Colorado State Rams at San José State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 52
Colorado State rallies to beat San Jose State 59-52
Nico Carvacho scored 10 points with three steals for the Rams (8-7, 1-1 Mountain West), who shot just 22.2 percent in the first half and trailed 31-20 at halftime.
Lorenzo Jenkins and Nixon each hit 3s and the Rams closed to 46-42 after trailing by as many as 14, then Nixon tied it at 48 with another 3. Robbie Berwick made a go-ahead free throw and his 3 with 3:16 left put Colorado State up 53-49. Carvacho's layup off an offensive rebound made it 55-51, and the Rams added four free throws while the Spartans missed three shots in the final 40 seconds.
Colorado State was outshot 45.7 percent to 35.2 percent, but scored 26 points off of 23 Spartans' turnovers and made 13 free throws.
Ryan Welage scored 16 points, Noah Baumann added 14 with four 3-pointers, and Keith Fisher II grabbed 10 rebounds for the Spartans (3-10, 0-2), who have never beaten the Rams.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Isaiah Nichols made Free Throw. | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:04 | San José State Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Isaiah Nichols missed Free Throw. | 59 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Nico Carvacho. | 59 - 51 |
Statistics
 CSU |
 SJSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 21-46 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-17 | FT | 3-7 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 1,385 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |