Carvacho powers Colorado State to 85-53 romp over Air Force
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Nico Carvacho scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and Colorado State beat Air Force 85-53 on Saturday.
Reserve Anthony Masinton-Bonner hit 6 of 7 shots and scored 16, while Kris Martin and J.D. Paige scored 10 apiece for CSU (9-13, 4-5 Mountain West Conference), which hosts No. 8 Nevada on Wednesday.
Martin, Paige and Masinton-Bonner all had eight points in the first half as the Rams shot 63 percent from the floor and sank 6 of 10 from 3-point range to take a commanding 42-25 lead into intermission. Colorado State pushed its lead to 20 just three minutes into the second half and led 68-36 after Carvacho's 3-point play with 9:44 left in the game.
A.J. Walker had 14 points for the Falcons (9-13, 4-6). Air Force shot just 33 percent from the floor and made just 8 of 29 from distance (28 percent).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kelly Pfeifer
- Ken Ditty
- Rick O'Neill
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Utah State | 14-4 | - | 28-7 |
Nevada | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Boise State | 13-5 | 1 | 22-11 |
UNLV | 12-6 | 2 | 21-13 |
San Diego State | 11-7 | 3 | 26-11 |
New Mexico | 10-8 | 4 | 26-10 |
Colorado State | 10-8 | 4 | 25-11 |
Wyoming | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
Fresno State | 4-14 | 10 | 12-21 |
Air Force | 2-16 | 12 | 9-22 |
San José State | 2-16 | 12 | 9-23 |