National Basketball Association
Colorado St. 75, Charleston Southern 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Moby Arena, Fort Collins, Colorado
Officials:
# Lonnie Dixon, # Michael Irving, # Casey McClellan
Attendance:
3392
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 25 Colorado State 75, Charleston Southern 54: Daniel Bejarano collected 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Rams cruised past the Buccaneers to extend the best start in school history.
John Gillon hit four 3-pointers en route to 14 points off the bench and Stanton Kidd hit four from beyond the arc as well for Colorado State (12-0), which set the record for the longest winning streak in school history at 12 straight. J.J. Avila scored 11 and Gian Clavell contributed 10 points in a reserve role for the Rams.
Saah Nimley scored 18 points and Arlon Harper added 11 as Charleston Southern (5-5) lost its fourth straight road game since opening its season with a win at Ole Miss on Nov. 14. Paul Gombwer pulled down 10 rebounds for the Buccaneers.
Gillon hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 10-3 spurt that put Colorado State in front 29-18 with five minutes left in the first half. Harper cut it back to single digits with a 3-pointer, but Charleston Southern did not score the rest of the half as the lead swelled to 38-21 at the break.
Kidd capped a 12-0 run opening the second half with a 3-pointer with 16:36 to play and Gillon’s 3-pointer less than 30 seconds later made it a 53-23 cushion. The Rams maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the way in improving to 7-0 at home.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Colorado State doubled up its previous best starts in program history (6-0 in 1970-71, 2005-06 and 2012-13). … The Rams' longest winning streak prior to this run was 11 games during the 1988-89 campaign. … The Buccaneers committed 18 turnovers and struggled to 8-of-27 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Charleston Southern |
|
Colorado St. |
|
Saah Nimley 18 |
Scoring |
Daniel Bejarano 15 |
|
Saah Nimley 4 |
Assists |
Daniel Bejarano 6 |
|
Paul Gombwer 10 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Bejarano 8 |
|
Saah Nimley 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Fred Richardson III 4 |
|
Paul Gombwer 2 |
Steals |
J.J. Avila 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charleston Southern
|
54 |
34.0 |
8-27 |
14-18 |
11 |
26 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
| Colorado St.
|
75 |
49.0 |
13-29 |
14-21 |
19 |
34 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
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