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.
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.