Colorado State Basketball Postseason Supplement 2013 NCAA Tournament Second and Third Rounds Lexington, Ky

Colorado State Basketball Postseason Supplement 2013 NCAA Tournament Second and Third Rounds Lexington, Ky. | March 21-22, 2013 2 | Daniel Bejarano 4 | Pierce Hornung 5 | Jon Octeus 10 | Wes Eikmeier 11 | Jesse Carr 6-4/202 • G • RS-SO 6-5/210 • F • SR 6-4/170 • G • RS-SO 6-3/168 • G • RS-SR 6-2/184 • G • RS-SR Phoenix, Ariz. Arvada, Colo. Miramar, Fla. Fremont, Neb. Ainsworth, Neb.

33 | Dwight Smith 44 | Greg Smith 45 | Colton Iverson Larry Eustachy Leonard Perry 6-4/185 • G • JR 6-6/200 • F • SR 6-10 • F/C • RS-SR Head Coach Associate Head Coach Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Yankton, S.D. First Season First Season

Ross Hodge Niko Medved Steve Barnes Tiffany Beckham Sam Waniewski Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Player Personnel Director of Operations Video Coordinator First Season Sixth Season First Season First Season First Season 2013 Colorado State Men’s Basketball Postseason Information

2012-13 Schedule/Results 2012-13 Colorado State Roster Date Opponent (TV) Time (MT)/Result Numerical Roster Oct. 28 Metro State - Exhibition W, 87-67 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) Nov. 9 Montana W, 72-65 2 Daniel Bejarano G 6-4 202 RS-SO TR Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Arizona) Nov. 15 Chadron State W, 93-50 4 Pierce Hornung F 6-5 210 SR 3L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley H.S.) Nov. 21 at Denver (Root Sports) W, 60-53 5 Jonathan Octeus G 6-4 170 RS-SO JC Miramar, Fla. (Wabash Valley College) Nov. 24 at Washington (Pac-12 Net.) W, 73-55 10 Wes Eikmeier G 6-3 168 RS-SR 2L Fremont, Neb. (Iowa State University) Nov. 26 Northern Colorado W, 85-69 Dec. 1 ! Evansville W, 79-72 11 Jesse Carr G 6-2 184 RS-SR 3L Ainsworth, Neb. (Ainsworth H.S.) Dec. 5 at RV/RV Colorado (Pac-12 Net.) L, 61-70 12 Joe De Ciman G 6-4 185 FR HS Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (LeBoldus H.S.) Dec. 8 at UIC (CSN Chicago/Altitude) L, 55-64 14 Jordan Mason G 6-2 175 FR HS Ennis, Texas (Ennis H.S.) Dec. 17 ^ North Florida W, 83-55 15 Gerson Santo F 6-9 210 JR JC Valencia, Brazil (College of Southern Idaho) Dec. 19 ^ CSU Bakersfi eld W, 78-58 22 Dorian Green G 6-2 192 SR 3L Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence H.S.) Dec. 22 ^ vs. Portland W, 70-53 30 Josh Morgan G 6-2 172 RS-SO TR Buena Vista, Colo. (Hawai’I Hilo) Dec. 23 ^ vs. Virginia Tech (CBS Sports Net) W, 88-52 33 Dwight Smith G 6-4 185 JR 2L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) Dec. 29 Adams State W, 80-55 44 Greg Smith F 6-6 221 SR 3L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) Jan. 2 UTEP (CBS Sports Net.) W, 62-58 45 Colton Iverson F/C 6-10 261 RS-SR TR Yankton, S.D. (University of Minnesota) Jan. 5 St. Bonaventure W, 85-64 Jan. 12 * at 16/15 San Diego St. (NBC Sports Net.) L, 72-79 (ot) Jan. 16 * Air Force W, 79-40 Alphabetical Roster Jan. 19 * RV/23 UNLV (NBC Sports Net.) W, 66-61 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) Jan. 23 * at 15/17 New Mexico (CBS Sports Net.) L, 61-66 2 Daniel Bejarano G 6-4 202 RS-SO TR Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Arizona) Jan. 26 * at Fresno State W, 74-63 11 Jesse Carr G 6-2 184 RS-SR 3L Ainsworth, Neb. (Ainsworth H.S.) Jan. 30 * Boise State W, 77-57 12 Joe De Ciman G 6-4 185 FR HS Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (LeBoldus H.S.) Feb. 2 * Wyoming (Root Sports) W, 65-46 10 Wes Eikmeier G 6-3 168 RS-SR 2L Fremont, Neb. (Iowa State University) Feb. 6 * at Nevada (CBS Sports Net.) W, 73-69 22 Dorian Green G 6-2 192 SR 3L Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence H.S.) Feb. 13 * RV/22 San Diego State (CBS Sports Net.) W, 66-60 4 Pierce Hornung F 6-5 210 SR 3L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley H.S.) Feb. 16 * at Air Force (Altitude) W, 89-86 Feb. 20 * at UNLV (CBS Sports Net.) L, 59-61 45 Colton Iverson F/C 6-10 261 RS-SR TR Yankton, S.D. (University of Minnesota) Feb. 23 * 16/16 New Mexico (NBC Sports Net.) L, 82-91 14 Jordan Mason G 6-2 175 FR HS Ennis, Texas (Ennis H.S.) Feb. 27 * Fresno State W, 74-67 30 Josh Morgan G 6-2 172 RS-SO TR Buena Vista, Colo. (Hawai’I Hilo) March 2 * at Boise State L, 78-65 5 Jonathan Octeus G 6-4 170 RS-SO JC Miramar, Fla. (Wabash Valley College) March 6 * at Wyoming (Root Sports) W, 78-56 15 Gerson Santo F 6-9 210 JR JC Valencia, Brazil (College of Southern Idaho) March 9 * Nevada (CBS Sports Net.) W, 77-66 33 Dwight Smith G 6-4 185 JR 2L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) March 13 & vs. Fresno State (CBS Sports Net.) W, 67-61 44 Greg Smith F 6-6 221 SR 3L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) March 15 & vs. UNLV (CBS Sports Net.) L, 75-65 March 21 $ vs. Missouri (TBS) 7:20 p.m. Head Coach: Larry Eustachy (First season at CSU) March 23 $ Third Round (tba) tba March 29 $ Regional Semifi nals (tba) tba Associate Head Coach: Leonard Perry (First season at CSU) March 31 $ Regional Finals (tba) tba Assistant Coach: Ross Hodge (First season at CSU) April 6 $ National Semifi nal (tba) tba Assistant Coach: Niko Medved (Sixth season at CSU) April 8 $ National Championsip (CBS) tba Director of Player Personnel: Steve Barnes (First season at CSU) Director of Operations: Tiffany Beckham (First season at CSU) All games and times are subject to change. Home games in bold Video Coordinator: Sam Waniewski (First season at CSU) * Denotes Mountain West Game ! Denotes Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge Game Player Pronunciations Staff Pronunciations ^ Denotes Contintental Tire Las Vegas Classic Daniel Bejarano ...... bay-HAH-ron-oe Larry Eustachy ...... yoo-STAY-shee • Rounds 1 and 2 on campus sites Joe De Ciman ...... DEH-suh-mun Niko Medved ...... NEE-ko • Rounds 3 and 4 in Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) Wes Eikmeier ...... IKE-my-er Sam Waniewski ...... won-NEW-ski & Mountain West Championship - Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) Pierce Hornung ...... HORR-nung $ NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Jonathan Octeus ...... OCK-tee-us • Second/Third Rounds - Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena) • Sweet 16/Elite 8 - Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) Gerson Santo ...... JER-sun • Final Four - Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 1 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Table of Contents Tournament Notes Schedule/Results ...... 1 Rams in fi eld of 68 A look at the West Region Bracket Roster ...... 1 • The Colorado State men’s basketball team earned an at-large • Colorado State will compete in the bracket’s Midwest Region, Tournament Notes ...... 2-3 bid into the 2013 NCAA Championships tournament fi eld of beginning in Lexington, Ky., March 21-22 for the second and Quick Facts ...... 3 68 when the bracket was revealed Sunday afternoon on CBS. third rounds, and feeding into Indianapolis, Ind., March 23- Postseason Tournament Results ...... 3 • The tournament berth marks the 10th in program history for 24 for the Regional Semifi nals and Finals. 2012-13 Season Statstics ...... 4 Colorado State, and is the Rams’ second straight appearance • Seeds for the Midwest Region are as follows: No. 1 Louisville 2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket ...... 5 in the fi eld. (Big East automatic), No. 2 Duke (ACC at-large), No. 3 Michi- Non-Conference Game Capsules ...... 6-20 • Colorado State is seeded eighth in the tournament fi eld, and gan State (Big 10 at-large), No. 4 Saint Louis (A-10 automat- Game 1: Montana...... 6 will play in the Midwest Region beginning in Lexington, Ky., ic), No. 5 Oklahoma State (Big 12 at-large), No. 6 Memphis and feeding into Indianapolis, Ind. (C-USA automatic), No. 7 Creighton (MVC automatic), No. 8 Game 2: Chadron State ...... 7 • The Rams open play against ninth-seeded Missouri, an at- Colorado State (MW at-large), No. 9 Missouri (SEC at-large), Game 3: at Denver ...... 8 large qualifi er from the Southeastern Conference, on Thurs- No. 10 Cincinnati (Big East at-large), No. 11 Middle Tennes- Game 4: at Washington ...... 9 day night at famed Rupp Arena. see State (Sun Belt at-large) or St. Mary’s (WCC at-large), Game 5: Northern Colorado ...... 10 No. 12 Oregon (Pac-12 automatic), No. 13 New Mexico State Game 6: Evansville ...... 11 (WAC automatic), No. 14 Valparaiso (Horizon automatic), Game 7: at Colorado ...... 12 A look at the Rams’ résumé No. 15 Albany (America East automatic) and either No. 16 • The Colorado State men’s basketball program earned its bid Game 8: at UIC ...... 13 Liberty (Big South automatic) or North Carolina A&T (MEAC to the 2013 NCAA Championship tournament as an at-large Game 9: North Florida ...... 14 automatic). qualifi er because of the Rams’ impressive résumé, including Game 10: CSU Bakersfi eld ...... 15 • The 2013 Final Four will be held April 6-8 at the Georgia a top-25 RPI fi gure. Dome in Atlanta, Ga. Game 11: vs. Portland ...... 16 • The following is a quick look at the Rams’ résumé: • Note: A complete bracket is available on Page 5 of this post- Game 12: vs. Virginia Tech...... 17 Division I Record: ...... 23-8 season guide. Game 13: Adams State ...... 18 Conference Record (Finish): ...... 11-5 (2nd) Game 14: UTEP ...... 19 RPI ...... 21 Game 15: St. Bonaventure ...... 20 SOS ...... 49 Rams’ top records Mountain West Game Capsules ...... 21-36 Non-Conference SOS ...... 127 • The 2013 Colorado State men’s basketball team enters the Game 16: at San Diego State ...... 21 vs. Top-50 ...... 3-7 NCAA Championship tournament with an opportunity to add to its program-record win total of 25 victories. Game 17: Air Force ...... 22 vs. Top-100 ...... 11-7 • The No. 8-seeded Rams enter their second-round matchup Game 18: UNLV ...... 23 Road/Neutral Record: ...... 6-7/3-0 *Source: NCAA Nitty Gritty Report - March 17, 2013 vs. No. 9-seeded Missouri with an overall record of 25-8. The Game 19: at New Mexico ...... 24 mark bests the program’s top season mark set during the Game 20: at Fresno State ...... 25 1988-89 season (23-10). Game 21: Boise State ...... 26 CSU Coaches in the NCAA tournament • The Rams’ 2012-13 campaign marks the eight 20-win sea- Game 22: Wyoming ...... 27 • Colorado State Head Coach Larry Eustachy becomes the son in program history. Game 23: at Nevada ...... 28 sixth coach in program history to lead the Rams to the NCAA • With the team’s inclusion in the 2013 tournament fi eld, fi ve Game 24: San Diego State ...... 29 Championship tournament. of CSU’s 20-win teams have been selected for postseason Game 25: at Air Force ...... 30 • Legendary mentor, former Athletics Director and program play, with the 1988-89 (23-10), 1953-54 (22-7), 1989-90 Game 26: at UNLV ...... 31 wins leader Jim “J.J.” Williams paces the group, having led (21-9) and 2011-12 (20-12) teams joining this year’s squad the rams to four NCAA tournament appearances during a Game 27: New Mexico ...... 32 as NCAA participants. The 1987-88 team went 22-13 and seven-year period from 1962-63 to 1968-69. Game 28: Fresno State ...... 33 earned an NIT berth. • Eustachy becomes is the fi rst Colorado State head coach to • The following is a list of the Rams’ all-time 20-win season: Game 29: at Boise State ...... 34 lead the Rams to the NCAA tournament in his fi rst season at Wins Season Record Postseason Game 30: at Wyoming ...... 35 the helm of the Rams’ program. 25 2012-13 25-8 NCAA Game 31: Nevada ...... 36 • The following is a list of NCAA appearances by head coach: 23 1988-89 23-10 NCAA Mountain West Tournament Capsules ...... 37-38 Name No. Year(s) 22 1953-54 22-7 NCAA Game 32: vs. Fresno State State ...... 37 Jim “J.J.” Williams 4 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1969 22 1987-88 22-13 NIT Game 33: at. UNLV ...... 38 Boyd “Tiny” Grant 2 1989 and 1990 21 1989-90 21-9 NCAA NCAA Tournament Team Capsules ...... 39-57 Larry Eustachy 1 2013 20 2011-12 20-12 NCAA 1953-54 Tournament Team ...... 40 Tim Miles 1 2012 20 1997-98 20-8 1954 Bracket ...... 41 Dale Layer 1 2003 20 1996-97 20-9 1962-63 Tournament Team ...... 42 Bill Strannigan 1 1954 1963 Bracket ...... 43 Eustachy in the NCAA tournament 1964-65 Tournament Team ...... 44 Rams’ top NCAA Tournament seed • Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy, a 22-year coach- 1965 Bracket ...... 45 • Colorado State designation as a No. 8 seed in the 2013 ing veteran at the NCAA Division I Level, will be coaching in NCAA Championship tournament ranks as the top seed for 1965-66 Tournament Team ...... 46 his fi fth NCAA tournament overall, and his fi rst at Colorado the Rams since the NCAA began designating the tournament 1966 Bracket ...... 47 State. fi eld with seeds in 1979. • Eustachy previously led his former programs Utah State 1968-69 Tournament Team ...... 48 • Prior to Sunday’s bracket reveal, Colorado State’s highest (1997-98), Iowa State (1999-2000 and 2000-01) and South- 1969 Bracket ...... 49 seed had been a 10 seed, attained in both 1988-89 and 1989- ern Miss (2011-12) to national tournament berths. 1988-89 Tournament Team ...... 50 90 under head coach Boyd “Tiny” Grant. • Eustachy’s return to the 2013 tournament fi eld marks his 1989 Bracket ...... 51 • The Rams were seeded as an 11 during the team’s 2012 tour- second consecutive, after guiding the USM Golden Eagles 1989-90 Tournament Team ...... 52 nament run, and was designated as a No. 14 in 2003. into the 2012 bracket. 1990 Bracket ...... 53 • The tournament was unseeded during the Rams’ fi rst fi ve • Eustachy also recorded back-to-back NCAA tournament ap- 2002-03 Tournament Team ...... 54 appearances (1954, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1969), including pearances while at Iowa State, leading the Cyclones to the 2003 Bracket ...... 55 the Rams’ run to the Elite Eight in 1969. Elite Eight in 2000, before returning to the dance in 2001. 2011-12 Tournament Team ...... 56 • Overall, Eustachy is 3-4 in four previous NCAA tournament 2012 Bracket ...... 57 MW Foes in the NCAA Field appearances, going 0-1 at Utah State, 3-2 at Iowa State and NCAA Tournament Box Scores ...... 58-60 • The No. 8-seeded Rams are one of a conference-record fi ve 0-1 at Southern Miss. 1954 vs. Santa Clara ...... 58 teams from the Mountain West that are slated to compete in • The following is a look at Head Coach Larry Eustachy’s all- time games coached in the NCAA tournament: 1954 vs. Idaho State ...... 58 the 2012 NCAA Championships. Year School (Seed) Round Opponent Result 1963 vs. Oklahoma City ...... 58 • Regular-season and tournament champion New Mexico (29- 5) earned the league’s automatic bid and received a No. 3 1998 Utah State (13) First Maryland L, 82-68 1965 vs. Oklahoma City ...... 58 seed in the West Region from the NCAA selection committee. 2000 Iowa State (2) First Central Conn. St. W, 88-78 1966 vs. Houston...... 58 • UNLV (25-9), which fi nished a game behind the Rams in the Second Auburn W, 79-60 1969 vs. Dayton ...... 58 league regular-season standings, earned a fi fth seed playing Sweet 16 UCLA W, 80-56 1969 vs. Colorado ...... 59 in the East Region. Elite 8 Michigan State L, 75-64 1969 vs. Drake ...... 59 • San Diego State (22-10) was placed in the South Region as 2001 Iowa State (2) First Hampton L, 58-57 1989 vs. Florida ...... 59 a No. 7 seed. The Aztecs closed the regular-season tied for 2012 So. Miss (9) First Kansas St. L, 70-64 1989 vs. Syracuse ...... 59 fourth in the MW standings, two games behind the Rams. 1990 vs. Alabama ...... 59 • Boise State (21-10), which fi nished the season tied with San 2003 vs. Duke ...... 59 Diego State in the league standings, will open the tournament 2011 vs. Murray State...... 60 in the “First Four” in Dayton, Ohio, playing for a chance to NCAA Tournament Records...... 60 advance to the fi rst round of the West Region. 2 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Tournament Notes Quick Facts Eustachy makes history A winning era General Information • Colorado State Head Coach Larry Eustachy not only led the • Colorado State’s fourth-year seniors – Dorian Green, Pierce Hor- Location ...... Fort Collins, Colo. Rams to a school-record 24th victory on March 9 against nung and Greg Smith – have been a part of 80 wins during their Founded ...... 1870 Nevada, but also made NCAA history. careers at CSU (entering the 2013 NCAA Championship tourna- Enrollment ...... 26,769 • With the win, Eustachy, who led the Rams to a 25-8 overall ment. Nickname ...... Rams record during the 2012-13 regular season, became the fi rst • That total is now second in program history for wins in a four-year coach in NCAA Division I history to win at least 24 games in period, one behind the record mark of 81 set from 1987-88 to Colors ...... Green and Gold a single season with fi ve different DI programs. 1990-91. Elevation ...... 5,004 feet • Eustachy was one of just three coaches - along with Tim • The 2012-13 team has set a new school record for wins in a single Arena (Capacity) ...... Moby Arena (8,745) Floyd and Cliff Ellis - to ever take four different DI programs season (25) surpassing the 23 victories by the 1988-89 squad. Conference ...... Mountain West Conference to 24 or more wins in a single season. • Below is a list of the top win totals in a four-year period in program President ...... Dr. Anthony A. Frank • Eustachy, who has 11 total 20-win seasons in his career, pre- history: Director of Athletics ...... Jack Graham viously reached the 24-victory plateau in 1992-93 at Idaho Starting Ending Wins (24-8), 1997-98 at Utah State (25-8), 2011-12 at Southern 1. 1987-88 1990-91 81 Faculty Representative ...... Jim Francis Miss (25-9) and twice at Iowa State in 1999-00 (32-5) and 2. 2008-09 Present 80 Athletic Department Phone ...... 970/491-3350 2000-01 (25-6). 3. 1986-87 1989-90 79 Men’s Basketball Offi ce ...... 970/491-6232 Moby Arena Press Row Phone ...... 970/491-3981 Rams’ Award Winners Four straight postseason berths Athletic Website ...... www.CSURams.com • Several Colorado State players have racked up postseason • With the selection of the 2013 Colorado State Rams to the honors heading into play at the 2013 NCAA Championship NCAA tournament fi eld, the team became the fi rst in program tournament. history to reach four consecutive postseason appearances, Staff Information • Senior center Colton Iverson earned fi rst-team All-Mountain and just the third all-time to attain three straight years in ei- Head Coach ...... Larry Eustachy (First Year) West honors, and was selected as the league’s Newcomer of ther the NIT or NCAA tournament fi elds. Alma Mater ...... Long Beach State, ‘79 the Year. He was named by the Denver Post as the Region’s • CSU’s fourth-year seniors - Dorian Green, Pierce Hornung Record at CSU ...... 25-8 (First Season) Player of the Year, and also garnered USBWA All-District VIII and Greg Smith - are the fi rst players in the history of CSU Career Record ...... 427-266 (22nd Seasons) honors. basketball to play beyond the regular-season in four consec- Associate Head Coach ...... Leonard Perry (First Year) • Senior guard Dorian Green earned his second consecutive utive years, having been selected to play in the 2010 College all-conference nod, pulling in second-team honors in 2013 Basketball Invitational, 2011 National Invitation Tournament Assistant Coaches ...... Ross Hodge (First Year) after a third-team recognition as a junior in 2012. and the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Tournaments...... Niko Medved (Sixth Year) • Senior forward Pierce Hornung was named to the Mountain • CSU has made three straight postseason appearances three Director of Player Personnel ...... Steve Barnes (First Year) West all-defensive team for the second straight season, and times in program history, under head coaches Jim Williams Director of Operations ...... Tiffany Beckham (First Year) also earned a second-consecutive third-team all-MW selec- (1961-63), Boyd Grant (1988-90). Video Coordinator ...... Sam Waniewski (First Year) tion in 2013. • First-year Head Coach Larry Eustachy caps a run of four • Senior guard Wes Eikmeier, a fi rst-team All-Mountain West straight postseason appearances for the Rams, a streak Athletic Trainer ...... Mac McDonald (Second Year) performer as a junior in 2012, was named to the 2013 MW which began with Tim Miles from 2009-10 to 2011-12. Strength & Conditioning Coach .....Jason Phillips (Fourth Year) all-league honorable mention. • CSU’s longest postseason streaks: Academic Coordinator ...... Steve McDonnell (Fifth Year) • Sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano has been tabbed as the - 4: 2010 (CBI), 2011 (NIT) and 2012 (NCAA), 2013 (NCAA) Equipment Manager ...... Kyle Kotrous (Second Year) conference’s top reserve, taking home honors as the Moun- - 3: 1961 (NIT), 1962 (NIT) and 1963 (NCAA) Sport Program Coordinator ...... Karen Taylor (14 Years) tain West Sixth Man of the Year. He is the second Ram to win - 3: 1988 (NIT), 1989 (NCAA) and 1990 (NCAA) the award in three seasons (Pierce Hornung in 2011). Team Information* 2012-13 Record ...... 25-8 2012-13 MWC Record (Finish) ...... 11-5 (2nd) Colorado State’s All-Time Postseason Results 2011-12 Postseason ...... NCAA Second Round 2011-12 Final AP/USA Today Ranking ...... NR/NR Tourney Year Opponent Region Round Result Site 2012-13 Letterwinner Returning/Lost ...... 6/4 NCAA 2012 Murray State West (11) Second Round L, 41-58 Louisville, Ky. 2012-13 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 NIT 2011 Fairfi eld First Round L, 60-62 Fort Collins, Colo. 2012-13 Newcomers ...... 7 CBI 2010 Morehead State First Round L, 60-74 Morehead, Ky. NCAA 2003 Duke West (14) First Round L, 57-67 Salt Lake City, Utah CSU History* NIT 1999 Mississippi State First Round W, 69-56 Fort Collins, Colo. First Year of Basketball ...... 1901-02 Colorado Second Round W, 86-76 Fort Collins, Colo. Overall Record ...... 1,154-1,178 (.495) Cal Quarterfi nals L, 62-71 Oakland, Calif. Conference Championships ...... 5 NIT 1998 Minnesota First Round L, 65-77 Minneapolis, Minn...... 1954 (Skyline), 1961 (Skyline), 1989 (WAC), NIT 1996 Nebraska First Round L, 83-91 Fort Collins, Colo...... 1990 (WAC), 2003 (MW Tournament) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record) ...... 9 (3-10) NCAA 1990 Alabama West (10) First Round L, 54-71 Long Beach, Calif. Last Appearance ...... 2012 NCAA 1989 Florida Midwest (10) First Round W, 68-46 Dallas, Texas Result ...... Lost to Murray State in second round Syracuse Second Round L, 50-65 Dallas, Texas NIT Appearances (Record) ...... 7 (6-7) NIT 1988 New Orleans First Round W, 63-54 Fort Collins, Colo. Last Appearance ...... 2011 Houston Second Round W, 71-61 Fort Collins, Colo. Result ...... Lost to Fairfi eld in fi rst round Arkansas State Quarterfi nals W, 64-49 Fort Collins, Colo. CBI Apperances (Record) ...... 1 (0-1) Ohio State Semifi nals L, 60-62 New York, N.Y. Last Appearance ...... 2010 Boston College Consolation W, 58-57 New York, N.Y. Result ...... Lost at Morehead State in fi rst round NCAA 1969 Dayton Midwest Second Round W, 52-50 Fort Worth, Texas Colorado Regional Semifi nals W, 64-56 Manhattan, Kan. Media Information Assistant Director/MBB Contact ...... Danny Mattie Drake Regional Finals L, 77-84 Manhattan, Kan. Phone ...... (O) 970/491-5050 | (C) 970/217-3140 NCAA 1966 Houston Midwest First Round L, 76-82 Wichita, Kan. E-Mail ...... [email protected] NCAA 1965 Oklahoma City Midwest First Round L, 78-70 Lubbock, Texas FAX ...... 970/491-1348 NCAA 1963 Oklahoma City Midwest First Round L, 67-70 Lubbock, Texas Media Relations Student-Assistants (MBB) ... Stuart Buchanan NIT 1962 Holy Cross First Round L, 71-72 New York, N.Y...... Chris Feller NIT 1961 St. Louis First Round L, 53-59 New York, N.Y. Mailing Address ...... 311 McGraw Athletic Center NCAA 1954 Santa Clara West First Round L, 50-73 Corvallis, Ore...... Fort Collins, CO 80523 Idaho State Consolation L, 57-62 Corvallis, Ore. () - Denotes Seed | Bold indicates NCAA Tournament game *Entering 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship 3 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 2012-13 Season Box Score | All Games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 25-8 16-1 6-7 3-0 CONFERENCE 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 14-3 9-0 2-3 3-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 33-2 730 22.1 74-195 . 3 7 9 29-95 . 3 0 5 23-33 . 6 9 7 59 124 183 5.5 66 1 32 27 4 20 200 6.1 04 HORNUNG, Pierce 31-31 965 31.1 105-194 . 5 4 1 10-25 . 4 0 0 50-78 . 6 4 1 129 155 284 9.2 73 3 71 39 15 40 270 8.7 05 OCTEUS, Jon 33-1 636 19.3 46-130 . 3 5 4 7-33 . 2 1 2 49-61 . 8 0 3 13 70 83 2.5 71 0 44 34 2 14 148 4.5 10 EIKMEIER, Wes 33-33 1033 31.3 138-367 . 3 7 6 52-145 . 3 5 9 92-102 . 9 0 2 3 52 55 1.7 90 1 72 51 2 19 420 12.7 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 22-0 114 5.2 7-20 . 3 5 0 4-13 . 3 0 8 5-7 . 7 1 4 4 5 9 0.4 15 0 4 8 1 3 23 1.0 14 MASON, Jordan 12-0 59 4.9 7-30 . 2 3 3 3-16 . 1 8 8 4-6 . 6 6 7 0 6 6 0.5 4 0 4 3 3 1 21 1.8 15 SANTO, Gerson 30-0 213 7.1 24-55 . 4 3 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 16-19 . 8 4 2 18 20 38 1.3 26 0 3 8 3 3 64 2.1 22 GREEN, Dorian 32-32 1044 32.6 127-299 . 4 2 5 48-137 . 3 5 0 108-139 . 7 7 7 6 76 82 2.6 55 0 122 56 3 26 410 12.8 30 M O R G A N , J o s h 8 - 0 1 8 2 . 3 2 - 4 . 5 0 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 0 2 - 2 1.000 0220.310020060.8 40 WYNN, Stephon 3-0 4 1.3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 44 SMITH, Greg 33-33 830 25.2 128-276 . 4 6 4 15-40 . 3 7 5 96-140 . 6 8 6 77 98 175 5.3 78 1 36 57 12 14 367 11.1 45 IVERSON, Colton 33-33 979 29.7 179-299 . 5 9 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 126-214 . 5 8 9 110 212 322 9.8 83 0 43 66 22 20 484 14.7 Team 55 40 95 2 4 Total...... 33 6625 837-1870 . 4 4 8 168-506 . 3 3 2 571-801 . 7 1 3 474 860 1334 40.4 564 6 431 355 67 161 2413 73.1 Opponents...... 33 6625 712-1740 . 4 0 9 221-655 . 3 3 7 430-637 . 6 7 5 268 668 936 28.4 680 25 309 366 109 164 2075 62.9

TEAM STATISTICS CS OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2413 2075 11-09-12 MONTANA W 72-65 5833 Points per game 73.1 62.9 11-15-12 CHADRON STATE W 93-50 3066 Scoring margin +10.2 - 11-21-12 at Denver W 60-53 4883 FIELD GOALS-ATT 837-1870 712-1740 11-24-12 at Washington W 73-55 7409 Field goal pct . 4 4 8 . 4 0 9 11-26-12 NORTHERN COLORADO W 85-69 3622 3 POINT FG-ATT 168-506 221-655 12-01-12 EVANSVILLE W 79-72 3970 3-point FG pct . 3 3 2 . 3 3 7 12-05-12 at Colorado L 61-70 11708 3-pt FG made per game 5.1 6.7 12-08-12 at UIC L 55-64 3380 FREE THROWS-ATT 571-801 430-637 12-17-12 NORTH FLORIDA W 83-55 3556 Free throw pct . 7 1 3 . 6 7 5 12-19-12 CSU BAKERSFIELD W 78-58 2896 F-Throws made per game 17.3 13.0 12-22-12 vs Portland W 70-53 0 REBOUNDS 1334 936 12-23-12 vs Virginia Tech W 88-52 0 Rebounds per game 40.4 28.4 12-29-12 ADAMS STATE W 80-55 3669 Rebounding margin +12.1 - 01-02-13 UTEP W 62-58 3571 ASSISTS 431 309 01-05-13 ST. BONAVENTURE W 85-64 3922 Assists per game 13.1 9.4 * 01-12-13 at San Diego State L o t 72-79 12414 TURNOVERS 355 366 * 01-16-13 AIR FORCE W 79-40 4347 Turnovers per game 10.8 11.1 * 01-19-13 UNLV W 66-61 7626 Turnover margin +0.3 - * 01-23-13 at New Mexico L 61-66 15411 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.8 * 01-26-13 at Fresno State W 74-63 8103 STEALS 161 164 * 01-30-13 BOISE STATE W 77-57 6059 Steals per game 4.9 5.0 * 02-02-13 WYOMING W 65-46 8745 BLOCKS 67 109 * 02-06-13 at Nevada W 73-69 6226 Blocks per game 2.0 3.3 * 02-13-13 SAN DIEGO STATE W 66-60 8745 ATTENDANCE 92488 136969 * 02-16-13 at Air Force W 89-86 5862 Home games-Avg/Game 17-5440 13-9834 * 02-20-13 at UNLV L 59-61 15910 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-3041 * 02-23-13 NEW MEXICO L 82-91 8745 * 02-27-13 FRESNO STATE W 74-67 5371 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03-02-13 at Boise State L 65-78 11238 Colorado State 1118 1286 9 2413 * 03-06-13 at Wyoming W 78-56 6803 Opponents 962 1097 16 2075 * 03-09-13 NEVADA W 77-66 8745 03-13-13 vs Fresno State W 67-61 9122 03-15-13 at UNLV L 65-75 18500

* = Conference game

4 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket ® MARCH 21-22 Second Round (25-6) Butler (26-8) Bucknell (28-5) Marquette (23-8) Davidson (26-7) Illinois (22-12) Colorado (21-11) Miami (Fla.) (27-6) Pacific (22-12) Mar 22, approx. 9:50PM - TNT Mar 22, approx. 7:20PM - TNT Mar 21, approx. 9:45PM - CBS Mar 21, approx. 7:15PM - CBS Mar 22, approx. 9:57PM - truTV Mar 22, approx. 7:27PM - truTV Mar 22, approx. 9:20PM - TBS Mar 22, approx. 6:50 - TBS Mar 22, approx. 4:10PM - TBS Mar 22, 1:40PM - TBS Mar 21, approx. 7:27PM - truTV Mar 21, approx. 9:57PM - truTV Mar 21, 12:40PM - truTV Mar 21, approx. 3:10PM - truTV Mar 22, approx. 4:40PM - TNT Mar 22, 2:10PM - TNT Minnesota (20-12) Kansas (29-5) Western Ky. (20-15) North Carolina (24-10) Villanova (20-13) VCU (26-8) Akron (26-6) Michigan (26-7) S. Dakota St. (25-9) UCLA (25-9) Florida (26-7) Northwestern St. (23-8) San Diego St. (22-10) Oklahoma (20-11) Georgetown (25-6) Fla. Gulf Coast (24-10) Indiana (27-6) LIU Brooklyn/JMU NC State (24-10) Temple (23-9) UNLV (25-9) California (20-11) Syracuse (26-9) Montana 1 16 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 2 15 1 16 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 2 15 Buick is an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA PRESENTED BY MARCH 23-24 Third Round Kansas City Mar 24 Auburn Hills Mar 23 Austin Mar 24 Philadelphia Mar 24 Dayton Mar 24 San Jose Mar 23 Lexington Mar 23 Austin Mar 24 Regional Semifinals CKET Boise St. (21-10) La Salle (21-9) MARCH 28-29 Mar 20, approx. 9:10PM - truTV 13 13 Finals Regional MARCH 30-31 SOUTH NORTH TEXAS March 29 & 31 EAST WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28 & 30 APRIL 6 National Semifinals LIU Brooklyn (20-13) JMU (20-14) Mar 20, 6:40PM - truTV 16 16 ® ®

APRIL 8 Watch On MARCH 18 ATLANTA DAYTON First Round* ***ALL TIMES EASTERN*** ***ALL MARCH 19-20 APRIL 6 AND 8 National First Four Final Four Championship FILL OUT YOUR BRACKET NATIONAL BRACKET DAY Watch the tournament on these networks or online at NCAA.COM/MARCHMADNESS The four winning teams will advance to a second-round site to be determined by the committee during selection weekend. the committee by be determined to site a second-round to will advance winning teams four The Second- and third-round and regional sites will be placed in the bracket by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee March 17. March Committee Basketball the NCAA Division I Men’s by in the bracket will be placed sites and regional and third-round Second- *On March 17, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will select eight teams to play the first-round games on March 19 and 20 in Dayton. 19 games on March the first-round play to will select eight teams Committee Basketball the NCAA Division I Men’s 17, *On March National Semifinals APRIL 6 Middle Tenn. (28-5) St. Mary’s (CA) (27-6) Mar 19, approx. 9:10PM - truTV 11 11 WEST March 29 & 31 March 28 & 30 Regional Finals MARCH 30-31 MW MW E W LOS ANGELES INDIANAPOLIS MIDWEST Regional Semifinals MARCH 28-29 Mar 23 Mar 23 Mar 23 Mar 23 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 24 Mar 24 N.C. A&T (19-16) Liberty (15-20) MEN’S BASKETBALLCHAMPIONSHIP BRA Dayton ® San Jose 16 16 Mar 19, 6:40PM - truTV Lexington Kansas City Philadelphia Auburn Hills Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Third Round MARCH 23-24 2013 NCAA 2013 Division I Mar 21, approx. 6:50PM - TBS Mar 21, approx. 9:20PM - TBS Mar 21, approx. 4:40PM - TNT Mar 21, 2:10PM - TNT Mar 21, approx. 2:45PM - CBS Mar 21, 12:15PM - CBS Mar 22, approx. 2:45PM - CBS Mar 22, 12:15PM - CBS Mar 21, approx. 4:10PM - TBS Mar 21, 1:40PM - TBS Mar 22, 12:40PM - truTV Mar 22, approx. 3:10PM - truTV Mar 21, approx. 7:20PM - TNT Mar 21, approx. 9:50PM - TNT Mar 22, approx. 9:45PM - CBS Mar 22, approx. 7:15PM - CBS Louisville (29-5) N.C. A&T/Liberty Colorado St. (25-8) Missouri (23-10) Oklahoma St. (24-8) Oregon (26-8) Saint Louis (27-6) New Mexico St. (24-10) Memphis (30-4) Middle Tenn./St. Mary’s (CA) Michigan St. (25-8) Valparaiso (26-7) Creighton (27-7) Cincinnati (22-11) Duke (27-5) Albany (N.Y.) (24-10) Gonzaga (31-2) Southern U (23-9) Pittsburgh (24-8) Wichita St. (26-8) Wisconsin (23-11) Ole Miss (26-8) Kansas St. (27-7) Boise St./La Salle Arizona (25-7) Belmont (26-6) New Mexico (29-5) Harvard (19-9) Notre Dame (25-9) Iowa St. (22-11) Ohio St. (26-7) Iona (20-13) MARCH 21-22 1 16 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 2 15 1 16 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 2 15 Second Round

5 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Nov. 9 vs. Montana (Game 1) Montana 65 • 0-1 CSU downs Montana in Eustachy’s debut Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Rams overcome halftime defi cit, extend home streak to 14 40 WARD, Mathias f 2-60-11-10005 5010020 45 HUTCHISON, Eric c 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 18 10 GREGORY, Jordan g3-62-42-4033310100136 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team (1-0) overcame 20 DESHIELDS, Keron g 5-14 2-6 5-6 0 1 1 3 17 1 0 1 0 36 a slow start, and a seven-point halftime defi cit, on Friday night to open the Larry 32 JAMAR, Kareem g3-51-22-30225 9121220 Eustachy era with an impressive 72-65 victory over the Montana Grizzlies (0-1) at 00 YOUNG, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Moby Arena. 02 HENDERSON, Kevin 3-40-01-10444 7340025 12 WILEY, Jake 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 The win marked the fi rst for Eustachy at Colorado State, and ran the Rams’ home win 24 COLEMAN, Spencer 2-31-14-41235 9130021 streak to 14 straight, tying the program record for consecutive wins at Moby Arena., 33 WEISNER, Mike 2-4 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 4 7 2 1 0 0 16 41 MARTIN, Andy 0-10-00-01010 00000 5 and extending what was the nation’s ninth-longest such streak entering the game. Team 0 4 4 Totals 20-44 7-17 18-23 2 19 21 33 65 9 13 2 3 200 “It was a great win under the circumstances with Montana,” said Eustachy after the

FG % 1st Half: 10-17 58.8% 2nd half: 10-27 37.0% Game: 20-44 45.5% Deadball game. “They have a real system going and we have a new coach coming in here 3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 7-17 41.2% Rebounds with new players trying to blend in with the old and I just thought that was a great FT % 1st Half: 11-12 91.7% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 18-23 78.3% 2 opponent. “ Colorado State 72 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds The Grizzlies, 2012 Big Sky Champions and NCAA Tournament participants, jumped ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min out to an early lead against the Rams, forcing three consecutive turnovers to open 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-50-12-26101634010130 the game and holding CSU scoreless for the fi rst 4:40. But senior center Colton 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-6 0-0 9-12 4 1 5 3 11 0 1 0 1 23 Iverson, one of fi ve Rams to fi nish in double-fi gures scoring, notched the fi rst two 45 IVERSON, Colton c 5-80-08-12358218130126 of his game-high 18 points from the free-throw stripe to get the Rams on the board. 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 3-8 1-2 3-3 0 0 0 5 10 1 0 0 1 31 22 GREEN, Dorian g 3-11 0-4 5-6 033311310037 The Rams committed just six turnovers the remainder of the game, and outrebound- 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 4-9 0-1 4-5 2 4 6 2 12 2 1 0 1 28 ed the Griz by a 44-21 margin - behind a game-high 16 boards from senior forward 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-00-10110 2020012 Pierce Hornung - to overcome a tough-shooting fi rst-half and come away with the 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 SANTO, Gerson 2-30-00-01012 40000 5 seven-point victory. Team 3 1 4 Totals 20-531-831-4119254420727905200 The Grizzlies led by as many as 10 points in the contest, coming late in the opening

FG % 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 20-53 37.7% Deadball half, but the Rams scored eight straight to open the second stanza, taking a 35-34 3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 1-8 12.5% Rebounds lead with 17 minutes remaining. FT % 1st Half: 11-16 68.8% 2nd half: 20-25 80.0% Game: 31-41 75.6% 5 Officials: Randy McCall, Shawn Lehigh, Jimmy Casas Neither team held a lead of more than two possessions throughout the bulk of the Technical fouls: Montana-None. Colorado State-None. second half until the Rams pulled ahead by eight points on a pair of Greg Smith Attendance: 5833 free-throws at the 5:46 mark. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Montana 34 31 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UM 18 15 0 2 23 As a team, CSU connected on 31-of-41 attempts from the free-throw line, and the Colorado State 27 45 72 CS 24 8 17 0 18 Rams were clutch down the stretch, hitting 11-of-13 from the stripe over the ﬁ nal

Last FG - UM 2nd-02:08, CS 2nd-04:31. Score tied - 5 times. 6:15 to stiﬂ e the UM comeback effort. Largest lead - UM by 10 1st-01:33, CS by 8 2nd-05:47. Lead changed - 5 times. But it was the home crowd of 5,833, the largest for a CSU home opener since 2005 vs. CU (5,868) that seemed to energize the Rams when they needed it most.

Top Performers “The crowd was terrifi c,” said Eustachy. “I don’t think that we win unless that crowd pulls us through. It was a great win through the adversity.” 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Arizona transfer Daniel Bejarano, who like Iverson was making his debut at Colorado Earned Mountain West Player of the Week honor, leading the Rams past Montana with an State, also posted double-fi gures scoring for the Rams, notching 12 points to go 18-point, eight-round effort in CSU’s season opener. It was Iverson’s fi rst game in nearly 20 along with six rebound and two assists, all career-bests for the sophomore guard. monhts since transferring to Colorado State from Minnesota. Seniors Dorian Green (11), Greg Smith (11) and Wes Eikmeier (10) also fi nished in double-fi gures scoring for the Rams. Smith added fi ve rebounds, while Green dished out a team-best three assists and Eikmeier drained the Rams’ only three-pointer of the night. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Montana was led by guards Keron DeShields and Jordan Gregory, who tallied 17 Led Colorado State to a huge rebounding advantage (44-21) pulling down 16 total boards, points and 10 points, respectively, in the contest. including six offensive rebounds, in the Rams’ victory over Montana. Hornung now has 15 career games with 10 or more rebounds at CSU. Colorado State has now won 32 consecutive home openers, dating back to the 1980- 81 season, while Eustachy improves to 20-2 all-time in season-opening games.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Provided a spark off the bench as the Rams’ sixth man, posting 12 point and six rebounds, to along with a pair of assits and one steal in his Colorado State debut.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Turned in a strong all-around effort in the Rams’ victory over Montana, scoring 11 points and pulling down ﬁ ve rebounds, including four offensive boards in the win. Shot just 1-of-6 from the ﬁ eld, but converted 9-of-12 from the free-thow line.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Led thet eam in assists with three helpers, and pitched in 11 points and three rebounds in the Rams’ victory over Montana, his 97th consecutive start at CSU.

6 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Nov. 15 vs. Chadron State (Game 2) Chadron State 50 • 0-2 Rams extend home streak in big way Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU blows past Chadron State, 93-50 05 Zac Bargen f 3-9 1-3 0-0 2 2 4 3 7 0 3 0 0 24 23 Kendrick Holliman f 0-5 0-2 5-8 0 3 3 4 5 0 5 2 0 19 42 Michael Safer c 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 6 0 0 1 0 22 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team hasn’t lost at 00 Grant Stone g 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 home in nearly a year, and by the opening minutes of Thursday’s game against Chad- 10 Justyn Anderson g 0-6 0-2 5-8 2 1 3 0 5 2 2 0 0 27 ron State, there was little doubt that the team would keep the streak alive. 02 Josh Hatcher 2-6 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 1 16 13 David Downey 5-9 4-6 1-2 1 0 1 0 15 0 2 0 0 20 The Rams (2-0) stormed out to a 24-2 lead and held a 43-13 halftime advantage, 14 Dominique Watkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 before eventually blowing past the Eagles (0-2), 93-50, to run the program’s home- 15 Chris Taylor 0-30-24-51120 4210121 court win streak to 15 straight games. The streak is now the longest for the Rams 22 Tim McDavid 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 34 Brandon Pippenger 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 since Moby Arena became the program’s home in 1966. Team 3 7 10 Totals 14-50 5-18 17-27 13 17 30 16 50 5 20 3 2 200 “We knew that we had to come out and play hard and play how we play,” said senior

FG % 1st Half: 3-24 12.5% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 14-50 28.0% Deadball forward Greg Smith. “It doesn’t matter who we are playing against, we are going to 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 5-18 27.8% Rebounds play with the same mindset every time.” FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 11-19 57.9% Game: 17-27 63.0% 4 Colorado State 93 • 2-0 That mindset has helped the Rams throughout the streak, which now ties for the Total 3-Ptr Rebounds team’s second-longest all-time behind a 22-game home streak set from 1960-62 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min when the Rams called South College Gym home. 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 4-71-12-2369111131623 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-11 0-1 4-4 2 1 3 2 14 3 2 1 0 22 “(Jumping out to a big lead) is something that comes from playing hard,” added 45 IVERSON, Colton c 7-80-04-4459118111422 Smith. “We made a lot of good plays early.” 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 22 22 GREEN, Dorian g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eleven different players saw action for the Rams in the contest, and nearly everyone 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 4-8 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 2 9 1 0 0 0 17 contributed in signiﬁ cant way as the Rams’ bench outscored the Eagles 48-26. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 4-70-15-6022213500131

12 DE CIMAN, Joe 2-5 1-4 1-3 0 3 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 20 14 MASON, Jordan 1-8 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 16 “It is human nature to get a big lead and get complacent,” said Head Coach Larry 15 SANTO, Gerson 5-7 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 4 12 1 1 2 0 21 Eustachy. “That’s what really good teams do is keep playing. If you’re that type of 30 MORGAN, Josh 2-20-00-00001 40000 5 team where you are playing the opponent like we played tonight you should keep Team 3 3 6 1 pushing it. The new guys came in and did the same thing, so it was good.” Totals 35-65 3-16 20-23 15 29 44 21 93 17 9 7 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 19-31 61.3% Game: 35-65 53.8% Deadball For the second-straight game to open the season fi ve different Rams scored in 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds double fi gures, led by an 18-point, nine-rebound effort from senior center Colton 1 FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 20-23 87.0% Iverson, the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week. Officials: Bill Gracey, Lonnie Dixon, Martin Cota Technical fouls: Chadron State-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 3066 Smith added 14 points, three rebounds and three assists for the Rams, but it was the play of newcomer Jon Octeus at the point guard position that really got the team Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast in a fl ow. Chadron State 13 37 50 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSC-M 18 9 11 2 26 Colorado State 43 50 93 CS 52 21 25 14 48 “It thought he was terrifi c,” said Eustachy of Octeus’ performance. “He was really Last FG - CSC-M 2nd-00:28, CS 2nd-02:07. Score tied - 0 times. disappointed in how he played against Montana. I really challenged him after the Largest lead - CSC-M None, CS by 45 2nd-05:11. Lead changed - 0 times. game.”

Top Performers Octeus, who tallied 13 points and a game-high ﬁ ve assists, led all players with 31 minutes after replacing senior starter Dorian Green just seconds into the contest. 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Green kept his own streak of consecutive starts (98) alive after his status was initially Led the team in scoring for the second time in as many games to start his CSU career, post- in doubt because of a mild concussion suffered near the end of the Rams’ opener ing 18 points to go along with nine rebounds (four offensive) and four steals in the Rams’ vs. Montana. victory over Chadron State. “I just thought it was the right thing to do,” said Eustachy of starting Green. “It’s kind of a Cal Ripken thing, it really is. It’s a phenomenal thing. He deserved it.”

“He’s been cleared, but still has to do a couple of tests. We anticipate him being 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. back Saturday for practice and he’ll deﬁ nitely play against Denver,” added Eustachy.

Tallied double-digits scoring (11 points) and tied for game-high honors with nine rebounds, Also scoring in double-fi gures for the Rams were senior forward Pierce Hornung, while recording a career-high six steals in the Rams’ victory over Chadron State. It marked who narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points and nine boards, and junior just the third time since 1999-00 that a CSU player has gone for fi ve or mroe steals in a forward Gerson Santo who notched 12 points and seven rebounds. single game. “Gerson was terrifi c,” said Eustachy. “You can see where length bothers teams like we just played and there will be teams in our league that we put those two guys (Santo and Iverson) out there together, and it will bother them.” 5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Chadron State was led by David Downey who tallied 15 points in the contest, includ- Played 31 minutes as CSU’s primary ball handler, scoring 13 points and dishing out a game- ing 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. high fi ve assists in Rams’ victory over Chadron State. The Rams will take tomorrow off before returning to the court for a Saturday practice. CSU’s next contest is scheduled for Wednesday, when the team travels south to Magness Arena for a tilt against in-state rival Denver. Tipoff between the Rams and the Pioneers is set for 7 p.m. MT and the game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS. 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Posted14 points, three rebounds, three assists and a block in the Rams’ victory over Chadron State.

15 | Gerson Santo | JR | F | 6-9/210 lbs. Notched his ﬁ rst double-digit scoring game in a CSU uniform, going for 12 points, while adding seven rebounds, an assist and a team-best two blocks in the Rams’ win against Chadron State.

7 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Nov. 21 at Denver (Game 3) Colorado State 60 • 3-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Rams pick up road win over Pioneers ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 4-8 0-1 0-0 3 8 11 1 8 2 4 2 0 38 Iverson, Green lead CSU past tough DU squad 44 SMITH, Greg f 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 14 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-11 0-0 4-5 4 9 13 2 16 2 4 0 0 36 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-11 3-7 0-1 0 0 0 2 13 3 2 0 0 36 DENVER, Colo. -- Senior center Colton Iverson notched his fi rst double-double as a 22 GREEN, Dorian g 6-9 2-4 2-6 055316210137 Ram – recording 16 points and 13 rebounds – and classmate Dorian Green added 16 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 0-7 0-3 1-2 2 4 6 2 1 2 0 0 2 25 points of his own, leading the Colorado State men’s basketball team to a hard-fought 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-10-04-40444 6110011 road win at in-state rival Denver, 60-53, on Wednesday night at Magness Arena. 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Team 0 1 1 Totals 22-53 5-15 11-19 11 36 47 17 60 12 14 3 3 200 The victory moves Colorado State to 3-0 to open the season, and opens a stretch of two consecutive road games for the Rams who were just 3-9 away from home FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 22-53 41.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 5-15 33.3% Rebounds last season. FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 11-19 57.9% 2 Denver 53 • 1-3 “We’ll take it,” said Green of the road win. “They (the Pioneers) are a good team and Total 3-Ptr Rebounds a good challenge for us. We really struggled on the road last year, so it is good to ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min improve on that with another tough one coming up on Saturday (at Washington).” 14 Foeman, Blake f 0-40-31-20112 1010015 20 O'Neale, Royce f 5-16 1-7 5-5 1 3 4 4 16 5 2 0 2 37 Green tallied 13 of his 16 points in the fi rst half. He and Iverson combined for 11 34 Udofia, Chris f 1-60-10-02574 2202229 23 Olson, Brett g 1-9 1-8 0-0 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 3 34 of the Rams’ fi nal 13 points of the opening half, as part of a 13-2 Rams’ run over 32 Hallam, Chase g6-122-45-5336319111037 the fi nal 3:35. The run turned an 18-15 defi cit into a 28-20 halftime advantage, and 03 Love, Jalen 1-3 1-3 0-1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 keyed the CSU victory. 30 Griffin, Cam 4-60-01-21673 9120022 33 Engesser, Nate 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 “I think the biggest thing was that we played physical, and pounded them inside and 35 Byrd, Marcus 0-40-20-00111 0000011 Team 0 5 5 attacked off the dribble with our guards.” said Iverson of the Rams’ style of play. Totals 18-61 5-29 12-15 7 26 33 26 53 10 7 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-30 23.3% 2nd half: 11-31 35.5% Game: 18-61 29.5% Deadball “We have a way we play,” added Eustachy of his team’s run to end the fi rst half. “I 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd half: 2-14 14.3% Game: 5-29 17.2% Rebounds thought we had some nice stops, and our defense triggers our offense. This is a 3 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 12-15 80.0% hard team to play against. It was a good win; we gutted it out.” Officials: David Hall, Kelly Self, Kipp Kissinger Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Denver-None. Attendance: 4883 The Rams’ defense held the Pioneers to just 29.5 percent shooting from the fi eld, and silenced DU’s leading scorer Chris Udofi a who entered the contest averaging Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 28 32 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench 17.7 points per game, but fi nished with only one bucket, a layup with 26 seconds CS304787 Denver 20 33 53 DEN 24 14 3 4 12 left in the contest.

Last FG - CS 2nd-00:21, DEN 2nd-00:11. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - CS by 11 2nd-10:48, DEN by 4 1st-16:35. Lead changed - 4 times. Green found his shooting touch from beyond the arc, hitting a pair of treys in the game’s opening 9:31. Senior guard Wes Eikmeier also reached double-ﬁ gures scoring for the Rams, connecting on three three-pointers of his own en route to a 13-point night. Eikmeier also dished out a team-high three assists in the win.

Iverson’s 13 rebounds were a game high, and senior forward Pierce Hornung, the Mountain West’s leading rebounder, added 11 boards to help CSU to a 47-33 advan- Top Performers tage over the smaller Pioneers.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Hornung ﬁ nished the game with eight point and 11 rebounds, playing 38 minutes in the contest for the Rams. Led the team in scoring for the third time in as many games to start his CSU career, posting 16 points to go along with a career-high 13 rebounds while shooting 4-5 from the free throw Colorado State returns to the court Saturday, facing another tough road foe in the line in the Rams’ victory over Denver. Washington Huskies. The game tips at 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT from Alaska Airlines Arena. The game will be televised live nationally on the Pac-12 network.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Had 11 rebounds and two blocks in the Rams’ victory over Denver. This is the 16th game in his career he has pulled down 10 or more rebounds. CSU is 14-2 in those games. His two blocks tied a career-high. Also poured in eight points.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Played 37 minutes in the Rams’ road-opening victory over Denver. Scored 13 of his 16 points in the ﬁ rst half to help the Rams open up an eight point halftime lead.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Scored a season-high 13 points, 12 of which came from beyond the arc. This is the 12th time in a Rams uniform he has connected on three-plus three-pointers and in those games the Rams are 10-2. He also dished out three assists.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. As the back-up point guard scored six points in 11 minutes but set a career-high with 4 rebounds. Was used at the end to ice the game going a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.

8 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Nov. 24 at Washington (Game 4) Colorado State 73 • 4-0 Rams dominate Huskies in 73-55 road win Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU moves to 4-0 to open season 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 3-7 1-1 0-0 8 4 12 1 7 3 1 0 3 36 44 SMITH, Greg f 7-15 0-2 1-2 2 4 6 2 15 0 2 1 0 23 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-12 0-0 1-2 6 6 12 3 13 2 1 0 0 27 SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team picked up its second 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 3-10 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 24 big road win of the week on Saturday evening, defeating the Washington Huskies in 22 GREEN, Dorian g 4-10 3-7 3-4 0 2 2 2 14 7 4 0 0 37 dominating fashion, 73-55, at UW’s Alaska Airlines Arena. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 5-10 3-4 0-0 3 2 5 2 13 1 1 1 0 16 05 OCTEUS, Jon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 21 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 16 Four Rams fi nished in double-fi gures scoring, led by senior forward Greg Smith’s Team 5 0 5 15-point effort. Senior guard Dorian Green poured in 14 of his own, connecting on Totals 29-67 8-18 7-10 24 21 45 18 73 15 11 2 4 200 3-of-7 from deep and dishing out seven assists, while senior center Colton Iverson FG % 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 2nd half: 17-31 54.8% Game: 29-67 43.3% Deadball and sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano each tallied 13 points for the Rams. Beja- 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 8-18 44.4% Rebounds rano’s scoring total marked a career-best and he also knocked down three three- FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 7-10 70.0% 1,3 pointers for the Rams. Washington 55 • 2-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Iverson tallied his second straight double-double, pulling down 12 rebounds and ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min matching senior forward Pierce Hornung for game-high honors. Eight of Hornung’s 30 Simmons, Desmondf 1-20-01-12242 3212135 rebounds came on the offensive end, as Colorado State imposed its will on the 33 Jarreau, Jernard f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 32 05 N'Diaye, Aziz c 3-3 0-0 2-4 3 5 8 3 8 0 0 1 0 26 Huskies with a 45-21 rebounding edge. 00 Gaddy, Abdul g 4-12 1-4 0-3 0 1 1 3 9 1 4 0 1 28 23 Wilcox, C.J. g 11-25 2-5 4-5 1 2 3 1 28 1 2 0 0 37 Smith, who was held scoreless in the Rams’ victory at Denver on Wednesday night, 04 Stewart, Hikeem 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 was the catalyst for CSU’s key run in the second half that turned a six-point defi cit 10 Breunig, Martin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16 12 Andrews, Andrew 2-6 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 22 into a double-digit lead that the team would never relinquish. Team 1 1 2 Totals 22-50 3-11 8-15 7 14 21 13 55 7 10 3 4 200 With Colorado State trailing 38-32 coming out of a timeout, Smith notched a huge

FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 9-20 45.0% Game: 22-50 44.0% Deadball block on the defensive end, and sprinted down court to convert the fastbreak layin 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 3-11 27.3% Rebounds that sparked a 20-4 Rams’ run. When the dust settled, Smith had scored nine of FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 8-15 53.3% 4,2 his 15 in less than seven minutes, and the Rams held a 52-42 lead following junior Officials: Tony Padilla, Gregory Nixon, Ken Ditty forward Gerson Santo’s baby hook in the lane with 9:25 left to play. Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Washington-None. Attendance: 7409 “We took the timeout when we were down six and really challenged them,” said Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 28 45 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Head Coach Larry Eustachy. “I was really pleased. We were fortunate to hit some CS 34 15 22 9 17 Washington 30 25 55 WASH 26 12 8 6 5 shots that I haven’t seen us make since I’ve been the head coach here. So, it is well deserved by our guys. They worked very hard to do something like this.” Last FG - CS 2nd-00:29, WASH 2nd-00:23. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - CS by 20 2nd-02:34, WASH by 6 2nd-17:09. Lead changed - 10 times. Following a C.J. Wilcox jumper for UW at the 8:57 mark, Gerson Santo converted a pair of free-throws to push the CSU lead back to double-digits, 54-44, and the Rams lead ballooned to as many as 20 points over the game’s ﬁ nal seven minutes.

