National Basketball Association
Nevada 98, Colorado St. 82
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Where: Moby Arena, Fort Collins, Colorado
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Tom O'Neil, # Mike Reed
Attendance:
3765
By Field Level Media
Senior power forward Jordan Caroline scored 30 of his season-high 40 points in the first half to lead No. 6 Nevada to a 98-82 victory over host Colorado State on Wednesday night in Mountain West Conference play at Fort Collins, Colo.
Caroline also collected 12 rebounds to record his 14th double-double of the season and 41st of his career. He broke the Mountain West career mark of 40 double-doubles shared by Utah's Andrew Bogut (2003-05) and San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11).
Senior Caleb Martin added 25 points as the Wolf Pack (22-1, 9-1 MW) won their eighth straight game.
Junior center Nico Carvacho recorded 24 points and 17 rebounds for his 15th double-double of the season and 28th of his career for the Rams (9-14, 4-6).
Senior guard J.D. Paige scored 13 points, while junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner and freshman forward Adam Thistlewood tallied 10 apiece for CSU.
Nevada shot 47 percent from the field, including 8 of 22 from 3-point range. The Wolf Pack committed just five turnovers.
The Rams also took good care of the ball with eight turnovers while shooting 56.9 percent from the field, including 5 of 16 from behind the arc.
Colorado State trailed by as many as 17 in the first half before making a charge in the second half.
Masinton-Bonner drained a 3-pointer to pull the Rams within 65-62 with 13:48 left.
Nevada answered with an 11-4 run, with Martin scoring the last five to increase the lead to 76-66 with 10:39 remaining.
Colorado State fought back to within 85-78 on Paige's jumper with 3:59 left, but then went more than three minutes between field goals.
Caroline hit two free throws with 1:27 left to reach 40 points and give Nevada a 90-80 advantage en route to closing it out. Caroline's career high is 45.
Caroline was 9 of 11 from field -- making all six 3-point attempts -- and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in his 30-point first half to help the Wolf Pack to a 52-41 lead at the break.
Caroline made five 3-pointers over the first 10:34 as Nevada took a 34-20 lead.
The lead reached 17 at 50-33 when Caroline converted a three-point play with 2:30 remaining. The Rams closed with an 8-2 run to trail by 11 at the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Nevada |
|
Colorado St. |
Jordan Caroline 40 |
Scoring |
Nico Carvacho 24 |
Cody Martin 5 |
Assists |
Hyron Edwards 4 |
Jordan Caroline 12 |
Rebounds |
Nico Carvacho 17 |
Jordan Caroline 12 |
Free Throws Made |
J.D. Paige 5 |
Jordan Caroline 1 |
Steals |
Kris Martin 2 |
Caleb Martin 2 |
Blocks |
Nico Carvacho 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Nevada
|
98 |
47.0 |
8-22 |
28-35 |
18 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Colorado St.
|
82 |
56.9 |
5-16 |
11-16 |
20 |
29 |
7 |
2 |
8 |