Overview
- Colorado State closed a 61-61 game with a 7-0 burst in the final 1:54 to finish off a 70-62 victory at Moby Arena.
- Brandon Rechsteiner led the Rams with 15 points and four assists, and Carey Booth added 13 points with six rebounds while going 3-for-3 from three.
- Reserves Rashaan Mbemba and Josh Pascarelli contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Colorado State improved to 11-5 overall.
- UNLV got 14 points off the bench from Issac Williamson, 13 from Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, and 12 from Al Green, who hit two 3-pointers.
- The result moved the teams to 2-3 and 2-2 in Mountain West play for Colorado State and UNLV, respectively, after the Rams led 32-29 at halftime.