Wilcox scored a game-high 28 points for the Huskies, and starting center Aziz N’Diaye posted eight points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough to overcome Top Performers the Rams’ onslaught.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Colorado State dominated in nearly every category, posting a 22-8 advantage in second-chance points, a 17-5 edge in bench scoring and a 34-26 difference in the Ignited the Rams’ key second-half run at Washington, with a big block on the defensive end paint. The Rams also scored 15 points off 10 Huskies turnovers, and outscored UW before ﬁ nishing the fastbreak layin that opened a 20-4 Rams run. The run, which included 9-6 on the break. nine points from Smith, erased a six-point CSU deﬁ cit and gave the Rams a lead they would never relinquish. The win marks CSU’s second on the road this season, and shows a marked improve- ment for a team that was just 3-9 away in road contests a year ago. The Rams’ 4-0 start is the team’s best since jumping out to a 6-0 mark to open the 2005-06 season. 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Recorded his second consecutive double-double performance, going for 13 points and 12 rebounds, to help Colorado State to a huge road victory at Washington. Iverson pulled down six offensive boards, helping the Rams record more offensive rebounds (24) than total rebounds for Washington (21).

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Was deadly from three-point range in the Rams’ win at Washington, going 3-of-4 from distance, including a pair of daggers in the ﬁ nal 5:30. Three three-poitners and 13 total points both marked new career highs.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Scored in double-ﬁ gures for the second straight game (14 pts), and dished out a season-best seven assists, in the Rams’ victory at Washington. Green was 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. The game marked Green’s 100th consecutive start at Colorado State, a streak that includes every game of his collegiate career.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Pulled down 12 rebounds, including eight on the offensive glass, while adding seven points, three assists and three steals in the Rams’ victory at Washington. Hornung recorded more offensive boards (8) than the entire Washington team (7) and led the Rams to a 45-21 rebounding edge in the contest.

9 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Nov. 26 vs. Northern Colorado (Game 5) Northern Colorado 69 • 1-3 Rams battle past Northern Colorado, 85-69 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Colorado State wins 16th straight at home 01 BARDEN, Derrick f 5-91-22-4213013000131 22 HUSKISSON, Tim f 5-11 0-2 0-0 5 2 7 3 10 1 1 0 0 22 34 OSBORNE, Connor c 0-10-02-44045 2321019 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team improved to 5-0, 03 GARNICA, Paul g 1-6 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 18 defeating in-state rival Northern Colorado in convincing fashion, 85-69, in front of an 15 UNRUH, Tate g 4-12 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 2 13 2 2 0 2 34 energetic crowd at Moby Arena for its 16th straight home win. 00 DAVIS, James 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 05 SVIHOVEC, Tevin 6-90-14-7134116110030 21 KEANE, Brendan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 “Give Northern Colorado a lot of credit,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “We 24 ADDO, Emmanuel 3-71-32-20114 9000124 haven’t played a team that plays that hard this year. I can see them winning the Big 25 DOUVIER, Bryce 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Sky. I think they are that good.” Team 0 2 2 Totals 25-59 5-19 14-21 12 16 28 22 69 8 8 1 4 200 The Rams used an effi cient and balanced offensive attack, with fi ve separate play- FG % 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd half: 10-27 37.0% Game: 25-59 42.4% Deadball ers scoring in double fi gures. Senior guar Dorian Green led the way for CSU with a 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 5-19 26.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 14-21 66.7% 2 season-best performance of 19 points and seven assists, while senior center Colton Iverson posted his third consecutive double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds Colorado State 85 • 5-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds on 7-8 shooting. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 44 SMITH, Greg f 6-70-02-2448214110033 Senior guard Wes Eikmeier, who has been held in check for the beginning part of this 45 IVERSON, Colton c 7-8 0-0 4-5 4 9 13 2 18 2 4 0 0 32 season, had a breakout game scoring 17 points on just eight shots. Eikmeier was 02 BEJARANO, Daniel g2-100-60-01564 4500026 deadly beyond the arc, making all three of his three-point attempts. Building on his 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-8 3-3 4-4 0 0 0 3 17 2 1 0 0 27 strong performance at Washington, senior forward Greg Smith had eight rebounds 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-10 1-5 8-9 0 0 0 1 19 7 4 0 3 38 05 OCTEUS, Jon 3-7 2-3 2-2 1 4 5 4 10 1 1 0 2 22 to go along with his 14 points. 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-10-10-00000 02000 4 14 MASON, Jordan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 As a team, Colorado State shot 53.7 percent and made six three-pointers. 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-20-01-10221 3000016 Team 1 2 3 Totals 29-54 6-19 21-23 11 27 38 17 85 21 12 0 5 200 Once again, the Rams controlled the glass, out-rebounding the Bears 38-28. Colo- rado State has now out-rebounded its opponent by double-digits in all fi ve of its FG % 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 29-54 53.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds contests this year. FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0 2nd half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 21-23 91.3% 0

Officials: David Hall, Verne Harris, Jon Stigliano “The way we want to play is very hard,” Eustachy said. “We want to play every part Technical fouls: Northern Colorado-None. Colorado State-None. of the court, every inch at full throttle whether it is on offense, on defense, or on the Attendance: 3622 transition in between both. It is not an easy way to play.” Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Colorado 35 34 69 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NC 26 18 12 2 29 Northern Colorado looked to jump out of the gates in the early going against Colo- Colorado State 41 44 85 CS 34 10 12 4 13 rado State. The Bears opened up with a 7-2 run, and held a seven-point lead on the Last FG - NC 2nd-01:35, CS 2nd-01:59. Score tied - 3 times. Rams for much of the fi rst ten minutes. The Rams showed their poise though, and Largest lead - NC by 7 1st-15:24, CS by 19 2nd-09:17. Lead changed - 9 times. used a 7-0 run to take its fi rst lead of the game with 6:43 left in the fi rst half.

After a three-pointer from Tate Unruh gave UNC the lead at 35-33, Colorado State responded with an 8-0 run to close out the half and take control of the game. The Top Performers Bears would never lead again. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Unruh ﬁ nished the ﬁ rst half with 11 points to lead the way for Northern Colorado, but was held to just two points in the second half. Played a season-high 38 minutes in the Rams’ victory over Northern Colorado, leading the team with 19 points, and tying a season-best with seven assists and setting a career-high with three steals. In The Rams used swarming defense and good ball movement to extend their lead his last three games, Green is averaging a team-best 16.3 points to go along with 2.3 rebounds per coming out of the break. With just under 10 minutes left in the game, CSU was able game, and team-leading totals for assists (16) and steals (4). to extend its lead to 19 points. UNC was not able to get it any closer than 14 points for the rest of the game.

Colorado State had 21 assists in the game compared to only eight for Northern 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Colorado, and also outscored the Bears in the paint, 34-26. The 21 assists are a team Recorded his third consecutive double-double performance in the Rams’ victory over North- high for the Rams this year. ern Colorado, going for 18 points (tying a season high) and 13 rebounds (tying a career- high). Iverson has scored in double-ﬁ gures in every game this season, and has gone for 10 or more rebounds in each of the Rams’ last three, now ranking 18th nationally with a rebounding average of 11.0.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Was incredibly efﬁ cient in the Rams’ win over Northern Colorado, notching 17 points of 5-of- 8 shooting, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Eikmeier also went a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line and tallied two assists in the contest. He has now scored 10 or more points in 40 career games for the Rams.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Played a career-high 33 minutes, notching 14 points (on 6-of-7 shooting) and season-best eight rebounds in the Rams’ victory. Coming off a strong performance to lead CSU past Washington on the road, Smith is averaging 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over his last two contests, shooting .591 (13-of-22) in those contests.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Notched the second double-digit scoring game of his young career with the Rams, adding 10 points, including the ﬁ rst two three-pointers of his career in the Rams’ victory over Northern Colorado. Octeus also added ﬁ ve rebounds, an assist and two steals in the game.

10 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 1 vs. Evansville (Game 6) Evansville 72 • 4-3 Rams hold on late, defeat Evansville, 79-72 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 SAWVELL, Ryan f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 CSU ties best start in program history 55 MOCKEVICIUS,Egidijus c 4-5 0-0 2-3 1 5 6 4 10 0 1 1 0 28 05 TAYLOR, Troy g 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 3 0 6 2 0 1 27 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State Rams improved to 6-0, defeating the 11 RYAN, Colt g 9-19 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 4 20 3 0 0 3 32 Evansville Purple Aces, 79-72, at Moby Arena for the program’s 17th straight home 22 COX, Ned g 3-9 2-5 2-2 1 3 4 3 10 5 1 0 1 30 04 JONES, Lewis 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 win. 10 MOORE, Jaylon 2-2 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 11 13 JAHR, Jordan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 11 With the win, Colorado State ties the school record for the best start to a season with 31 BALENTINE, DJ 10-15 6-10 0-0 0 1 1 2 26 2 3 0 0 32 the 1970-71 and the 2005-06 teams. Team 2 4 6 Totals 28-55 10-22 6-12 4 18 22 24 72 20 12 1 5 200 “That is a good team. They are one of the better coached teams in the country,” Head FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 28-55 50.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 10-22 45.5% Rebounds Coach Larry Eustachy said of Evansville. “There were parts to that game, particularly FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-12 50.0% 2 offensively, where we played about as well as we could play. I thought we played Colorado State 79 • 6-0 terriﬁ c to hang on under the circumstances.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Four separate Rams scored in double ﬁ gures, with senior forward Greg Smith lead- 44 SMITH, Greg f 8-13 1-2 2-3 3 5 8 3 19 2 3 0 0 34 ing the way with 19 points and eight rebounds on 8-13 shooting. Senior center 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-11 0-0 4-5 3 9 12 3 16 4 3 3 0 36 Colton Iverson chipped in with his fourth consecutive double-double with 16 points 02 BEJARANO, Daniel g 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 10 and 12 rebounds, contributing to the dominant effort from the CSU front court. 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-12 3-5 3-4 0 1 1 1 16 2 1 0 3 37 Iverson also tied a career high with four assists. 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-8 3-5 3-4 1 6 7 2 16 3 3 0 3 38 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-6 0-2 5-6 1 3 4 2 9 1 2 0 0 34 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-00-00-01010 00000 2 “He is attracting so much attention that we are getting cutters open and getting open 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-2 0-0 3-4 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 shots,” senior guard Dorian Green said of Iverson. “Defensively, he is blocking shots Team 1 1 2 and is hard to score over. He is a key part of why we have been winning so far.” Totals 26-54 7-15 20-26 14 27 41 13 79 12 14 3 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 26-54 48.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 7-15 46.7% Rebounds Senior guards Wes Eikmeier and Green each scored 16 points, while freshman guard FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 20-26 76.9% 2 Jon Octeus scored nine points. As a team, Colorado State shot 48.1 percent from the

Officials: John Higgis, Kelly Self, K.C. Ely ﬁ eld, including an impressive 7-15 from the three-point line. Technical fouls: Evansville-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 3970 With senior forward Pierce Hornung missing his second consecutive game, the Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Rams made sure to attack the glass as a team. Green tallied a season-best seven Evansville 32 40 72 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UE 24 14 7 2 32 rebounds, while Colorado State out-rebounded Evansville, 41-22. The Rams have Colorado State 44 35 79 CS 32 12 13 4 12 out-rebounded their opponent by double digits in all six games. Last FG - UE 2nd-00:20, CS 2nd-00:12. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - UE None, CS by 18 2nd-13:00. Lead changed - 0 times. The Rams dominated from the opening tip, and jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. Using the good early start, CSU distanced themselves from the Purple Aces and never trailed the entire game. With freshman guard D.J. Balentine leading the way for Evansville, the Purple Aces cut the Rams’ lead to just four points, but Colorado State would respond. The Rams used an 11-2 run midway through the ﬁ rst half to extend their lead to 35-21, and seize the momentum in the game. Outscoring Evansville Top Performers 22-8 in the paint, CSU took a 44-32 lead into halftime.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. In the second half, Evansville turned up its defensive pressure, and started the half on a 9-4 run to cut the lead to seven points. Once again, the Rams would respond, Played a career-high 34 minutes, tying his career-best mark with 19 points (on 8-of-13 shoot- using a 9-0 run over a four minute period to give the team a 57-41 lead with just over ing) and tyhing a season-best with eight rebounds in the Rams’ victory. In his last three 13 minutes left in the game. games - victories at Washington, vs. Northern Colorado and vs. Evansville - Smith is averaging 16.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 60 percent (21-of-35) from the The Purple Aces, once again, showed their refusal to be counted out of this game fl oor. though, and made a late surge, cutting the lead to just four points with a minute left in the game. 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. “They can get hot and can shoot it,” Green said of Evansville. “They are a good team Recorded his fourth consecutive double-double performance in the Rams’ victory over and are going to be good the rest of the season. They play well together and it’s Evansville, going for 16 points and 12 rebounds and a team-leading four assists. Iverson has tough basketball. They hit a lot of shots tonight.” scored in double-fi gures in every game this season, and has gone for 10 or more rebounds in each of the Rams’ last four, now ranking 11th nationally at 11.2 rebounds per game. The Rams were able to survive the late push from Evansville to hold on to the victory. Iverson also ranks 11th in the NCAA shooting 63.8 percent from the fi eld through six games. Balentine led all scorers with 26 points, making six of his 10 three-point attempts, while Colt Ryan added 20 points for the Purple Aces. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. The Rams will travel to Boulder to take on their in-state rival, Colorado, on Wednes- day night. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. MT. Played a season-high 38 minutes in the Rams’ victory over Evansville, pouring in 16 points, including 3-of-5 from deep, to go along with a season-high seven rebounds, and matching a career-high with “I’m well aware of these rivalries, and I know how important it is to people,” Eustachy three steals. In his last three games, Green is averaging a team-best 16.3 points to go along with said. “Hopefully it will be a great game. I know both teams have high character, 3.0 rebounds per game, and team-leading totals for assists (17) and steals (6), while shooting 41.2 so they will represent the state well. I think both programs are on the national percent (7-of-17 ) from beyond the arc. upswing, and I think it’s terrifi c.”

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Tallied 16 points, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, to record his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season. Eikmeier also tied a career-high with three steals in the contest, and dished out a pair of assists for the Rams.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Finished with nine points and four rebounds after logging 34 minutes off the bench in the Rams’ victory over Evansville. Octeus shot just 2-of-6 from the ﬁ eld, but was 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and now ranks as the Rams’ best free-throw shooter at 84.2 percent (16-of- 19) on the season.

11 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 5 at Colorado (Game 7) Colorado State 61 • 6-1 CSU battles, unable to overcome slow start at CU Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU suffers fi rst loss of the season at rival CU, 70-61 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-40-00-04375 2201128 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 5 2 4 0 5 1 1 19 45 IVERSON, Colton c7-140-05-841014419011033 BOULDER, Colo. – The Colorado State men’s basketball team trailed by just three 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 3-15 1-7 0-0 0 2 2 3 7 0 1 0 0 32 points with 6:43 left to play on the road against rival Colorado, but the climb back 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-11 2-5 6-6 1 3 4 2 18 140138 from a fi rst-half defi cit that reached as many as 25 points proved too much for the 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-5 3-4 0-0 0 4 4 4 9 1 0 0 0 22 Rams to fully overcome. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 22 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Team 303 1 In front of an arena-record crowd of 11,708 fans, the Rams (6-1) suffered their fi rst Totals 21-59 6-19 13-16 18 24 42 23 61 6 14 3 4 200 loss of the season, 70-61, despite a fi fth-straight double-double effort from senior FG % 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 21-59 35.6% Deadball center Colton Iverson. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 13-16 81.3% 2 Iverson tallied team highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, including 15 points and Colorado 70 • 7-1 nine boards in the second half to fuel the Rams’ comeback effort. Senior guard Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Dorian Green added 18 points, but the Rams’ duo was unable to match CU’s Spencer ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Dinwiddie (29 points) and Andre Roberson (15 points and 14 rebounds), who led the 21 Roberson, Andre f5-110-25-831114015212337 Buffs to a 42-22 advantage at halftime. 40 Scott, Josh f 2-8 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 1 27 00 Booker, Askia g 2-11 1-3 1-5 2 1 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 33 23 Chen, Sabatino g 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 21 The Rams dug a huge hole in the fi rst half, shooting a season-low 30 percent (9-of- 25 Dinwiddie, Spencer g8-105-78-10022129321136 30) from the fi eld, while allowing Colorado (7-1) to connect at a 59-percent clip in 02 Johnson, Xavier 2-3 0-1 1-4 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 16 the opening 20 minutes. 03 Talton, Xavier 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 05 Stalzer, Eli 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 15 Harris-Tunks, Shane 2-3 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 13 But the second half was a different story, as CSU steadily climbed back into the con- 31 Adams, Jeremy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 test. Coming out of the break, the Rams continued an 11-0 run that began with fi ve Team 213 straight from Green to close the fi rst half. The Rams held CU to just nine points in the Totals 23-506-1318-319213013708757200 fi rst 8 minutes of the second stanza, and clawed back to within 10 points, 51-41, af- FG % 1st Half: 16-27 59.3% 2nd half: 7-23 30.4% Game: 23-50 46.0% Deadball ter senior forward Greg Smith knocked down a pair of free-throws with 12:31 to play. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-13 46.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 18-31 58.1% 7

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Michael Reed, Roderick Dixon Colorado answered with a free-throw from Xavier Johnson and a layup from Rob- Technical fouls: Colorado State-IVERSON, Colton. Colorado-None. erson to push the lead back to 13, 54-41, but the Rams closed to within three with Attendance: 11708 a 10-0 run, keyed by a pair of baskets each from Iverson and senior guard Wes Technical Foul CSU C Colton Iverson With 5:18 In 1st Half Eikmeier and two free-throws from Green. Colorado then scored nine of the game’s Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast next 10 points, pushing the lead back to double-digits, 63-52, with 3:18 to play. Colorado State 22 39 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS88708 Colorado 42 28 70 COLO 20 10 2 4 10 The Rams were unable to get closer than eight points the remainder of the game, Last FG - CS 1st-00:19, COLO 1st-01:31. Score tied - 0 times. despite Colorado shooting just 6-of-12 from the free-throw line in the ﬁ nal 1:15 of Largest lead - CS None, COLO by 25 1st-01:31. Lead changed - 0 times. the contest.

