Wednesday, November 22
Las Cruces, N.M. / Pan American Center
7 pm MT
Colorado State
76
at
89
New Mexico State
Rams Conclude Road Trip With 89-76 Loss At New Mexico State
11/22/2017 9:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Colorado State never led in the contest and dropped an 89-76 decision at New Mexico State, Nov. 22. With the loss, the Rams fall to 2-3 on the year, while the Aggies improved to 3-1.
Colorado State never led in the first half as the two teams traded opening baskets before the Aggies went on a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead less than four minutes in. CSU came back and tied the game at 15 and 17 but surge by NM State pushed it to 33-21 with 6:13 remaining in the half. The Rams had another run, this time 9-0, to trim the lead to one possession at 33-30. However, the Rams could get no closer in the first 20 minutes and the hosts led 43-36 at the break.
The Rams hung in early on in the second half with the lead varying between five and 10. However with NMSU leading 57-48, the hosts went on a 9-0 run over a 1:53 section of the game to take a 66-48 lead with 12 minutes to go, a lead that would grow to as many as 19 and get no smaller than 13 the remainder of the way.
NM State was solid offensively, finishing at 58.6 percent (34-of-58), including an impressive 64.3 percent (18-of-28) in the second half and 40.7 percent (11-of-27) from the arc for the game. CSU finished at 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from the field and hit just 8-of-25 of its three-point attempts. The Aggies won the battle of the boards, 36-29, and outscored CSU 40-28 in the paint.
After playing just three minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, senior Che Bob improved in the second half, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds in just 17 minutes of play. Junior Prentiss Nixon finished with 15 points while junior Deion James tallied 10. NM State was led by Zach Lofton's 30 points, while Eli Chuha contributed 24 off the bench.
STAT OF THE GAME…
The Rams couldn't find a way to stop the Aggies, as NM State shot a stellar 64.3 percent from the floor in the second half part of the Aggies 46-point effort in the final 20 minutes.
NOTES…
• The Rams lost all three games on the road trip, including the two neutral site games before tonight's loss.
• The Rams' record against current members of the Western Athletic Conference to 16-8
• CSU still leads NMSU 5-2 in the overall series, but is just 1-2 at the Pan Am Center.
• Che Bob earned his second double-double of the year and third of his career, while his 21 points tied a career best.
• Prentiss Nixon picked up three drawn offensive fouls in the game, moving his total to 12 for the year.
NEXT UP…
• Colorado State will be back in Moby Arena next, hosting Northwestern State on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. MT.
• The contest between the Rams and Demons will be live video streamed at CSURams.com/watch.
• Live audio is available on the Colorado State Sports Network, including KARS 102.9 FM (flagship). Brian Roth is on the play-by-play for the Rams, with Adam Nigon handling the analysis.
• The game will also have live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with SIDEARM Sports and live stats on CSURams.com.
Colorado State never led in the first half as the two teams traded opening baskets before the Aggies went on a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead less than four minutes in. CSU came back and tied the game at 15 and 17 but surge by NM State pushed it to 33-21 with 6:13 remaining in the half. The Rams had another run, this time 9-0, to trim the lead to one possession at 33-30. However, the Rams could get no closer in the first 20 minutes and the hosts led 43-36 at the break.
The Rams hung in early on in the second half with the lead varying between five and 10. However with NMSU leading 57-48, the hosts went on a 9-0 run over a 1:53 section of the game to take a 66-48 lead with 12 minutes to go, a lead that would grow to as many as 19 and get no smaller than 13 the remainder of the way.
NM State was solid offensively, finishing at 58.6 percent (34-of-58), including an impressive 64.3 percent (18-of-28) in the second half and 40.7 percent (11-of-27) from the arc for the game. CSU finished at 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from the field and hit just 8-of-25 of its three-point attempts. The Aggies won the battle of the boards, 36-29, and outscored CSU 40-28 in the paint.
After playing just three minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, senior Che Bob improved in the second half, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds in just 17 minutes of play. Junior Prentiss Nixon finished with 15 points while junior Deion James tallied 10. NM State was led by Zach Lofton's 30 points, while Eli Chuha contributed 24 off the bench.
STAT OF THE GAME…
The Rams couldn't find a way to stop the Aggies, as NM State shot a stellar 64.3 percent from the floor in the second half part of the Aggies 46-point effort in the final 20 minutes.
NOTES…
• The Rams lost all three games on the road trip, including the two neutral site games before tonight's loss.
• The Rams' record against current members of the Western Athletic Conference to 16-8
• CSU still leads NMSU 5-2 in the overall series, but is just 1-2 at the Pan Am Center.
• Che Bob earned his second double-double of the year and third of his career, while his 21 points tied a career best.
• Prentiss Nixon picked up three drawn offensive fouls in the game, moving his total to 12 for the year.
NEXT UP…
• Colorado State will be back in Moby Arena next, hosting Northwestern State on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. MT.
• The contest between the Rams and Demons will be live video streamed at CSURams.com/watch.
• Live audio is available on the Colorado State Sports Network, including KARS 102.9 FM (flagship). Brian Roth is on the play-by-play for the Rams, with Adam Nigon handling the analysis.
• The game will also have live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with SIDEARM Sports and live stats on CSURams.com.