Saturday, January 13
Laramie, Wyo. / Arena-Auditorium
2 pm MT
Colorado State
78
at
73
Wyoming
Photo by: Javon Harris
Rams Scrap For 78-73 Border War Victory At Wyoming
1/13/2018 5:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU overcomes foul-laden game in winning third straight game over Cowboys and third straight Mountain West road contest
LARAMIE, Wyo. – In a foul-laden game, the Colorado State men's basketball team held off host Wyoming in the final minutes for a 78-73 win in the first game of this year's Border War, Jan. 13. With their third straight road victory, the Rams improved to 10-9 and 3-3 in the Mountain West, while the Cowboys fell to 11-7 and 2-3 in the league.
The Rams gave up the first six points of the game to the host Cowboys, but CSU put together a long surge, holding the Cowboys scoreless for an eight-minute span, to build a lead to as many as 15 at 28-13 with 5:11 to go in the first half. However, Wyoming went on a 14-0 run over the next almost five minutes to cut it to a 28-27 lead for the Rams. A pair of free throws for both teams in the closing minute made it a 30-29 lead for the visitors at the halftime break.
CSU scored the first five points of the second half to lead by six at 35-29, but Wyoming came back and tied the game at 40 on a three by Hayden Dalton. Redshirt-junior J.D. Paige hit a free throw and junior Prentiss Nixon scored on a layup to put CSU up for good. It was a tight battle the final 14 minutes of the game, with the Rams stretching it to 11 with 6:36 to play but the hosts cutting it to a 68-66 margin with 2:23 to go. However, Paige canned a huge three and senior Che Bob and Nixon combined down the stretch to make five of six free throw attempts to seal the rivalry victory.
For the game, Colorado State shot 44.1 percent (26-of-59) while limiting Wyoming to just 36.0 percent (18-of-50), including 28.6 percent (6-of-21) from beyond the arc. The Cowboys did go 73.8 percent (31-of-42) at the free throw line, but the Rams were slightly better at 75.9 percent (22-of-29). The Rams won the battle of the boards, 43-33.
CSU was led by Bob's 17 points on 6-of-8 field goals and 4-of-6 free throw shooting. Nixon added 16 points, all in the second half, while Paige was the only other Ram in double figures with 14 points. However, redshirt-sophomores Nico Carvacho and Raquan Mitchell and junior Deion James combined to chip in 25 points and 22 rebounds, with Carvacho grabbing a game-high 13 boards. Wyoming was led by Hayden Dalton's double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds while Alan Herndon also tallied 18 points.
STAT OF THE GAME…
This was a foul-laden game, with 56 combined fouls called, resulting in 71 free throw attempts between the two teams. CSU was solid at the line, going 75.9 percent (22-of-29).
NOTES…
• CSU is now 93-134 all time in the series, including 39-75 in Laramie
• Head coach Larry Eustachy picked up his 121st win in six seasons at CSU, tying Stew Morrill for second on CSU's all-time wins chart, and the 523rd of his 27-year career overall. He is now 7-7 all-time versus Wyoming (6-5 at CSU).
• Nixon recorded two offensive fouls drawn against Wyoming, moving his season total to 43
• Carvacho had his third straight game of 10 or more rebounds, totaling 47 (15.7 rpg) in that span
• CSU is now 91-12 (42-8 in Mountain West play) under Eustachy when leading at halftime
• James' four assists are a CSU career high
• CSU had a season-high three players foul out in the game (Carvacho, Bonner and James). The last time that the Rmas had three players foul out was at Wyoming on March 8, 2014 in an 83-75 loss.
• CSU's 34 fouls called against the Rams were the most ever under Eustachy and most in more than 25 years (closest in that span is 32).
NEXT UP…
• Colorado State comes back home for the next two games, starting with in-state rival Air Force on Wed., Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
• The contest between the Rams and Falcons will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman on the play-by-play and Sed Bonner on the analysis.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.
The Rams gave up the first six points of the game to the host Cowboys, but CSU put together a long surge, holding the Cowboys scoreless for an eight-minute span, to build a lead to as many as 15 at 28-13 with 5:11 to go in the first half. However, Wyoming went on a 14-0 run over the next almost five minutes to cut it to a 28-27 lead for the Rams. A pair of free throws for both teams in the closing minute made it a 30-29 lead for the visitors at the halftime break.
CSU scored the first five points of the second half to lead by six at 35-29, but Wyoming came back and tied the game at 40 on a three by Hayden Dalton. Redshirt-junior J.D. Paige hit a free throw and junior Prentiss Nixon scored on a layup to put CSU up for good. It was a tight battle the final 14 minutes of the game, with the Rams stretching it to 11 with 6:36 to play but the hosts cutting it to a 68-66 margin with 2:23 to go. However, Paige canned a huge three and senior Che Bob and Nixon combined down the stretch to make five of six free throw attempts to seal the rivalry victory.
For the game, Colorado State shot 44.1 percent (26-of-59) while limiting Wyoming to just 36.0 percent (18-of-50), including 28.6 percent (6-of-21) from beyond the arc. The Cowboys did go 73.8 percent (31-of-42) at the free throw line, but the Rams were slightly better at 75.9 percent (22-of-29). The Rams won the battle of the boards, 43-33.
CSU was led by Bob's 17 points on 6-of-8 field goals and 4-of-6 free throw shooting. Nixon added 16 points, all in the second half, while Paige was the only other Ram in double figures with 14 points. However, redshirt-sophomores Nico Carvacho and Raquan Mitchell and junior Deion James combined to chip in 25 points and 22 rebounds, with Carvacho grabbing a game-high 13 boards. Wyoming was led by Hayden Dalton's double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds while Alan Herndon also tallied 18 points.
STAT OF THE GAME…
This was a foul-laden game, with 56 combined fouls called, resulting in 71 free throw attempts between the two teams. CSU was solid at the line, going 75.9 percent (22-of-29).
NOTES…
• CSU is now 93-134 all time in the series, including 39-75 in Laramie
• Head coach Larry Eustachy picked up his 121st win in six seasons at CSU, tying Stew Morrill for second on CSU's all-time wins chart, and the 523rd of his 27-year career overall. He is now 7-7 all-time versus Wyoming (6-5 at CSU).
• Nixon recorded two offensive fouls drawn against Wyoming, moving his season total to 43
• Carvacho had his third straight game of 10 or more rebounds, totaling 47 (15.7 rpg) in that span
• CSU is now 91-12 (42-8 in Mountain West play) under Eustachy when leading at halftime
• James' four assists are a CSU career high
• CSU had a season-high three players foul out in the game (Carvacho, Bonner and James). The last time that the Rmas had three players foul out was at Wyoming on March 8, 2014 in an 83-75 loss.
• CSU's 34 fouls called against the Rams were the most ever under Eustachy and most in more than 25 years (closest in that span is 32).
NEXT UP…
• Colorado State comes back home for the next two games, starting with in-state rival Air Force on Wed., Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
• The contest between the Rams and Falcons will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman on the play-by-play and Sed Bonner on the analysis.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.