For the game, CU shot 46 percent (23-of-50) while holding the Rams to 36 percent (21-of-59), overcoming a 42-30 Rams rebounding edge. Top Performers The Rams continue their two-game road swing this weekend, traveling to Chicago, 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Ill., for a matchup against 7-1 UIC. Tipoff between the Rams and the Flames is set for 3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT and the game will be broadcast on both Comcast SportsNet Recorded his ﬁ fth consecutive double-double performance in the Rams’ loss at Colorado, Chicago and Altitude Sports. posting a season-high 19 points and career-best 14 rebounds. Iverson recorded 15 points and nine rebounds in the second half as part of the Rams’ comeback effort that saw the team pull to within three points after trailing by as many as 25 points in the ﬁ rst half.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Keyed the Rams’ comeback by triggering an 11-0 run that began with fi ve straight by Green in the fi nal minute of the fi rst half, and continued 2+ minutes of the second. Green fi nished with 18 points, one shy of his season high, draining a pair of three-pointers and going 6-of-6 from the free-throw line.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Tied a season-best performance from three-point range, going 3-of-4 from deep to ﬁ nish with nine points. Bejarano hit a pair of three-pointers midway through the opening half, giving the Rams a scoring boost in what proved to be the team’s worst shooting half of the season.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Returned to the starting lineup for the Rams after missing two games, wins over Northern Colorado and Evansville, with concussion-like symptoms. Scored just two points for the Rams, but helped CSU to a 42-30 rebounding edge with seven boards of his own, including four offensive rebounds.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Struggled from the ﬂ oor, shooting just 3-of-15 for the game, but came up big with a pair of buckets as part of a Rams’ 10-0 run starting at the 10:14 mark of the second half, pulling the Rams within three points, 54-51, with his layup to close the run with 6:43 to play.

12 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 8 at UIC (Game 8)

Colorado State 55 • 6-2 Rams fall at UIC, 64-55 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Greg Smith tallies career-high 20 points in loss 4 HORNUNG, Pierce f 3-6 0-0 2-2 5 5 10 4 8 1 4 1 0 33 44 SMITH, Greg f 8-16 2-2 2-5 6 3 9 3 20 1 4 1 1 30 45 IVERSON, Colton c 3-90-02-43584 8101029 CHICAGO, Ill. - Colorado State senior forward Greg Smith scored a career-high 20 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 0-8 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 23 points, and added nine rebounds, and Pierce Hornung added 10 rebounds, but a 22 GREEN, Dorian g 2-7 0-3 6-7 022210410138 44-31 rebounding edge was not enough to overcome a poor shooting night and 15 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 turnovers, as Colorado State fell at Illinoi-Chicago, 64-55, on Saturday afternoon. 14 MASON, Jordan 1-21-20-00000 30000 1 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 11 2 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-11-10-02240 3030013 Despite shooting a season-low 38 percent (19-of-57), the Rams held what seemed 5 OCTEUS, Jon 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 13 like a comfortable lead, 39-32, at the 11:34 mark of the second half after Smith threw Team 1 2 3 down a monster put-back dunk off of a Gerson Santo missed jump hook. Totals 19-57 4-10 13-20 21 23 44 18 55 10 15 4 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 8-31 25.8% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 19-57 33.3% Deadball But the Flames answered with a 10-1 run over the next two minutes, capped by a 3FG % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 4-10 40.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 13-20 65.0% 3 pair of three-pointers by Daniel Barnes and four free-throws from Gary Talton, who fi nished with a game-high 20 points, including 12-of-12 from the free-throw line. UIC Flames 64 • 8-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds The Rams jumped out to an early lead over UIC but the Flames quickly responded. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Brown,Marc f 4-7 1-2 3-3 224212111234 The game featured four ties and nine lead changes. 13 Humes,Hayden f 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 37 34 Crittle,Josh c 4-60-02-3123410111022 UIC’s Gary Talton scored 20 points, including a perfect 12 for 12 from the free-throw 1 Barnes,Daniel g 5-14 4-9 0-2 0 1 1 3 14 1 2 0 2 36 line, and added fi ve rebounds and fi ve assists to lead UIC to its seventh straight 4 Talton,Gary g3-112-712-12235320530035 victory. 3 Miller,Joey 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 9 33 Fells,Ahman 0-20-00-01230 00000 5 40 Wiegand,Jake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ The fl ames trailed 46-45 with 5:45 remaining after Wes Eikmeier hit a free throw for 44 Simonton,Will 2-40-02-21233 6123222 Colorado State. Seconds later, Will Simonton made a lay-up to give the Flames a 47- Team 2 7 9 46 lead and UIC went on a 17-9 run from that point on to seal the victory. Totals 19-50 7-21 19-22 10 21 31 17 64 12 10 7 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 19-50 38.0% Deadball Daniel Barnes scored 14 points, Marc Brown had 12 points and four rebounds and 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 7-21 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 17-20 85.0% Game: 19-22 86.4% 1 Josh Crittle chipped in with 10 for the Flames, which haven’t suffered a loss since

Officials: Kyle Ingram, Jeff Spedoske, Lewis Garrison Nov. 16 when New Mexico beat them 66-59 in the Paradise Jam Tournament. Technical fouls: Colorado State-TEAM. UIC Flames-None. Attendance: 3380 The loss was the second straight for Colorado State, who doesn’t return to the court Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast until Dec. 17, hosting North Florida in the opening round of the Continental Tire Las Colorado State 19 36 55 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 24 9 18 0 8 Vegas Classic. UIC Flames 21 43 64 UIC 14 19 8 10 6

Last FG - CS 2nd-00:43, UIC 2nd-00:35. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - CS by 8 2nd-12:43, UIC by 9 2nd-00:56. Lead changed - 9 times.

Top Performers 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Scored a career-high 20 points, and pulled down a season-best nine rebounds in the Rams’ loss at UIC. Smith pulled down six offensive rebounds in the contest, tying a career-high mark.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Reached double-ﬁ gures scoring for the sixth straight game, tallying 10 points, including 6-of-7 from the free-throw line in the Rams’ loss at UIC. Green has now recorded 57 career double-digit scoring games.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, his fourth double-digit rebounding game of the season, and the 18th of his Colorado State career. Also added eight points, just missing out on his ﬁ rst double-double of the season.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Held without a double-double for the fi rst time in fi ve consecutive games in the Rams’ loss at UIC, but pitched in with eight points and eight rebounds. Iverson has also recorded at least one block three straight games, after notching just one in the Rams fi rst fi ve games of the season.

13 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 17 vs. North Florida (Game 9)

North Florida 55 • 3-7 Rams cruise past Ospreys Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU home win streak now at 18 games 01 WALLACE, Travis f 6-9 0-0 0-0 011012321124 24 JEUNE, David f 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 17 02 BEECH, Beau g3-62-40-00334 8220023 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State Rams improved to 7-2, defeating the 03 SMITH, Parker g 3-12 1-7 3-3 0 3 3 0 10 1 1 0 1 31 North Florida Ospreys, 83-55, at Moby Arena on Monday night. 04 WILSON, Will g0-10-00-00331 0300024 00 NAYLOR, Cameron 0-2 0-2 2-4 2 3 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 14 With the win, Colorado State improved its home winning streak to 18 games, which 05 McROY, Charles 2-60-21-21123 5110017 is now tied for the fourth longest active streak in the nation with Southern Missis- 11 RODRIGUEZ, Ray 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 16 20 DIAZ, Andy 2-30-02-50002 6031018 sippi. 32 DANIELS, BaeBae 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 0 1 2 0 16 Team 0 2 2 “I was really disappointed with how we started the game, I thought we’d do better,” Totals 20-47 7-23 8-14 5 18 23 16 55 12 15 4 2 200 Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “Once we got going I thought we played tremen- FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 20-47 42.6% Deadball dous. I really feel like I ﬁ nally have my head around this team and this program. I 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 7-23 30.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 8-14 57.1% 1 think the players ﬁ nally understand exactly how we’re going to do it.”

Colorado State 83 • 7-2 Four separate Rams scored in double fi gures, with senior forward Greg Smith Total 3-Ptr Rebounds leading the way with 15 points on 5-9 shooting. Dorian Green and Pierce Hornung ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 5-80-03-5437213302126 scored 13 points each, while Colton Iverson fi nished the game with 10 points. 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-9 1-1 4-4 3 4 7 1 15 5 3 0 2 29 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-90-02-4224010100119 Smith also fi nished the game with a team-high seven rebounds and fi ve assists. 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-8 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 1 9 4 0 0 0 32 Paced by Smith’s efforts, Colorado State out-rebounded North Florida, 41-23. The 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-9 2-4 1-1 044213500033 Rams also assisted on a season-high 22 of their 31 fi eld goals, and shot 50.8 percent 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-5 2-3 0-0 2 5 7 2 8 3 2 0 1 24 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-50-02-20223 4110214 from the fi eld, including a scorching 7-11 from the three-point line. 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 MASON, Jordan 1-21-10-00110 30000 5 “We have been saying that it is harder to chase the ball than chase a dribbler,” Smith 15 SANTO, Gerson 3-6 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 0 1 12 said. “As long as we do that and keep on making the next pass and getting the easier 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-00-00-00110 00000 3 Team 2 1 3 shot, we will be fi ne. My teammates put me in a position to make easy plays.” Totals 31-61 7-11 14-18 14 27 41 13 83 22 8 2 8 200 The Rams started out slow, trailing by as much as eight points in the fi rst half, but FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 31-61 50.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 7-11 63.6% Rebounds were able to fi nd their rhythm offensively late in the fi rst half. With just over fi ve FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 12-13 92.3% Game: 14-18 77.8% 2 minutes left in the fi rst half, sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano made a three-pointer Officials: David Hall, Verne Harris, Tom O'Neill to give CSU its fi rst lead of the game; a lead that the Rams would not relinquish. Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 3556 Bejarano hit another three-pointer just a couple minutes later to extend the lead to Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast seven points and give CSU all the momentum it needed heading into the intermis- North Florida 32 23 55 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNF 24 7 5 0 25 sion with a 39-32 lead. Colorado State 39 44 83 CS 42 23 17 6 23

Last FG - UNF 2nd-02:37, CS 2nd-01:04. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - UNF by 8 1st-10:23, CS by 28 2nd-01:04. Lead changed - 1 time. The sophomore guard gave the Rams a much needed boost off of the bench, ﬁ nishing the game with eight points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. Top Performers “When Coach (Eustachy) calls my name, I am going to be out there doing what I do best,” Bejarano said. “I’m going to be a team player and do what is best for the 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. team.”

Tallied a game-high 15 points, and added seven rebounds, including three offensive boards, Energized by their strong fi nish in the fi rst half, the Rams left no doubt in the second while tying a career-high with fi ve assists, and recording a season-high two steals in the half who the better team on this night was. Rams’ home victory over North Florida. In the Rams’ last two games, Smith is averaging 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Colorado State started fl ying around on offense and ratcheted up its defensive efforts to take complete control of the game early on in the second half. The Rams used a 12-2 run, in which they held North Florida without a fi eld goal for 5:42, to extend an 11 point lead to 21 points with only 10 minutes left in the game. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Keyed a 10-0 run late in the fi rst half with fi ve straight points for the Rams. The run gave the Rams “I think we picked up our tempo,” Green said. “We started to play with more tempo their fi rst and fi nal lead against North Florida and erased a defi cit that reached as many as eight points and a little bit more energy.” in the game’s fi rst 14 minutes. Finished with 13 points, four rebounds and tied for game-high honors with fi ve assists in the Rams’ victory. While picking up the tempo on offense, CSU was able to keep control of the ball. The Rams had eight turnovers in the game, and only three in the second half. On defense, Colorado State forced the Ospreys into 15 turnovers which they turned into 23 points. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Recorded a season-high 13 points, pulled down seven rebounds (including four offensive “This team can really execute on the defensive end and rebound wise,” Eustachy boards), and tied a career-high with two blocks and a season-high with three assists in the said. “I’ve never had a team make so many plays for such long periods of time. This Rams’ victory over North Florida. Hornung is now averaging 4.7 offensive rebounds per game is what we’re capable of.” for the Rams. The Rams will host CSU Bakersfi eld next on Wednesday night. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. MT. 2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Sparked the Rams off the bench, tallying eight points - all in the fi rst half - to go along with a career-high seven points, three assists and a steal in the Rams’ victory over North Florida. Bejarano scored all eight point as part of a 15-3 run late in the fi rst half that saw the Rams turn a fi ve-point defi cit into a seven-point lead.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Tallied nine points to go along with a career-high tying ﬁ ve rebounds, and added a season- high four assists in the Rams’ victory over North Florida.

14 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 19 vs. CSU Bakersﬁ eld (Game 10)

CSU Bakersfield 58 • 4-8 Rams pull away late from Roadrunners Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Eikmeier leads the way with a season-high 17 points 01 White, Tyrone f 6-14 2-8 4-4 0 5 5 1 18 0 1 0 0 32 21 Young, Adam f 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 0 2 1 0 20 02 Barnes, Brandon g 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 24 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State Rams (8-2) extended its home win- 03 Maynor, Javante g 5-10 5-9 1-3 0 3 3 2 16 1 1 0 0 33 ning streak to 19 games, defeating the CSU Bakersfi eld Roadrunners, 78-58, on 44 Carter, Stephon g 6-15 0-1 5-5 1 3 4 3 17 1 3 0 1 35 Wednesday night. 00 Omogun, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 04 Ratto, Matthew 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 The 19 game home win streak for Colorado State ranks as the fourth longest ac- 15 Jones, Kregg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Williams, Britton 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 19 tive home win streak in the nation, trailing only South Dakota State, Kansas and 22 Hall, Corey 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 6 7 3 1 0 3 0 1 20 Syracuse. 24 Kinney, Erik 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 12 Team 4 0 4 Totals 19-51 7-24 13-16 8 21 29 22 58 7 13 1 4 200 “This is a tough matchup for a lot of people,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “This was not a 20 point game. This was more like a six, seven or eight point game. I like FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 7-27 25.9% Game: 19-51 37.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds that we’re getting a lot more physical. We’re going to get a lot tougher; we’re going FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 13-16 81.3% 2 to get tougher mentally and physically.” Colorado State 78 • 8-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds The Rams showcased a balanced offensive attack with all fi ve starters scoring in ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min double fi gures. Senior guard Wes Eikmeier led the way for CSU, tying a season-high 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 4-6 1-1 1-2 5 3 8 3 10 3 2 0 0 32 effort with 17 points and a season-best fi ve assists. 44 SMITH, Greg f 4-10 0-1 6-7 1 4 5 2 14 0 2 0 1 30 45 IVERSON, Colton c 5-60-02-7134112010021 “I think that our whole team is just starting to gel together,” Eikmeier said. “I think 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 6-12 3-7 2-2 0 3 3 4 17 5 1 0 0 31 22 GREEN, Dorian g 3-12 1-5 4-5 1 0 1 1 11 6 1 1 1 35 Greg’s (Smith) last four or fi ve games have been the best he has ever played.” 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-4 0-2 2-2 2 7 9 2 4 2 0 1 0 26 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-20-02-20330 6220116 Senior forward Greg Smith fi nished second on the team with 14 points and fi ve 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 rebounds while fellow senior forward Pierce Hornung fi nished with 10 points and 14 MASON, Jordan 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano paced the team with a career- 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 high nine rebounds. Team 3 1 4 Totals 27-54 5-16 19-28 13 25 38 14 78 18 9 2 3 200 Colorado State found its offensive rhythm once again, shooting at least 50 percent FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 27-54 50.0% Deadball from the fi eld for the second consecutive game, but weren’t able to pull away from 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 5-16 31.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 19-28 67.9% 2 the Roadrunners until late in the second half.

Officials: Randy McCall, Hal Lusk, Tim Marion Technical fouls: CSU Bakersfield-None. Colorado State-None. Just as it has been a common theme for this year’s Rams, CSU got off to another Attendance: 2896 slow start. Trailing 5-2 in the ﬁ rst minutes of the game, Eustachy took a timeout to

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast address his team’s energy and defensive efforts. CSU Bakersfield 35 23 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSUB187103 Colorado State 34 44 78 CS 40 16 13 6 14 “We put more thought into our defense,” Hornung said. “We played hard while think-

Last FG - CSUB 2nd-02:24, CS 2nd-00:23. Score tied - 6 times. ing about what we were doing” Largest lead - CSUB by 5 1st-01:42, CS by 22 2nd-00:23. Lead changed - 5 times. Colorado State regrouped, taking its fi rst lead with 14:21 left in the fi rst half. The Top Performers Rams led by as many as fi ve points in the fi rst half, but couldn’t chain together enough baskets to pull away from CSU Bakersfi eld. The Roadrunners fi nished the 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. fi rst half on a strong note and led the Rams, 35-34, heading into the intermission.

Tied a season-high with 17 points and fi ve assists in the Rams 78-58 victory over CSU Senior center Colton Iverson opened up the second half with four consecutive points to give Colorado State the lead once and for all. A Wes Eikmeier three pointer gave Bakersfi eld. It marked the fourth game of Eikmeier’s collegiate career in which the the Rams a six point lead at 51-45, but CSU Bakersfi eld made sure not to let the lead guard tallied 10+ points and dished out fi ve or more assits. get any further than that.

Senior guard Stephon Taylor scored the next seven points for the Roadrunners to keep CSU within striking distance, but with 5:54 left in the game, the Rams made 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. their move and began to pull away.

Poured in 14 points (6-of-7 from the line) and pulled down ﬁ ve rebounds in the Rams “As a team we made a little run there,” Hornung said. “A bunch of guys made plays, 78-58 victory over CSU Bakersﬁ eld. In the Rams’ last three games, Smith is averaging Wes (Eikmeier) hit some big shots down the stretch. It was a team effort there at a team-leading 16.3 points to go along with 7.0 rebounds per game. the end.”

The Rams fi nished the game on a 19-6 run, to put the game out of reach from the Roadrunners. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Colorado State will travel to Las Vegas next to take on the Portland Pilots on Satur- Recorded 11 points, six assists and his fi rst block of the season in 35 minutes of action day, as the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic continues. Tipoff is at 8:30 p.m. MT. against CSU Bakersfi eld. Green has scored in double-fi gures in eight consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career at Colorado State.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

In CSU’s win over CSU Bakersﬁ eld (Dec. 19) scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds (ﬁ ve offensive boards). Hornung ranks as the top rebounder in the Mountain West, averaging 10.0 boards per game (4.8 offensive rebounds per game).

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs.

Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds in 26 minutes in CSU’s 78-58 win over CSU Bakersﬁ eld. Bejarano ranks 12th in the Mountain West with a rebounding average of 5.4 per game.

