute that ended with a Roddy tip-in to put the Rams up 75-73 with 29 seconds remaining. Boise State was fouled with six seconds remaining but Mladen Armus was only able to convert one of the two free throw attempts. Junior guard Isaiah Stevens grabbed the rebound, was fouled and converted his one-and-one to give the Rams a three-point lead. The Broncos had one last desperation three attempt from Shaver, but Roddy perfectly timed his block and swatted away the shot to seal the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the floor and 30.8 percent (8-of-26) beyond the arc. Boise State was limited to 41.5 percent (27-of-65) on field goal attempts but hit 54.2 percent (13-of-24) on threes. The Rams hit all 11 free throw attempts while the Broncos were just 7-of-10 and held a slim 33-32 advantage on the boards.
For CSU, Roddy finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, while Jacobs had a season-high 16 points and seven boards. Junior guard Isaiah Stevens was the other Ram in double figures with 14 points along with four rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals. Boise State had four in double figures, led by Max Rice and Shaver with 17 points each.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU's bench outscored Boise State 27-5 and the Rams led on points off turnovers 15-10.
NOTES
• Boise State leads the overall series 15-13, including 12-7 in conference action and 9-3 in Boise.
• CSU is now 46-60 in overtime games in its history, 36-41 in single overtime games (14-22 on the road) and head coach Niko Medved is 2-3 in overtime at CSU.
• This was the first overtime win for CSU since a triple-overtime victory over Tulsa on Dec. 21, 2019, a 111-104 victory (it was just the second overtime game since that contest).
• The Rams are now 14-1 this season (8-1 in MW play) when leading at halftime, 15-2 when scoring at least 70 points and 4-0 in games decided by five points or less.
• This is the 13th season in program history that CSU has recorded at least 20 wins and is the third consecutive season that the Rams have reached that benchmark. The only other time that CSU had three consecutive 20-win seasons was 1987-90 under the late Boyd Grant (22, 23, 21).
• Head coach Niko Medved moved into seventh on the CSU career win chart with his 72nd win as the Rams' leader.
• Roddy moved into 12th on the all-time scoring list at 1,254 points, passing Brian Greene (1999-03) with 1,246 points.
• Stevens is now 16th on CSU's scoring chart at 1,207 points, moving past Wes Eikmeier (2009-13) at 1,199 points.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will continue this stretch of five games in five different cities when they head to Albuquerque to take on New Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
• 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).
As two of the top teams in the Mountain West battled early, the first half was filled with runs, as CSU went on a 16-3 run but Boise State followed with a 17-0 run to retake the lead. Back-to-back scores on a layup by graduate Chandler Jacobs and a triple by junior forward David Roddy gave the Rams the lead again. The visitors closed the half on a 7-3 run and took a slim 39-37 lead into the halftime intermission.
The teams battled again at the start of the final 20 minutes. Boise State came out and took a lead, getting it to 61-54 with 9:26 to play. However, the Rams battled back with strong defense and an 8-0 run to take a lead at 62-61 with just under six minutes to play. CSU continued strong defense and it was 65-64 in the final minute. Jacobs grabbed a defensive rebound and was fouled with 38.2 seconds to play and hit both ends of the one-and-one to make it 67-64. Marcus Shaver Jr. hit a step back 30-footer to tie the game with 8.3 seconds remaining. CSU got the ball but couldn't get a shot off on a no call, BSU got a shot off after an inadvertent whistle but it missed and the game went to an extra five minutes.
CSU never trailed in the extra period as Jacobs scored six consecutive points in the overtime period, hitting two free throws and a pair of baskets as the game was tied at 69, 71 and 73. Jacobs grabbed a key offensive rebound in the final minute that ended with a Roddy tip-in to put the Rams up 75-73 with 29 seconds remaining. Boise State was fouled with six seconds remaining but Mladen Armus was only able to convert one of the two free throw attempts. Junior guard Isaiah Stevens grabbed the rebound, was fouled and converted his one-and-one to give the Rams a three-point lead. The Broncos had one last desperation three attempt from Shaver, but Roddy perfectly timed his block and swatted away the shot to seal the win.
Colorado State finished the game at 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the floor and 30.8 percent (8-of-26) beyond the arc. Boise State was limited to 41.5 percent (27-of-65) on field goal attempts but hit 54.2 percent (13-of-24) on threes. The Rams hit all 11 free throw attempts while the Broncos were just 7-of-10 and held a slim 33-32 advantage on the boards.
For CSU, Roddy finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, while Jacobs had a season-high 16 points and seven boards. Junior guard Isaiah Stevens was the other Ram in double figures with 14 points along with four rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals. Boise State had four in double figures, led by Max Rice and Shaver with 17 points each.
STAT OF THE GAME
• CSU's bench outscored Boise State 27-5 and the Rams led on points off turnovers 15-10.
NOTES
• Boise State leads the overall series 15-13, including 12-7 in conference action and 9-3 in Boise.
• CSU is now 46-60 in overtime games in its history, 36-41 in single overtime games (14-22 on the road) and head coach Niko Medved is 2-3 in overtime at CSU.
• This was the first overtime win for CSU since a triple-overtime victory over Tulsa on Dec. 21, 2019, a 111-104 victory (it was just the second overtime game since that contest).
• The Rams are now 14-1 this season (8-1 in MW play) when leading at halftime, 15-2 when scoring at least 70 points and 4-0 in games decided by five points or less.
• This is the 13th season in program history that CSU has recorded at least 20 wins and is the third consecutive season that the Rams have reached that benchmark. The only other time that CSU had three consecutive 20-win seasons was 1987-90 under the late Boyd Grant (22, 23, 21).
• Head coach Niko Medved moved into seventh on the CSU career win chart with his 72nd win as the Rams' leader.
• Roddy moved into 12th on the all-time scoring list at 1,254 points, passing Brian Greene (1999-03) with 1,246 points.
• Stevens is now 16th on CSU's scoring chart at 1,207 points, moving past Wes Eikmeier (2009-13) at 1,199 points.
NEXT UP
• The Rams will continue this stretch of five games in five different cities when they head to Albuquerque to take on New Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
• 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
CSU
BOISE
FG%
.500
.415
3FG%
.308
.542
FT%
1.000
.700
RB
32
33
TO
8
9
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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