Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Head to Vegas for the Weekend
1/13/2023 9:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Men’s basketball takes on UNLV Saturday evening
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State men's basketball is headed to Vegas for the weekend, but it's a business trip. The Rams take on UNLV on Saturday at 5 pm MT on CBS Sports Network.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State fell in overtime to in-state foe Air Force 85-74 on Tuesday night.
- Both Colorado State's men's and women's team leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. The men have a mark of 1.78 and the women a mark of 1.79.
- Isaiah Stevens became the sixth Ram to surpass the 1,500 career points mark with his 17 points in the loss. He has 1,502 for his career.
- Stevens is closing in on the program's assists record with 509, 21 away from matching Ryan Yoder's mark of 530.
- Patrick Cartier matched his CSU career-best with 23 points to lead the Rams. He was once again efficient in his scoring going 9-of-11 from the field and making 5-of-6 free throws.
- Cartier is ninth in the nation shooting 65.3% from the field. The mark leads the Mountain West.
- Jalen Lake dished out a career-best seven assists in the game.
- UNLV is coming off an 84-66 loss at home to Boise State on Wednesday.
- The Runnin' Rebels have the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week in EJ Harkless.
- UNLV has the best turnover margin (+7.4), forces the second most turnovers per game (20.06) and averages the sixth most steals per contest (10.2) in the nation.
- CSU is seeking its first win in Sin City since 2017.
Scouting the Rebels
UNLV is coming off an 84-66 home loss to Boise State earlier this week. The Rebels started the season 10-0 but have struggled recently dropping four of their last six including a 1-3 mark in Mountain West play.
Forcing opponents into turnovers and getting into the open court is a key to UNLV's success. They have the best turnover margin (+7.4), force the second most turnovers per game (20.06) and average the sixth most steals per contest (10.2) in the nation.
The trio of EJ Harkless, Luis Rodriguez and Keshon Gilbert have combined for 94 steals this season and all three are averaging double figures in scoring. Harkless leads the way with 16.3 ppg while Rodriguez adds in 12.8 and Gilbert 12.7.
What's Ahead
CSU returns home to host its annual White Out game next Wednesday, January 18 at 8:30 pm against San Diego State. The game will air on FS1.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State fell in overtime to in-state foe Air Force 85-74 on Tuesday night.
- Both Colorado State's men's and women's team leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. The men have a mark of 1.78 and the women a mark of 1.79.
- Isaiah Stevens became the sixth Ram to surpass the 1,500 career points mark with his 17 points in the loss. He has 1,502 for his career.
- Stevens is closing in on the program's assists record with 509, 21 away from matching Ryan Yoder's mark of 530.
- Patrick Cartier matched his CSU career-best with 23 points to lead the Rams. He was once again efficient in his scoring going 9-of-11 from the field and making 5-of-6 free throws.
- Cartier is ninth in the nation shooting 65.3% from the field. The mark leads the Mountain West.
- Jalen Lake dished out a career-best seven assists in the game.
- UNLV is coming off an 84-66 loss at home to Boise State on Wednesday.
- The Runnin' Rebels have the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week in EJ Harkless.
- UNLV has the best turnover margin (+7.4), forces the second most turnovers per game (20.06) and averages the sixth most steals per contest (10.2) in the nation.
- CSU is seeking its first win in Sin City since 2017.
Scouting the Rebels
UNLV is coming off an 84-66 home loss to Boise State earlier this week. The Rebels started the season 10-0 but have struggled recently dropping four of their last six including a 1-3 mark in Mountain West play.
Forcing opponents into turnovers and getting into the open court is a key to UNLV's success. They have the best turnover margin (+7.4), force the second most turnovers per game (20.06) and average the sixth most steals per contest (10.2) in the nation.
The trio of EJ Harkless, Luis Rodriguez and Keshon Gilbert have combined for 94 steals this season and all three are averaging double figures in scoring. Harkless leads the way with 16.3 ppg while Rodriguez adds in 12.8 and Gilbert 12.7.
What's Ahead
CSU returns home to host its annual White Out game next Wednesday, January 18 at 8:30 pm against San Diego State. The game will air on FS1.
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