Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, November 28
Palm Desert, CA
4:30 PM
Colorado State
3-3,0-0Mountain West
67
vs
73
Washington
5-1,0-0Big Ten
1
2
F
Washington
26
47
73
Colorado St.
28
39
67
Rams Unable to Close Out Huskies
11/28/2024 7:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Late scoring drought hurts Colorado State against Washington
PALM DESERT, Calif. – Colorado State was unable to overcome a late scoring drought, falling to Washington 73-67 on Thanksgiving Day.
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The Rams held a two-point lead at the break before shooting 40.0% in the second half compared to the Huskies' 57.7%.
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Taking advantage of Washington's foul trouble the Rams went on a 6-0 run all at the line to go up two with 6:49 left, but would not score again until 1:46 on the clock allowing the Huskies to pull away. Â Â
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Colorado State started the game withstanding an early 13-0 run from Washington. CSU responded with a 7-0 later on to take the lead with 11:55 left in the half and never trailed for the remainder it. Â
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The Rams had a strong defensive effort in the final part of the half holding Washington to 4-of-21 shooting during the final 11:55.
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The run included Nique Clifford missing the last 9:26 on the bench with two fouls and only two points. The fifth-year guard finished the night by scoring a team-high 13 points and a rebound shy of his third double-double of the year. Â
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Jalen Lake and Kyan Evans also scored double figures with 12 and 11 points, each.
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What's Ahead
Colorado State will face TCU at noon MT on Black Friday. The game will air on TruTV.
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The Rams held a two-point lead at the break before shooting 40.0% in the second half compared to the Huskies' 57.7%.
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Taking advantage of Washington's foul trouble the Rams went on a 6-0 run all at the line to go up two with 6:49 left, but would not score again until 1:46 on the clock allowing the Huskies to pull away. Â Â
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Colorado State started the game withstanding an early 13-0 run from Washington. CSU responded with a 7-0 later on to take the lead with 11:55 left in the half and never trailed for the remainder it. Â
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The Rams had a strong defensive effort in the final part of the half holding Washington to 4-of-21 shooting during the final 11:55.
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The run included Nique Clifford missing the last 9:26 on the bench with two fouls and only two points. The fifth-year guard finished the night by scoring a team-high 13 points and a rebound shy of his third double-double of the year. Â
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Jalen Lake and Kyan Evans also scored double figures with 12 and 11 points, each.
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What's Ahead
Colorado State will face TCU at noon MT on Black Friday. The game will air on TruTV.
Team Stats
UW
CSU
FG%
.446
.410
3FG%
.455
.304
FT%
.542
.833
RB
32
42
TO
10
15
STL
7
2
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Colorado State Basketball (M): Ali Farokhmanesh Post-Game (Air Force)
Tuesday, January 20
Colorado State Basketball (M): Jace Butler (L) and Josh Pascarelli (R) Post-Game (Air Force)
Tuesday, January 20
Colorado State Basketball (M):Carey Booth (L) & Jevin Muniz (R) Post-Game (UNLV)
Friday, January 09
Colorado State Basketball (M): Ali Farokhmanesh Post-Game (New Mexico)
Tuesday, January 06