15 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 22 vs. Portland (Game 11)

Portland 53 • 6-7 Hornung leads Rams into title game Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Senior F notches career high 24 points, 11 rebounds 00 BAILEY, Kevin *0-00-00-00000 00000 1 12 VAN DER MARS, Thoma * 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 16 21 THIELEKE, Korey * 2-7 1-3 2-2 1 4 5 0 7 0 2 0 0 29 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Colorado State senior forward Pierce Hornung recorded a 32 NICHOLAS, Ryan * 7-12 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 4 15 0 2 0 1 39 double-double with a career-high 24 points, and a game-high 11 rebounds, leading 35 CARR, David * 1-7 1-6 1-4 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 27 the Rams past the Portland Pilots, 70-53, and into the championship game of the 01 PRESSLEY, Bryce 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans Arena. 03 RILEY, Tanner 4-141-80-00113 9120027 05 BAILEY, John 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 BARKER, Riley 5-90-01-15510111011024 The Rams (9-2) out-rebounded the Pilots, 35-29, and never trailed despite shooting 15 RODGERS, Derrick 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 13 just 1-of-15 from three-point range. 45 REINFELDS, Oskars 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 14 Team 0 0 0 “I think it was a great win,” said Head Coach Larry Eustachy. “It only proves that Totals 21-53 4-20 7-11 10 19 29 14 53 9 13 1 2 200 when you don’t shoot it well, you can still win.” FG % 1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 21-53 39.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 4-20 20.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 7-11 63.6% 3 Hornung, who led the Rams’ defensive effort that held Portland to 27 percent shooting in the fi rst half (39 percent overall), was half of a Rams’ rebounding tandem – Colorado State 70 • 9-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds along with 10 boards from Daniel Bejarano – to help the team to a 35-29 advantage ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min on the boards. 04 HORNUNG, Pierce *10-140-24-46511224100036 10 EIKMEIER, Wes * 6-14 1-6 1-2 0 2 2 2 14 3 0 0 1 34 “We know when we play right, it takes team out of their game and that’s what we’re 22 GREEN, Dorian * 2-8 0-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 5 2 4 0 3 32 trying to do,” said Hornung echoing Eustachy’s postgame sentiments. “On a night 44 SMITH, Greg * 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 when we struggled shooting, we still won handily.” 45 IVERSON, Colton * 4-7 0-0 1-1 1 4 5 2 9 3 2 0 1 33 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 4-8 0-2 2-2 3 7 10 2 10 1 0 0 1 32 05 OCTEUS, Jon 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 Colorado State led from wire-to-wire against the Pilots (6-7) and extended the lead 15 SANTO, Gerson 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 8 to double-digits on the heels of an 11-0 run late in the fi rst half. The Rams nearly Team 2 3 5 held the Pilots without a point over the fi nal 5:53 of the stanza before Korey Thieleke Totals 28-58 1-15 13-15 12 23 35 11 70 10 7 0 6 200 halted the run with an off-balance three as time expired in the half. FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 28-58 48.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 1-15 6.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-9 100.0 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 13-15 86.7% 1 Colorado State picked up right where they left off after the break, and the lead grew

Officials: Brent Meaux, Andrew Walton, Charles Russell to 18, 44-26 on a pair of Bejarano free-throws at the 15:41 mark of the second half. Technical fouls: Portland-None. Colorado State-None. Bejarano was key to the Rams’ victory, also notching a double-double effort, the ﬁ rst Attendance: Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic of his career, with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast “We see it every day in practice,” said Hornung of Bejarano’s performance. “He Portland 20 33 53 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench POR 28 5 14 0 24 hustles to every loose ball faster than all of us, and he gets up higher than all of us.” Colorado State 33 37 70 CS 50 12 15 4 16

Last FG - POR 2nd-00:39, CS 2nd-00:41. Score tied - 0 times. Portland battled to stay in the contest, and cut the Rams’ lead to nine points, 57-48, Largest lead - POR None, CS by 19 2nd-00:41. Lead changed - 0 times. on another off-balance, contested three-pointer, this time from Tanner Riley, with 5:48 remaining. The Rams responded by closing the game on a 13-5 run to come away with their third consecutive victory. Top Performers Senior guard Wes Eikmeier also tallied double-ﬁ gures scoring for the Rams, pouring 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. in 14 points, and adding three assists.

Recorded his seventh-career double-double with a career-high 24 points, and 11 rebounds The Rams forced the Pilots into 13 turnovers, while committing just seven turnovers of their own, and outscored Portland, 12-5 off turnovers and 50-28 in the paint. in the Rams’ victory over Portland. The Rams improved to 6-1 in games in which Hornung

records a double-double. Hornung has recorded at least eight points and seven rebounds in The Rams return to the court Sunday night, facing off against Virginia Tech (9- four consecutive games. 2) who advanced into the championship game thanks to an overtime victory, 66- 65, over Bradley. Tipoff between the Rams and the Hokies is slated for 9:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. PT and the game will be televised live on CBS Sports Network. 2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs.

Notched his ﬁ rst-career double-double performance with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Bejarano tallied a career-high rebounding total for the second straight game (9 vs. CSU Bakersﬁ eld on 12/19) and moved into the top-10 in the MW with a rebounding average of 5.8 boards per game.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs.

Tallied double-digit scoring in back-to-back games for the second time this season (Nov. 26 vs. Northern Colorado and Dec. 1 vs. Evansville) and tied for the team-lead in assists with three helpers. Assisted back-to-back CSU buckets (Iverson dunk and Bejarano layup)to push Rams’ lead from 10-14 with 7:28 to play in win over Portland.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Recorded nine points and ﬁ ve rebounds, while tying for team-high honors with three assists and tallying one steal in the Rams’ victory. It marked his best rebounding total in two games and his best assist total since recording a season-high four helpers in the Rams’ victory over Evansville.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs.

Despite struggling to the tune of 2-of-8 shooting, contributed ﬁ ve points, two assists and a game-high three steals in the Rams’ victory over Portland.

16 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 23 vs. Virginia Tech (Game 12)

Colorado State 88 • 10-2 Colorado State routs Virginia Tech, 88-52 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce *6-71-15-65510218431027 Rams capture Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic title 10 EIKMEIER, Wes * 2-10 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 6 1 0 1 27 22 GREEN, Dorian * 6-10 5-6 1-2 033018600232 44 SMITH, Greg * 6-11 2-3 3-8 4 4 8 2 17 3 2 1 2 29 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy told his players at 45 IVERSON, Colton *5-90-05-7257015100029 halftime to stick with it, to keep taking their shots, and they would fall. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 2-4 1-2 1-2 4 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 25 05 OCTEUS, Jon 0-60-30-01452 0200116 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 1-2 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 4 The message must have sunk in. 14 MASON, Jordan 1-30-10-00110 20000 5 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 Pierce Hornung had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead four players in double fi gures Team 213 as the Rams beat Virginia Tech 88-52 in the Las Vegas Classic championship game Totals 30-63 11-24 17-27 19 26 45 15 88 22 6 2 7 200 Sunday night. FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 17-29 58.6% Game: 30-63 47.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 11-24 45.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 17-27 63.0% 4 After a methodical and balanced approach in a fi rst half that gave them a 33-27 lead at halftime, the Rams opened the second half on a 12-2 run and went on to outscore Virginia Tech 52 • 9-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds the Hokies 55-25. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Robert Brown *0-80-30-21234 0030021 “We had to play four games in seven days and we handled it well,” Eustachy said. 04 Cadarian Raines * 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 0 3 1 0 21 “This team has a tendency not to start great and we’re gonna get better at that. I just 11 Erick Green *10-212-74-5235126350136 thought we showed some terrifi c toughness throughout the week and all the way 31 Jarell Eddie * 4-10 2-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 10 0 2 1 0 25 42 C.J. Barksdale *2-40-00-23252 4000020 to this last game. We weren’t tired. We could have played another day and a half. 02 Joey van Zegeren 0-0 0-0 2-3 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 14 We’ve got men.” 05 Marcus Patrick 0-10-10-00000 00000 1 10 Marquis Rankin 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 23 Dorian Green also scored 18 points for the Rams (10-2), while Greg Smith had 17 14 Greg Donlon 0-00-00-00000 00000 1 and Colton Iverson added 15. 22 Christian Beyer 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 24 Joey Racer 0-00-01-21011 10000 3 25 Will Johnston 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 “I think Virginia Tech is beat up and they have had the fl u go through their team,” Team 022 Eustachy said. “I just think they were empty. I wouldn’t want to play them when Totals 19-53 6-21 8-16 12 20 32 21 52 4 15 4 1 200 they’re fresh in Blacksburg. We didn’t get their best shot, and it’s not their fault.” FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 19-53 35.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 8-16 50.0% 4 Erick Green, the nation’s second-ranked scorer with 24.8 points per game, led the

Officials: Jon Stigliano, Clyde Owens, Charles Russell Hokies with 26 points. Jarell Eddie added 10 points. Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Virginia Tech-None. Attendance: Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic The Hokies were without Marshall Wood, who fractured the third metatarsal in his left foot in a loss to Georgia Southern on Dec.15. The freshman forward is out indefi - Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast nitely. Wood was averaging 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. Colorado State 33 55 88 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 26 21 16 4 15 Virginia Tech 27 25 52 VT 16 6 11 2 10 Playing in front of a sparse crowd at the Orleans Arena, the Rams made a statement Last FG - CS 2nd-00:42, VT 2nd-02:25. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - CS by 38 2nd-05:26, VT by 4 1st-15:43. Lead changed - 1 time. in winning the title in front of a nationally televised audience. Facing arguably its toughest test of the season, the Mountain West’s Colorado State showed no signs of intimidation against the ACC’s Hokies (9-3), in the fi rst-ever meeting between the Top Performers two programs. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. “It doesn’t matter what type of message it sends, if we can get our game on the fl oor, we’re going to be successful,” Hornung said. “I think we just played how we know Cemented his status as tournament MVP with his second consecutive double-double per- how to play out there, and it turned into success for us.” formance in the Rams’ rout of Virginia Tech. Hornung, who went for a career-high 24 and 11 rebounds in the semis vs. Portland, tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Hokies, while While the Hokies couldn’t fi nd any consistency on offense, Colorado State shot a adding four assists and a block. blistering 60 percent (17 of 38) from the fi eld in the second half, including eight 3-pointers from beyond the arc. The Rams took their biggest lead of the game (38 points) with 5:26 left in the game. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. “This team has so many weapons, everyone on the team can score, and we’re so Broke out of a two-game shooting slump in a big way in the Rams’ win over Virginia Tech. balanced that if you try and take away one thing, it’s gonna leave another guy open,” After shooting 5-of-20 overall and 1-of-9 from distance in CSU’s previous two games, Green Iverson said. “They tried to double in the post and we rotated the ball really well, and went for 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including a season-best 5-of-6 from three-point we had open guys all night long.” range. Green also tied for game-high honors with six assits against the Hokies. The Rams, who entered the week leading the NCAA in rebounding margin with an average differential of 16.1 boards per game, have yet to be outrebounded in a game 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. this year, and outrebounded the Hokies 45-32.

Recorded his eighth game of the season with at least 10+ points and 5+ rebounds, “Colorado State played a great game,” Virginia Tech head coach James Johnson going for 17 points and eight boards in the Rams’ title-game victory over Virginia Tech. said. “They were sharp, they were crisp with their passes, and they shot the ball Smith notched a pair of three-pointers in the game and added three assists, two steals extremely well. I’ve gotta give them credit, that’s a really good team.” and a block. Colorado State returns to action Dec. 29 at home. Meanwhile, the Hokies have another tough road trip to endure, returning west on Dec. 29 to face BYU. 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Shot better than 50 percent from the ﬁ eld for the third straight game, going 5-of-9 from the ﬂ oor to taly 15 points in the Rams’ win over Virginia Tech. Was impressive at the free-throw line, hitting 5-of-7 attempts from the stripe. Also tallied seven boards, his best rebounding total in four games. Earned all-tournament honors.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs.

Averaged 7.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over the four games of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Against Virginia Tech, Beja- rano tallied six points and six rebounds, including four offensive boards, and knowcked down a three-pointer in the Rams’ victory.

17 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Dec. 29 vs. Adams State (Game 13)

Adams State 55 • 7-1 Rams defense too much for Adams State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Norvell Arnold f3-151-80-22021 7011022 Green and Iverson lead Rams with 17 points each 34 Kaimyn Pruitt f 3-8 1-2 2-5 1 9 10 3 9 2 3 0 2 30 21 Vinny Novaes c 0-00-00-00003 0011014 03 John Jackson g 7-14 2-5 1-1 1 3 4 1 17 0 2 0 1 26 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State Rams improved to 11-2 on Saturday 15 James Lake g 1-31-20-00112 30100 7 afternoon, after they defeated the Adams State Grizzlies, 80-55, at Moby Arena. 02 Tyler McDaniels 2-5 2-2 3-4 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 17 04 Colby Joe Hunt 0-00-00-00110 00000 5 05 Shaheed Young 3-7 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 8 3 0 0 2 14 With the win, CSU’s home win streak is now up to 20 games, the fourth longest ac- 10 Justin Kauffman 0-30-30-01231 0000025 tive streak in the nation. The Rams have now also won each of their last fi ve games 11 Bruno Machado 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 Rodrigo Silva 0-30-10-22242 0011011 by at least 15 points, the fi rst time the program has done that since 1970. 22 Marcus Thompson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 Christian Franklin 1-80-00-01233 2110115 Seniors Dorian Green and Colton Iverson led the way for the Rams on offense with 33 Jason Hill 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Team 617 17 points each, while Wes Eikmeier and Greg Smith each scored in double fi gures Totals 20-69 9-27 6-16 15 26 41 20 55 6 10 3 6 200 as well. FG % 1st Half: 9-35 25.7% 2nd half: 11-34 32.4% Game: 20-69 29.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 9-27 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 6-16 37.5% 4 “I was just trying to bring energy; push the ball, push the tempo, share the ball and create for other guys,” Green said. “They weren’t helping off our bigs so I had shots. Colorado State 80 • 11-2 I just tried to push the tempo a little bit more and be more aggressive.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min As a team, Colorado State was very effi cient on offense, shooting 48.3 percent from 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 2-50-13-42683 7311023 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-8 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 2 11 1 1 0 0 24 the fi eld, while forcing Adams State into a lot of tough shots. The Grizzlies shot just 45 IVERSON, Colton c7-120-03-6257117111121 29 percent on the day. 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-11 2-4 1-1 0 3 3 1 11 2 2 0 2 30 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-9 2-4 5-6 066217411231 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 2-5 1-3 2-2 2 6 8 2 7 2 2 0 0 26 Trailing 5-3 in the fi rst minute of the game, head coach Larry Eustachy took a time- 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-40-01-20990 5240018 out to address his teams effort. The Rams responded, hitting a three-pointer on the 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 very next possession to take the lead. CSU would not trail for the rest of the game. 14 MASON, Jordan 2-51-20-00002 5011014 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-00-00-00000 00000 2 Midway through the fi rst half, Colorado State used a 10-2 run to extend their lead, Team 2 1 3 Totals 29-60 6-14 16-23 11 40 51 14 80 16 14 4 5 200 and seemingly take control of the game. The Grizzlies (7-1) showed their persis- tence, and scored seven straight points in two minutes to cut the lead to 24-20, but FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 29-60 48.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 6-14 42.9% Rebounds that was as close as Adams State would get. FT % 1st Half: 11-16 68.8% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 16-23 69.6% 1

Officials: Bill Gracey, Ryan Holmes and Tim Marion The Rams ratcheted up its defensive effort and fi nished the last fi ve minutes of the Technical fouls: Adams State-Vinny Novaes. Colorado State-None. fi rst half on a 17-2 run; a run that would continue into the second half. Attendance: 3669 Vinny Novaes ejected at 5:13 of second half (flagrant 2) “I thought we had some great stops and made some great plays,” Eustachy said. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Adams State 22 33 55 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench “Our defense is terrifi c. This could be as good of a defensive team as I’ve had.” ASUM 16 4 4 4 19 Colorado State 41 39 80 CS 36 14 11 10 17 Utilizing its tough defense that created easy offense, CSU got off to a quick start in the second half. With 16 minutes left in the game, the Colorado State lead was up to 56-24, thanks to a 32-4 run. During that run, the Rams held the Grizzlies without Top Performers a fi eld goal for 7:42. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. “I thought they got some back-breaking plays in the middle of the game when we were down by just a few buckets in the fi rst half,” Adams State Head Coach Louis Led the Rams to their fi fth straight win, and 20th in a row at home, fi lling up the stat sheet Wilson said. “They guard at such a hard level. They were able to get stops and able with 17 points, including a pair of three-pointers, to go along with six rebounds, four assists, to use their defense to create offense.” one block and two steals in the Rams’ rout of Adams State on Saturday. With the big lead, the Rams did not let up, and applied consistent pressure throughout the second half that visibly frustrated the Adams State players. The frustration culminated when senior center Vinny Novaes elbowed Pierce Hornung in the head 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. as the two players ran down the court. Novaes was assessed with a fl agrant 2 foul, Notched his second straight game with 15+ points and at least seven rebounds, going for 17 and was ejected from the game. points and seven boards in the Rams’ victory over Adams State on Saturday. Iverson shot 7-of-12 from the fi eld, and added one assist, one block and one steal in the CSU victory. “It is just basketball,” Hornung said of the incident. Hornung fi nished the game with seven points and eight rebounds, while freshman guard Jon Octeus paced the team with a career-high nine rebounds. Six separate Rams grabbed at least six rebounds, leading CSU to 51 rebounds as a team. It was the fi rst time that Colorado State has tallied at least 50 rebounds in a game, since it hosted Fairfi eld in the fi rst round of 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. the NIT in March of 2011.

Recorded 11 points, including a pair of three-pointers, while pulling down three re- The Rams dominated the game inside, outscoring the Grizzlies 36-16 in the paint bounds and adding two assists and two steals in the Rams’ victory over Adams State. and 14-4 off of turnovers. Eikmeier bounced back offensively after scoring just ﬁ ve points in CSU’s victory over Virginia Tech on Dec. 23. Colorado State will look to extend its home win streak when it hosts UTEP on Jan. 2. Tipoff between the Rams and the Miners is slated for 8 p.m. MT. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Recorded his ninth game of the season with at least 10+ points and 5+ rebounds, going for 11 points and six boards in the Rams’ win over Adams State on Saturday. Smith was 5-of-8 (.625) from the ﬁ eld, his second-best shooting performance of the season (6-of-7 vs. Northern Colorado).

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

Recorded seven points and eight rebounds in the Rams’ victory over Adams State on Satur- day. Hornung has recorded multiple offensive rebounds in each game he’s played this season, and has gone for at least six points and seven rebounds in each of the last six contests since a two-point, seven-rebound effort in his return from injury, Dec. 5 at Colorado.

18 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 2 vs. UTEP (Game 14) Rams hold on late to beat UTEP UTEP 58 • 6-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU home win streak now at 21 games 31 LANG, Cedrick f 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 4 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 18 21 BOHANNON, John c 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 6 8 4 4 0 0 3 2 28 04 WASHBURN, Julian g 7-15 1-2 7-8 0 5 5 2 22 0 4 1 0 40 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State Rams improved to 12-2 on Wednesday 11 STREETER, Jacques g 3-12 2-6 4-6 1 3 4 0 12 3 0 0 0 38 night, after they defeated the UTEP Miners, 62-58, at Moby Arena in front of a nation- 25 TUCKER, Konner g 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 35 ally televised audience. 02 RAGLAND, Jalen 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 COOPER, C.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 MOORE, McKenzie 4-7 1-2 6-6 1 2 3 5 15 2 3 0 1 28 “I think that was the kind of game that we needed,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. 32 WASHBURN, Chris 0-10-00-00110 00000 5 “I think that team could win Conference USA. They are well coached and they are Team 1 0 1 going to get much better.” Totals 18-49 5-16 17-23 7 23 30 19 58 7 8 5 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 5-23 21.7% 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 18-49 36.7% Deadball With the win, the program’s home win streak now extends to 21 games, the fourth 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 5-16 31.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 17-23 73.9% 3 longest active streak in the nation.

