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Tuesday, January 19
Logan, Utah / Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
7 p.m. MT

Colorado State

64
at
83

Utah State

John Tonje, Max Shulga

Rams Fall At League-Leader Utah State, 83-64

1/19/2021 9:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball

LOGAN, Utah  – Colorado State could not overcome Utah State's advantage on the boards and some solid early shooting, losing to the host Aggies 83-64 Thursday night. With the loss, the Rams fell to 10-3 and 7-2 in Mountain West play, while the Aggies picked up their 11th consecutive win to move to 12-3 and 9-0 in the league.
 
The two teams were tight throughout the opening segments, with the hosts holding a 17-15 advantage midway through the first half. However, 10-0 run by Utah State over just two minutes gave the Aggies a 27-15 lead with just over eight minutes to play in the opening 20. The home squad maintained most of the margin and extended it slightly at the break to lead 44-29. CSU came out and got within 11 but that was as close as the visitors could get in the second half.
 
Colorado State was just 40.4 percent (21-of-52) from the field and 33.3 percent (9-of-27) from the three-point line, while Utah State connected on 45.6 percent (26-of-57) of its shots overall and 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from behind the line. The Aggies were 21-of-28 at the free throw line as compared to 13-of-18 for the Rams.
 
Sophomore guard Isaiah Stevens led the Rams with 16 points, while junior Adam Thistlewood was the only other CSU player in double-figures with 14. Utah State had three in double figures, led by Brock Miller with 20.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
• Utah State controlled the boards, 44-25, resulting in 15 more shot attempts (field goal and free throw combined) than CSU and a 12-5 margin in second chance points.
 
NOTES
• Utah State has the better end of this long-time series, holding a 59-39 win advantage, including 37-11 in Logan.
• CSU leader Niko Medved has an 0-5 record against Utah State as a head coach.
• Thistlewood moved up to 14th on CSU's career three pointers list with 131.
• The 64 points were the second fewest the Rams have scored this season.
 
NEXT UP
• The Rams will remain on the road in Logan, Utah for a rematch with Utah State on Thursday, Jan. 19 with a 9 p.m. MT tip on FS1.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth on the call.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.