Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Fresno, CA
3:00 PM
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Men’s Basketball Starts Road Trip in Fresno Saturday
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Colorado State men’s basketball faces Fresno State for a Saturday matinee
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State men's basketball embarks on its next-to-last road trip of the season with a trip to California starting Saturday when they face Fresno State at 3 pm MT on the Mountain West Network and K99.1.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State had a look at the game-winning 3 as time expired, but it fell short as the Rams dropped their game to Boise State 80-78.
- Senior guard Isaiah Stevens recorded the 10th double-double of his career in the loss with 17 points and 12 assists. It is the ninth points, assists double-double double of his career.
- Stevens was scoreless in the first half of the game and matched his career and program best mark for assists in a game.
- Three other Rams finished the game in double figures scoring led by Patrick Cartier's 18 points. John Tonje (16) and Isaiah Rivera (13) also reached double digits.
- Patrick Cartier is 11th in the nation shooting 64.7% from the field. The mark leads the Mountain West.
- Rivera recorded a career-high four steals in the game.
- Over the past three games the Stevens and Tonje have combined for 119 points.
- CSU shot 59.1% from behind the arc, their second-best mark of the season making 13 threes
- Colorado State ranks in the top 15 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.63, 5th), assists (17.5, 8th), effective field goal percentage (56.4%, 10th) and field goal percentage (49.2%, 8th).
- The Rams defended their home court earlier this season against Fresno State with a 79-57 win.
- Saturday's game is CSU's first time at Fresno State since February 2020.
- It is also the 150th game for head coach Niko Medved at Colorado State.
- The Bulldogs pushed No. 21 San Diego State to the very end falling 45-43 at home on Wednesday.
- FSU is possibly playing without their third-leading scorer and leading rebounder Isaih Moore for the remainder of the season.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Fresno State picked up a couple of wins before taking on the top portion of the conference in San Diego State and Nevada recently. FSU pushed SDSU on Wednesday falling 45-43 at home.
The Bulldogs are a slow-paced team ranking 336th in the nation, scoring just 61.4 points per game this season. They like to attack the paint and struggle to shoot the three only making it at a rate of 29.3%.
Three players are averaging double figures scoring in Isaiah Hill (11.9), Jemarl Baker Jr (11.6) and Isaih Moore (11.5). Moore is possibly out for the year and is also the team's leading rebounder.
What's Ahead
The Rams will stay in California and head south to take on San Diego State on Tuesday night at 9 pm MT on CBS Sports Network.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State had a look at the game-winning 3 as time expired, but it fell short as the Rams dropped their game to Boise State 80-78.
- Senior guard Isaiah Stevens recorded the 10th double-double of his career in the loss with 17 points and 12 assists. It is the ninth points, assists double-double double of his career.
- Stevens was scoreless in the first half of the game and matched his career and program best mark for assists in a game.
- Three other Rams finished the game in double figures scoring led by Patrick Cartier's 18 points. John Tonje (16) and Isaiah Rivera (13) also reached double digits.
- Patrick Cartier is 11th in the nation shooting 64.7% from the field. The mark leads the Mountain West.
- Rivera recorded a career-high four steals in the game.
- Over the past three games the Stevens and Tonje have combined for 119 points.
- CSU shot 59.1% from behind the arc, their second-best mark of the season making 13 threes
- Colorado State ranks in the top 15 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.63, 5th), assists (17.5, 8th), effective field goal percentage (56.4%, 10th) and field goal percentage (49.2%, 8th).
- The Rams defended their home court earlier this season against Fresno State with a 79-57 win.
- Saturday's game is CSU's first time at Fresno State since February 2020.
- It is also the 150th game for head coach Niko Medved at Colorado State.
- The Bulldogs pushed No. 21 San Diego State to the very end falling 45-43 at home on Wednesday.
- FSU is possibly playing without their third-leading scorer and leading rebounder Isaih Moore for the remainder of the season.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Fresno State picked up a couple of wins before taking on the top portion of the conference in San Diego State and Nevada recently. FSU pushed SDSU on Wednesday falling 45-43 at home.
The Bulldogs are a slow-paced team ranking 336th in the nation, scoring just 61.4 points per game this season. They like to attack the paint and struggle to shoot the three only making it at a rate of 29.3%.
Three players are averaging double figures scoring in Isaiah Hill (11.9), Jemarl Baker Jr (11.6) and Isaih Moore (11.5). Moore is possibly out for the year and is also the team's leading rebounder.
What's Ahead
The Rams will stay in California and head south to take on San Diego State on Tuesday night at 9 pm MT on CBS Sports Network.
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