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Rams Host Cowboys for Orange Out Friday
2/23/2023 12:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Border War round two takes place inside Moby Arena Friday night
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – There's no better way to start your weekend than with an Orange Out inside Moby Arena for the Border War. The Rams and Cowboys faceoff for round two at 7 pm. The game will air on FS1 and over K99.1.
Parking at Moby Arena is limited and will need to be purchased ahead of time by clicking here.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State was unable to overcome turnovers and fouls falling to San Diego State 77-58 on Tuesday night.
- Isaiah Stevens took over as the second-leading scorer in program history. He passed Bill Green (1960-63) and his 1,682 points. Stevens now sits at 1,699 for his career.
- Stevens leads the Mountain West in assists (6.4) and assists-to-turnover ratio (3.07) to rank fifth and seventh in the nation, respectively. He is also 53rd in the nation and second in the conference for scoring with 18.5 points per game.
- John Tonje led all Rams with 18 points on Tuesday.
- Tonje and Stevens have combined for 179 points in the past five games. That accounts for 52.0% of the team's scoring in that time frame.
- Freshman Taviontae Jackson followed up his career-high eight rebounds on Saturday with another seven Tuesday to lead the Rams.
- Patrick Cartier is 10th in the nation shooting 65.0% from the field. The mark leads the Mountain West.
- Colorado State ranks in the top 15 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.53, 11th), assists (16.9, 10th), effective field goal percentage (56.1%, 13th) and field goal percentage (49.1%, 10th).
- Wyoming comes to Fort Collins after falling to Utah State at home Tuesday by 10.
- The Cowboys won round one of the Border War 58-57 in Laramie earlier this season.
- A win on Friday night would be the 100th by the Rams in the series.
Scouting the Cowboys
It has not been the season many expected in Laramie. The Cowboys lost Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year Graham Ike to a foot injury before the season started and later on dismissed a trio of transfers leaving head coach Jeff Linder with just seven scholarship players available.
Hunter Maldonado is the straw that stirs the Cowboy's offense averaging a team-leading 14.6 points and 3.8 assists per game. Second leading scorer, Noah Reynolds who was averaging 14.5 points per game is out for the season due to a concussion, leaving Wyoming with no other double figure scorers.
UW did pick up an impressive win in conference play taking down New Mexico in The Pit 70-56 thanks to some sharp shooting from downtown.
What's AheadColorado State hits the road one last time to face San Jose State next Tuesday at 9 pm MT on CBS Sports Network.
