Colorado St. uses late run to beat Arkansas-Fort Smith 87-73
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Deion James scored 22 points, Prentiss Nixon added 17 and Colorado State rolled to an 87-73 victory over Division II Arkansas-Fort Smith on Tuesday night.
James was 8 of 12 from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds. Nixon was 6-of-14 shooting and made three 3-pointers. J.D. Paige had 14 points and Anthony Bonner chipped in 12 for Colorado State (6-6), which shot 33 of 74 (44.6 percent) from the floor, but missed 18 3-pointers and seven free throws.
Darrion Strong scored 15 points and Chris Crawford had 12 to lead Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Marcus Wallace made two straight 3-pointers and Adam Rivera a layup as part of an 8-0 surge to give the Lions their only lead, 60-58 with 11 minutes left. Colorado State led 65-64 with 7:14 left, and went on a 20-5 run.
It was an exhibition game for Arkansas-Fort Smith, ranked fifth in the NCAA D-II poll.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Meaux
- Gregory Nixon
- Kelly Pfeifer
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 |