Colorado State 62 • 12-2 Seniors Greg Smith and Colton Iverson led the way for the Rams offensively, scor- Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ing 18 and 17 points, respectively. Senior guard Wes Eikmeier was the only other ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 2-3 0-0 1-4 4 6 10 2 5 0 1 0 3 39 Colorado State player to score in double ﬁ gures with 12 points, while senior forward 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-8 1-1 7-8 2 3 5 4 18 0 4 1 0 25 Pierce Hornung led the team with 10 rebounds. 45 IVERSON, Colton c 8-14 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 4 17 0 1 2 0 24 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 3-9 0-2 6-8 0 1 1 2 12 2 2 0 1 36 Again the Rams relied on their strong defense, holding UTEP (6-6) to just 36.7 per- 22 GREEN, Dorian g 1-6 1-3 0-0 0 5 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 33 cent shooting from the ﬁ eld, to propel them to the victory. Colorado State focused 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 2-7 0-3 1-1 1 4 5 2 5 3 1 0 0 21 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-00-00332 2200021 especially on limiting the opportunities for UTEP’s leading scorer Konner Tucker, 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 who came into the game averaging 15 points per game. Tucker was held to just Team 1 1 2 three points. Totals 22-50 2-9 16-23 10 27 37 17 62 8 11 3 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 10-23 43.5% Game: 22-50 44.0% Deadball “He had made 11 of his last 15 (threes) coming into here so our guys knew he could 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 2-9 22.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 16-23 69.6% 2 shoot,” Eustachy said of Tucker. “We really keyed on him and he just didn’t get any great looks.” Officials: Tom O'Neill, Gerry Pollard and Hal Lusk Technical fouls: UTEP-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 3571 As a team, Colorado State shot 44 percent, and pounded the ball inside, outscoring

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast the Miners 32-22 in the paint, but struggled to score from the perimeter. UTEP 19 39 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UTEP 22 10 7 2 15 Colorado State 29 33 62 CS 32 13 8 4 7 “From day one I have sold that when we didn’t make baskets last year, we didn’t

Last FG - UTEP 2nd-00:10, CS 2nd-00:17. Score tied - 5 times. win,” Eustachy said. “We didn’t make baskets tonight. On the perimeter we were a Largest lead - UTEP by 3 1st-16:57, CS by 13 2nd-16:42. Lead changed - 6 times. total of 7-25 I think and we still won because we got some great stops. Our guys have totally bought in and they know they can get better.”

UTEP jumped out to a quick lead to start the game, but the Rams answered the call and took control of the fi rst half with a 9-2 run to give the team a six point lead. With the score 17-15 with just over eight minutes left in the half, CSU closed out the half Top Performers with a 12-4 run to extend the Rams’ lead to 10 points heading into the intermission. 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. That lead grew to as much as 13 points before the Miners began to chip away and make their comeback. Recorded his 10th game of the season with at least 10 points and 5 rebounds, going for 18 points and fi ve boards in the Rams’ win over UTEP on Wednesday. Smith connected Behind sophomore guard Julian Washburn’s 21 points, and the play of fellow sopho- on 7-of-8 attempts from the charity stripe, including a victory-clinching pair of free more guard McKenzie Moore in the second half, UTEP erased the 13 point defi cit and throws with 5.7 seconds left to push the Rams’ advantage to two possessions, 62-58. took the lead with 3:27 left in the game. It was UTEP’s fi rst time leading since they were up 7-6 with 16:29 left in the fi rst half.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. “Washburn is something else. I think he is just terrifi c,” Eustachy said. “We had no Notched his third straight game with 15+ points and at least six rebounds, going for 17 answer for him in the second half.” points and six boards in the Rams’ victory over UTEP on Saturday. Iverson shot 8-of-14 from the fi eld, and added two blocks. The senior scored four points in the fi nal 2:25, including the The Rams showcased their composure down the stretch of the game though, and go-ahead basket on a jump hook in the lane that sparked CSU’s 8-3 run to end the contest. responded with a basket both times that UTEP took a lead. Colorado State fi nished the game with an 8-3 run, and iced the game with a pair of free throws from Smith.

“We all have had enough experience; we don’t get rattled by these situations,” Iver- 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. son said of the tight ﬁ nish. “We kept our composure and I thought we did a good job of just squeaking one out.” Recorded 12 points, going 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, and added two assists and a steal in the Rams’ victory over UTEP on Wednesday night. Eikmeier came up big for Colorado State will look to extend its home win streak on Saturday when the Rams the Rams, knocking down a pull-up jumper on the wing to give the Rams a 58-55 lead play host to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. Tipoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. MT. with 46 seconds remaining in the contest.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

Pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, including four offensive boards, and added ﬁ ve points and three steals in the Rams’ victory over UTEP on Wednesday night. Hornung has recorded multiple offensive rebounds in each game he’s played this season, and has recorded at least 10 rebounds in six contests this season, and 21 times in his CSU career.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs.

Recorded fi ve points and fi ve rebounds in the Rams’ victory over UTEP, also notching a team-leading three assists in the contest. It marked the fi rst time in his career at CSU that Bejarano has led the team in assists in a contest. Bejarano has recorded at least fi ve points and fi ve rebounds in each of the Rams’ last four games.

19 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (Game 15) CSU extends win streaks with 85-64 romp over St. St. Bonaventure 64 • 7-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Bonaventure ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 CONGER, Demitrius f 1-81-53-40332 6301131 33 SIMMONS, Marquise f 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 5 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 22 Rams tie program record with 22 straight home victories, run 03 KLOOF, Charlon g3-61-13-5011410020029 24 WRIGHT, Matthew g 4-14 2-6 2-2 2 2 4 3 12 4 2 0 2 28 overall streak to seven 45 DAVENPORT, Michaelg1-30-10-00001 2000212 02 MOSLEY, Eric 3-8 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 4 19 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State men’s basketball team closed its non- 05 GATHERS, Jordan 1-61-30-01120 3000012 conference schedule with a bang on Saturday afternoon, rolling past St Bonaventure, 23 JOHNSON, Chris 3-8 2-3 2-2 2 1 3 5 10 1 3 0 0 23 85-64, at Moby Arena. 35 NDOYE, Youssou 4-50-01-21344 9100020 43 TOUPANE, Jean Yves 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 3 2 5 The win was an historic event for the Rams, as Colorado State picked up its 22nd Totals 22-63 9-26 11-16 10 18 28 24 64 11 7 2 9 200 straight home victory to extend the nation’s fourth-longest home court win streak

FG % 1st Half: 8-27 29.6% 2nd half: 14-36 38.9% Game: 22-63 34.9% Deadball and match the program record set at South College Gym from 1960-62. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 5-16 31.3% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 11-16 68.8% 2 With the victory, the team also improved to 13-2 to open the season, matching the Colorado State 85 • 13-2 school’s best start through 15 games, a record established 59 years ago during the Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 1953-54 season. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 4-6 0-0 0-1 7 6 13 1 8 3 1 0 2 32 And, the game marked a special milestone for CSU’s Pierce Hornung who, along with 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-6 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 21 45 IVERSON, Colton c 5-6 0-0 4-5 1 11 12 1 14 3 2 2 1 28 his fellow senior starters, played a key role in the Rams’ fast start and wire-to-wire 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 6-9 3-4 6-6 0 4 4 3 21 1 0 0 0 24 fi nish against the Bonnies. The senior forward notched a game-high 13 rebounds 22 GREEN, Dorian g 8-12 0-2 3-5 000219630030 (to go with eight points) in the contest, moving into a tie with Larry Hoffner (1958- 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 2-5 2-4 2-3 1 6 7 1 8 0 1 1 0 21 60) for 10th on the Rams’ all-time rebounding list with 638 career boards. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-41-12-20332 7011023 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 14 MASON, Jordan 0-20-22-30000 20010 3 Hornung also added a team-leading two steals on Saturday, as Colorado State used a 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 strong defensive effort to fuel its offense. Overall, the Rams held SBU to 35 percent Team 0 0 0 shooting from the fi eld, and set the tone early by holding the Bonnies without a fi eld Totals 29-55 6-16 21-29 11 34 45 16 85 14 11 6 3 200 goal (0-for-10) until the 12:23 mark of the opening half. By that time, the Rams had FG % 1st Half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 29-55 52.7% Deadball opened up a 19-6 lead and never looked back. 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 6-16 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 21-29 72.4% 5 “(The fast start) was a point of emphasis,” said Hornung of the Rams’ gameplan for Officials: Lonnie Dixon, Ronnie Hernandez, Wilson Holland Technical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. Colorado State-None. SBU. “Obviously we talked about that the past couple weeks - our slow starts - and Attendance: 3922 I think we did a good job of correcting that.” Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast St. Bonaventure 28 36 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SBU 20 18 9 5 30 Added senior guard Dorian Green: “I thought we did pretty well (defensively). We Colorado State 46 39 85 CS 42 9 11 6 20 came out early and played well defensively. That jump started us offensively.”

Last FG - SBU 2nd-01:20, CS 2nd-03:55. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - SBU None, CS by 27 2nd-08:59. Lead changed - 0 times. The Rams offense exploded early thanks to Green and backcourt mate Wes Eikmeier, who tallied 13 and 11 fi rst-half points, respectively. Eikmeier fi nished with a game- high 21 points, his fi rst 20-point outburst of the season, and the 11th of his CSU Top Performers career, while Green added 19 points and a game-high six assists. Eikmeier was 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. “When we are making shots, when any team is making shots, it helps.” said head Recorded a team season-high 21 points, going 3-of-4 from the three-point line and coach Larry Eustachy following the win. “But again, we didn’t against UTEP and we 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, whil pulling down four rebounds and adding an assist found a way to win. in 24 minutes of actions. Eikmeier has scored in double-fi gures in fi ve of the Rams’ last six games. It marked his fi fth-career game with 20+ points and at least four rebounds. “We were ready to play. I know this team and we had talked about this is your last non-conference game for several of these guys on this court. I have taken several teams on a senior night onto the road and won but I think this team is different. I 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. think those types of things mean a lot to these guys.”

Tied his season high with 19 pointsand added a game-high six assists in the Rams’ victory Another of the Rams’ seniors playing his fi nal non-conference home game at Moby over St. Bonaventure. The game marked Green’s 14th career contest in which he has scored Arena was Colton Iverson, who tallied his sixth double-double of the season with 14 in double-fi gures and dished out at least fi ve assists. points and 12 rebounds, to go along with three assists and a pair of blocks. Iverson bounced back with a big second half effort after recording just two points and four boards at intermission.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. “I thought (St. Bonaventure) did a good job,” said Iverson. “They were doubling down, which got me frustrated early. Greg (Smith) and I only had two points to- Tallied his sixth double-double effort of the season, notching 14 points and 12 rebounds in gether at half. We just stuck with what we do. We played hard defense, and defense the Rams’ victory over St. Bonaventure. Iverson shot 5-of-6 fromt the ﬁ eld and 4-of-5 from leads to offense.” the free-throw line, while adding three assists, two blocks and a steal for the Rams. The Rams notched 42 points in the paint, and outrebounded the Bonnies 45-28. Hornung and Iverson, who entered play this week as the nation’s top rebounding tandem, combined for 25 boards. Hornung pulled down seven on the offensive glass 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. alone.

“It has been a great non-conference,” added Eustachy. “We have protected our home Recorded a game-high 13 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to move into a tie for court which you have to do. Now is the time to tee it up with the big fellas and take 10th place in the Rams’ rebounding record book. Hornung eclispsed the 10-rebound mark for it a game at a time. We’ve put ourselves in position RPI wise and record wise. The the eighth game this season and the 22nd time of his CSU career. Also added eight points, whole thing is to try and win a championship and get into the NCAA Tournament. three assists and a pair of steals in the victory over St. Bonaventure. It’s not going to be easy. We are going to have some close games that we are going to have to win.”

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Colorado State is idle next week, returning to the court next Saturday to open Moun- tain West action at No. 17/19 San Diego State. Tipoff between the Rams and the Tallied eight points and seven rebounds, plus a block in the Rams’ victory over St. Aztecs is set for 6 p.m. MT/5 p.m. PT from SDSU’s Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl. The Bonaventure. Bejarano continued to play a key role in the Rams’ rebounding effort, game will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network. notching his seventh straight game with at least ﬁ ve boards. During that stretch he is averaging 7.4 rebounds pe game.

20 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 12 at (16/15) San Diego State State (Game 16) Rams fall To No. 16/15 Aztecs in overtime, 79-72 Colorado State 72 • 13-3 (0-1 MW) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Eikmeier socres 22 points in loss 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 3-6 1-2 0-0 6 8 14 2 7 4 0 1 0 40- 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-10 1-4 1-2 2 2 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 21 SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Chase Tapley scored 12 of his 19 points in overtime, includ- 45 IVERSON, Colton c 5-11 0-0 8-12 4 7 11 4 18 2 1 2 1 35 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 8-21 3-7 3-3 0 3 3 4 22 0 3 0 2 42 ing two 3-pointers and a layup off a steal, and No. 16/15 San Diego State held off 22 GREEN, Dorian g 1-9 0-3 0-2 1 4 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 36 Colorado State 79-72 Saturday night. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 6-14 1-6 0-0 4 7 11 2 13 1 2 0 1 32 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-00-00223 2020014 After Colton Iverson made two free throws for a 65-63 lead 57 seconds into over- 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ time, Tapley re-energized the Aztecs (14-2, 2-0 MW). He made a jumper for the 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-10-00-01010 01000 5 Team 1 2 3 Aztecs’ ﬁ rst ﬁ eld goal since 7:43 left in regulation and then hit a 3-pointer for a 68-65 Totals 27-75 6-22 12-19 19 35 54 16 72 9 10 3 4 225 lead with 3:14 left.

FG % 1st Half: 9-34 26.5% 2nd half: 16-33 48.5% OT: 2-8 25.0% Game: 27-75 36.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% OT: 1-2 50.0% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds CSU’s Wes Eikmeier made a 3-pointer to tie it before the Aztecs regained the lead FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% OT: 4-4 100.0 Game: 12-19 63.2% 4 on JJ O’Brien’s tip-in. San Diego State 79 • 14-2 (2-0 MW) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Tapley then stole the ball went coast-to-coast for a layup and then made another ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 3-pointer for a 75-68 lead with 1:18 left. 20 O'BRIEN, JJ f 4-6 0-0 1-1 4 6 10 1 9 3 0 1 1 38 23 STEPHENS, DeShawn f 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 29 02 THAMES, Xavier g 3-11 3-5 5-6 0 1 1 1 14 2 0 0 0 31 Jamaal Franklin had 23 points, including ﬁ ve 3-pointers, and Xavier Thames 14 for 21 FRANKLIN, Jamaal g 6-19 5-12 6-8 0 7 7 3 23 2 4 1 1 43 SDSU. 22 TAPLEY, Chase g 7-14 3-7 2-2 0 5 5 1 19 3 3 0 2 32 00 SPENCER, Skylar 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 19 Eikmeier had 22 points for CSU (13-3, 0-1), which had its seven-game winning 11 RAHON, James 3-6 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 16 streak snapped. Iverson had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Daniel Bejarano had 12 JOHNSON, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 SHEPARD, Winston 1-51-21-40220 4110015 13 points and 11 boards. Team 1 3 4 Totals 24-62 13-29 18-25 8 30 38 15 79 14 9 4 4 225 San Diego State led 59-46 after Tapley’s jumper with 7:43 left. That was the Aztecs’ FG % 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd half: 6-28 21.4% OT: 5-7 71.4% Game: 24-62 38.7% Deadball last ﬁ eld goal in regulation. 3FG % 1st Half: 10-18 55.6% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% OT: 2-3 66.7% Game: 13-29 44.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% OT: 4-5 80.0% Game: 18-25 72.0% 2,2 Eikmeier made a layup with 6:42 left to start a 17-4 run that allowed the Rams to Officials: Dick Cartmell, Gerry Pollard, Chris Rastatter Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. San Diego State-None. force overtime. He had nine points in the run, including a 3-pointer that pulled the Attendance: 12414 Rams to 59-56 with 4:06 left.

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 23 40 9 72 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Thames made two free throws for the Aztecs before Iverson made one of two for the CS 36 14 23 7 15 San Diego State 41 22 16 79 SD 16 10 14 8 12 Rams. Bejarano rebounded the miss and made a layup to make it 61-59.

Last FG - CS OT-00:10, SD OT-01:21. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - CS by 2 1st-19:26, SD by 18 1st-00:44. Lead changed - 5 times. Eikmeier made a long jumper to tie it at 61 with 1:38 to go and Thames made one of two free throws for a 62-61 lead. Iverson came up with a rebound but Eikmeier was whistled for traveling with 30.3 seconds left.

Franklin inbounded the ball off a Rams player and James Rahon was fouled by Top Performers Dorian Green, making the fi rst but missing the second. Green rebounded for the Rams and Iverson scored off a rebound to tie it at 63. 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Franklin missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Tallied 20+ points for the second straight game, pouring in 17 points in the second half and overtime, to fi nish with a team season-high of 22 in the Rams’ loss at No. 16/15 San Diego State’s fi rst nine baskets were 3-pointers and the Aztecs made 10 of 18 San Diego State. Eikmeier is averaging 14.6 ppg over his last seven games, since being 3-pointers in the fi rst half. The Aztecs’ fi rst two-pointer didn’t come until 3:47 left in held under 10 points in three straight contests in early December (at Colorado, at UIC the fi rst half, when O’Brien made a jumper, was fouled and converted the three-point and vs. North Florida). play for a 37-23 lead. That was part of a 9-0 run that carried the Aztecs to a 41-23 halftime lead. 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Franklin was coming off a big game in the conference-opening win at Fresno State Tallied his seventh double-double effort of the season, notching 18 points and 11 rebounds on Wednesday night, when he had 20 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and a high- in the Rams’ overtime loss at No. 16/15 San Diego State. Iverson has recorded back-to-back light reel play when he threw the ball off the backboard during a fast break, caught it double-doubles for the fi rst time since notching fi ve straight between Nov. 21 at DU and Dec. in midair and dunked between two Bulldogs defenders. 5 at Colorado. Also added a pair of blocks, his third straight game with two rejections and his

fourth such game of the season. Of SDSU’s opening salvo of eight 3-pointers, Franklin had four, Thames three and Winston Shepard and Rahon one apiece. 2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Tapley made SDSU’s 10th 3-pointer of the half to begin the half-ending 9-0 run. That Played a career-high 32 minutes in the Rams’ loss at No. 16/15 San Diego State, tally- run ended when Franklin had a slam dunk off a nice bounce pass from Thames. ing his second-career double-double performance with a career-high-tying 13 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds. It marked Bejarano’s ﬁ rst double-digit scoring and Thames returned after missing the Fresno State game with a back injury rebounding game since his double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) in the Rams’ The Rams went on a 17-4 run to open the second half and pull to 45-40. Greg victory over Portland at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Smith and Hornung each made a 3-pointer and Eikmeier had ﬁ ve points, including 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. a three-point play.

Overtook SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin as the Mountain West’s top rebounder, pulling down 14 SDSU scored the next seven points to run its lead to 52-40. boards in a head-to-head matchup against the reigning MW Player of the Year in the Rams’ overtime loss at No. 16/15 San Diego State. Hornung has pulled down 10+ rebounds in three straight games, the longest such streak of his collegiate career. The senior also tallied a game- high four assists in the contest. 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Tallied eight points, including a key three-pointer that was part of the Rams’ 7-0 run to open the second half. Also pulled down four rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Smith has recorded at least four rebounds in each of the Rams’ last ﬁ ve games, and 15 of 16 games overall this season.

21 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 16 vs. Air Force (Game 17) Rams set school record 23-game home win streak, Air Force 40 • 9-6, 1-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds defeat Falcons 79-40 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 FITZGERALD, Mike f 2-30-00-00111 4120024 21 EARLS, DeLovell f 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 14 Eikmeier leads way with 17 points, four assists 34 BROEKHUIS, Taylor c 1-30-20-00111 2100013 10 FLETCHER, Todd g 3-8 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 8 0 1 0 0 30 14 LYONS, Michael g4-100-20-01014 8150023 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State’s men’s basketball team had a record-set- 00 OLESINSKI, Marek 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 5 6 1 2 0 0 16 ting night Wednesday in its conference home opener, downing the Air Force Falcons, 01 COGGINS, Tre' 1-20-10-00330 2000010 79-40, for the program’s 23rd straight home victory, a new school record. 03 HAMMONDS, Justin 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 8 04 WILLIAMS, Kamryn 1-30-00-01124 2220117 15 MICHAEL, Cameron 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 In the 100th meeting between the two schools Colorado State (14-3, 1-1 MW) out- 22 YON, Max 0-30-10-00110 0101116 rebounded, out-hustled and out-shot the Falcons from the opening tip. 25 GREEN, Kyle 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 13 41 MOER, Zach 0-00-00-00000 00010 2 44 KAMMERER, Chase 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 Wes Eikmeier led all scorers with 17 points in addition to dishing out four assists, Team 000 Totals 17-46 3-19 3-4 3 16 19 26 40 10 19 2 2 200 adding to CSU’s total of 20 helpers on the night, the second most of the season.

FG % 1st Half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 17-46 37.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 3-19 15.8% Rebounds “I thought Wes was special tonight,” said Head Coach Larry Eustachy. “It was al- FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 3-4 75.0% 1 most like an old-school Kobe Bryant game where he focused on getting his team- Colorado State 79 • 14-3, 1-1 MW mates involved fi rst and then took over when challenged in the second half.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Colorado State once again relied on its stifl ing defense to set the tone and upset the 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 6-80-00-0459012320027 Falcon’s rhythm. 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-8 0-0 3-4 2 5 7 2 15 1 2 0 0 25 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-93-64-4011317420224 22 GREEN, Dorian g 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 7 2 0 1 29 Air Force (9-6, 1-2 MW) was held to just 37 percent shooting (17-of-46) and did 44 SMITH, Greg g 3-70-12-74482 8331028 not have a player score in double digits. Michael Lyons, who ranks second in the 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 1 1 0 1 13 05 OCTEUS, Jon 3-50-04-4235110100124 Mountain West in scoring this season, was limited to eight points tying Todd Fletcher 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 as Air Force’s leading scorer. 14 MASON, Jordan 0-30-10-00220 00100 6 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-10-12-20110 20000 2 The Rams controlled most of the fi rst half, shooting an impressive 54.2 percent (13- Team 2 0 2 of-24) from the fl oor, leading 34-19 at the break. Totals 28-55 6-18 17-23 14 26 40 14 79 20 14 1 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd half: 15-31 48.4% Game: 28-55 50.9% Deadball The second half was much of the same for Eustachy’s squad, which went on a 12-2 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-18 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 17-23 73.9% 3 run to begin the second period. CSU outscored the Falcons, 45-21, while shooting 48.4 percent in what was a physical fi nal twenty minutes of the game. Officials: Verne Harris, Rick Hartzell and Dan Chrisman Technical fouls: Air Force-TEAM. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 4347 Colton Iverson, who scored the Rams’ fi rst seven points of the game, fi nished with

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 15 points and seven rebounds. Iverson along with Pierce Hornung and Greg Smith Air Force 19 21 40 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench dominated the inside game, outscoring Air Force 38-20 in the paint, on top of win- AF 20 11 2 2 17 Colorado State 34 45 79 CS 38 30 8 4 22 ning the rebounding battle 40-19.

“They’re very physical,” said Air Force Head Coach Dave Pilipovich. “They’re very Top Performers strong, they play extremely hard and they came at us.”

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. The 39-point margin of victory stands as the largest for a CSU team over a conference opponent since the formation of the Mountain West conference in 1999-2000. Scored in double-ﬁ gures for the ﬁ fth straight game, tallying a game-high 17 points in the Rams’ 79-40 victory over Air Force. Eikmeier also dished out four assists, and “We have a lot of good players from top to bottom,” said Hornung. “That is what you recorded a pair of steals in the victory. In MW play, Eikmeier is averaging 20.0 points want from a team; you want depth and you want everyone contributing and we did a good job of that tonight.” per game over his last three.

The 23-game home winning streak surpasses the previous record of 22 games set 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. between 1960-62 when the Rams played at the South College Gym.

Scored the Rams’ fi rst seven of the contest, fi nishing with 15 points and seven rebounds in CSU will look to extend that streak Saturday as CSU welcomes RV/23 UNLV to Moby the Rams’ 79-40 victory over Air Force. Iverson was 6-of-8 from the fi eld and 3-of-4 from the Arena in a nationally televised game broadcast on NBC Sports Network. Tip-off is free-throw line. Iverson has recorded 14+ points and 6+ rebounds in each of the Rams’ last set for 5 p.m. MST. The game will serve as the Rams’ annual “White Out” game, and six games, since being held to nine points and fi ve rebounds in the Rams’ win over Virginia fans are encouraged to wear white to the game. Tech in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic title game in late December.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

Recorded 12 points, and added nine rebounds and three assists in the Rams’ 79-40 victory over Air Force. Hornung was an efﬁ cient 6-of-8 from the ﬁ eld. The national leader in offensive rebounds per game, Hornung pulled down four O-boards against the Falcons, his fourth consecutive game with at least four ticks on the offensive glass, and the 12th time this season.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Recorded his third double-digit scoring game of the season, tallying 10 points in 24 minutes off the bench in the Rams’ 79-40 win over Air Force. Octeus pulled down ﬁ ve rebounds and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, pushing his team-leading free-throw percentage to .879. The game marked the second time this season that Octeus scored 10+ and pulled down ﬁ ve rebounds, matchng his effort in the Rams’ victory over Northern Colorado.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs.

Tied a season-best with seven assists, and added ﬁ ve points, three rebounds and a steal in the Rams’ 79-40 victory over Air Force. Green guided the Rams offense, which racked up 20 assists for the fourth time this season.

22 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 19 vs. UNLV (Game 18) Rams hold on to beat No. RV/23 UNLV, extend home UNLV 61 • 15-4 2-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds winning streak ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BIRCH, Khem f 2-50-03-45271 7003025 15 BENNETT, Anthony f 4-8 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 4 9 0 1 1 2 29 CSU pulls out gutsy, 66-61, victory over Runnin’ Rebels 43 MOSER, Mike f 0-20-02-21450 2101122 03 MARSHALL, Anthony g 9-17 1-2 2-6 2 4 6 4 21 3 4 0 3 38 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team used clutch 05 REINHARDT, Katin g 4-9 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 1 11 1 2 0 1 27 01 THOMAS, Quintrell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 free-throw shooting and a timely offensive rebound to secure a 66-61 victory over 10 COOK, Daquan 0-00-00-00000 00100 1 the nationally ranked UNLV Runnin’ Rebels (RV/23), to extend the program’s school- 11 LOPEZ-SOSA, Carlos 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 record win streak to 24. 13 DEJEAN-JONES, Bryce 3-92-40-00333 8151129 31 HAWKINS, Justin 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 22 Team 235 CSU (15-3, 2-1 MW) shot a perfect 10-of-10 from the charity stripe in the ﬁ nal 3:23 Totals 23-56 6-18 9-14 11 23 34 18 61 6 13 6 8 200 of the game providing the Rams just enough cushion to pull away from the Runnin’

FG % 1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 2nd half: 15-27 55.6% Game: 23-56 41.1% Deadball Rebels (15-4, 2-2 MW). 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-18 33.3% Rebounds 2 FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 9-14 64.3% In a game that featured 10 ties and 14 leads changes CSU had little room for error Colorado State 66 • 15-3 2-1 MW down the stretch but managed to make all the right plays in crunch time, outscoring Total 3-Ptr Rebounds UNLV 10-2 to end the game. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 4-70-01-24261 9431237 With a 62-59 cushion and 37 seconds remaining in the game senior F Pierce Hor- 44 SMITH, Greg f 6-12 1-2 3-3 4 2 6 3 16 0 1 0 1 32 45 IVERSON, Colton c 1-80-05-6281027121127 nung grabbed a key offensive rebound off a Dorian Green missed three-pointer to 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 20 prevent the Runnin’ Rebels a shot at tying the contest. Green was fouled with 22 22 GREEN, Dorian g 6-13 4-8 8-8 0 5 5 2 24 5 2 0 1 37 second left and knocked down two free throws sealing the Rams’ second conference 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-7 0-2 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 24 win of the 2012-13 season. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-20-00223 2210023

15 SANTO, Gerson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 011 With Wes Eikmeier in foul trouble for the majority of the game Green willed Colorado Totals 21-54 5-14 19-21 11 25 36 15 66 13 10 2 7 200 State to victory, ﬁ nishing with a game-high 24 points, while shooting a ﬂ awless

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 21-54 38.9% Deadball 8-of-8 from the line. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 5-14 35.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 16-17 94.1% Game: 19-21 90.5% 1 “(Dorian) is twice the player that he was last year,” said Head Coach Larry Eustachy. Officials: Bob Staffen, Larry Spaulding, Kevin Brill “He does everything now, but I think he has another gear which he hasn’t experi- Technical fouls: UNLV-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 7626 enced before, but he is starting to.”

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UNLV 26 35 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNLV’s Anthony Marshall had an answer for Green’s heroics however, carrying the LV 24 2 13 0 11 Colorado State 31 35 66 CS 26 15 17 4 4 Runnin’ Rebels in the second half. Marshall scored 21 points, 15 of which coming in the second period, driving to the basket at will. Last FG - LV 2nd-00:14, CS 2nd-03:59. Score tied - 10 times. Largest lead - LV by 3 2nd-11:36, CS by 10 1st-01:08. Lead changed - 14 times. The Runnin’ Rebels’ star freshman Anthony Bennett was held to a season-low nine points much in part to the defense and all-around play of senior forward Greg Smith.

“I think Greg is a better player than he thinks, and he can do more things than he Top Performers thinks,” added Eustachy. “We don’t win the game without him.”

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Smith wasn’t the only CSU player to step up defensively. The Rams held UNLV to just 27.6 percent (8-of-29) shooting in the fi rst half and prevented the Runnin’ Rebels Tallied a season-high with 24 points in the Rams’ victory over No. 23 UNLV, earning Moun- from scoring for a stretch of more than seven minutes before the break. tain West Player of the Week honors. Green set the tone early - hitting three three-pointers in the game’s fi rst six minutes - and closed the game strong going 8-of-8 from the free-throw “It was the fi rst experience for some of our guys with how physical Coach Eustachy’s teams are,” said UNLV head coach Dave Rice. “It was hard for us to get a post catch, line over the fi nal 4:23 to seal the victory. He also added fi ve rebounds, fi ve assist. hard for us to drive the lane and that’s credit to Colorado State and how tough and physical they are.” 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. On the offensive side of the court CSU ended the game shooting 38.9 percent (21-of- 54) from the fi eld, in addition to shooting 19-of-21 from the free throw line. Recorded 16 points, six rebounds and a steal in 32 minutes of action, and was key to

shutting down MW Player of the Year, and projected NBA Lottery pick, Anthony Ben- A total of 7,626 fans saw the Rams extend the school-record home win streak to 24 nett. Smith held the UNLV forward to 9 points and six rebounds, well below his season games, a season-high that Eustachy was more than pleased to see. averages entering the contenst. “I don’t think we win this game on a neutral court,” added Eustachy. “They really pulled us through it.” 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs.

Held to just seven points, but notched a game-high 10 rebounds, helping the Rams to a slim The win also marks the fourth-straight victory at home over a ranked opponent. 36-34 rebounding edge in CSU’s 66-61 win over No. 23 UNLV. Iversron shot just 1-of-8 from the ﬁ eld, but was an impressive 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, contributing offensively, CSU goes for a third straight win Wednesday as the Rams travel to No. 19/21 New while tallying one assist, one block and one steal. It marked Iverson’s seventh double-digit Mexico. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. MT and will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports rebounding effort of the season. Network.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

Tied a career-high with four assists, while tallying nine points and six rebounds (four offensive) in the Rams’ 66-61 victory over No. 23-ranked UNLV. Hornung also added a block and two steals in the contest. He has recorded at least six boards in every game this year, and has recorded at least four offensive rebounds in ﬁ ve straight games.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs.

Despite being saddled by foul trouble throught the game, contributed six points, including a pair of free-throws with 9 seconds left, to extend the Rams’ lead to two possessions and seal the victory. Prior to Saturday, Eikmeier had scored in double-ﬁ gures in ﬁ ve straight games.

23 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 23 at (15/17) New Mexico (Game 19) Rams comeback falls short at No. 15/17 New Mexico Colorado State 61 • 15-4, 2-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Eikmeier leads Colorado State with 20 points 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-10-00-22574 2100032 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-6 0-2 1-2 2 4 6 5 7 1 2 0 0 18 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team trailed by 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-10 0-0 7-11 6 8 14 4 15 2 4 2 0 37 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 8-16 4-6 0-0 1 0 1 3 20 2 3 0 2 39 as many as 22 points on the road Wednesday night against No. 15/17 New Mexico, 22 GREEN, Dorian g 4-14 2-8 4-6 0 2 2 4 14 3 2 0 0 29 but the Rams fought back to within one three points in the game’s waning moments, 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-6 0-4 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 1 2 1 0 21 but UNM’s Tony Snell scored four points over the closing minutes to help the Lobos 05 OCTEUS, Jon 0-30-10-00222 0010014 preserve a 66-61 victory. 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7

15 SANTO, Gerson 0-00-01-21120 10000 3 Team 1 0 1 1 The win gave ﬁ rst-place New Mexico (17-2, 4-0 MW) a two-game lead in the Moun- Totals 21-57 6-21 13-23 15 27 42 25 61 10 16 3 2 200 tain West Conference, while Colorado State dropped to 15-4 (2-2).

FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 21-57 36.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds Afterward, Lobos coach Steve Alford was all smiles despite watching his team nearly FT % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 13-23 56.5% 7,1 fritter away the large lead. New Mexico 66 • 17-2, 4-0 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds “I’m extremely pleased with our basketball team,” he said. “We’re pretty good. We’re ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min a pretty good basketball team and I think we’re getting better because we beat a 04 ADAMS, Chad f 3-5 1-1 6-6 2 4 6 2 13 3 2 0 1 31 really good basketball team.” 53 KIRK, Alex c 1-5 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 21 03 GREENWOOD, Hugh g 2-7 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 5 5 2 1 0 0 23 10 WILLIAMS, Kendall g 2-7 1-4 4-6 0 4 4 2 9 4 0 0 0 36 The Lobos led 54-32 with 12:26 left before the Rams began a comeback behind 21 SNELL, Tony g 8-19 3-5 4-4 0 3 3 0 23 1 2 0 0 31 Dorian Green and Wes Eikmeier. 01 THOMAS, Cleveland 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 FENTON, Jamal 1-3 1-3 6-6 0 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 3 17 Green scored 11 points in a 20-5 Colorado State run that cut the gap to 59-52 with 23 BANYARD, Nick 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 40 WALKER, Demetrius 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 4 minutes left. 41 BAIRSTOW, Cameron 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 4 4 1 3 3 3 23 Team 2 3 5 With 8.2 seconds remaining, Wes Eikmeier’s 3-pointer made it 64-61, but Snell Totals 19-52 7-16 21-26 7 21 28 20 66 13 10 3 7 200 made two free throws to preserve the victory. FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 19-52 36.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 7-16 43.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-12 91.7% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 21-26 80.8% 3,3 “We lost some concentration for a 6- or 7-minute frame,” Alford said. “But then we did the things that we needed to do down the stretch. Whether it was make free Officials: Tom O'Neill, Mike Reed, Rick Randall Technical fouls: Colorado State-TEAM. New Mexico-None. throws, get stops, we did the things we had to do to get the win.” Attendance: 15411

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Snell, who ﬁ nished with 23 points, scored six points in a 10-0 run that turned a 27- Colorado State 25 36 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 22 10 13 9 3 25 lead with 4 minutes left in the ﬁ rst half into a 37-25 lead early in the second half. New Mexico 35 31 66 NM 16 22 9 9 13

Last FG - CS 2nd-00:08, NM 2nd-03:35. Score tied - 1 time. And New Mexico later used a 9-0 run over a 1:30 span of the second half to build its Largest lead - CS by 2 1st-16:22, NM by 22 2nd-11:59. Lead changed - 4 times. largest lead that prefaced the Rams’ rally.

Eikmeier led Colorado State with 20 points and Green ﬁ nished with 14, while Colton Iverson had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Iverson almost had a double-double in the Top Performers ﬁ rst half with nine points and nine boards.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Chad Adams matched his career high with 13 points for the Lobos.

Tallied his third 20-point game in his last ﬁ ve outings, hitting 4-of-6 from beyond the The Rams came into the game as the country’s top rebounding team and they con- arc, including a three-pointer to pull the Rams within one possession with under 10 trolled the glass with a 42-28 advantage, including 15-7 on the offensive end. New seconds left in the Rams’ 66-61 loss at No. 15/17 New Mexico. Eikmeier is averaging a Mexico was 21 of 26 from the free throw line while Colorado State went 13 of 23. team-leading 16.3 points per game in Mountain West play. “They are a very gritty group,” Alford said of the Rams. “They ﬁ ght you. They do a great job defensively of making it hard on you. And it is, without question the most 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. relentless rebounding team we have faced all year. They attack the glass on free throws. It’s almost as if they’re trying to rebound balls on timeouts.” Recorded his eight double-double of the season, going for 15 points and tying a career-high

with 14 rebounds in the Rams’ loss at No. 15/17 New Mexico. Iverson is averaging a double- Although his Rams won the battle of the glass, coach Larry Eustachy said his team double with 13.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game against Mountain West competition, needed to be more physical. and continues to lead the Rams in overall scoring at 14.5 points per game.

“We just got out-toughed. And that’s the culture we’re still trying to change here,” he said, later adding, “We spotted them too much and they were too tough for too 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. long. It’s that simple.”

Notched 14 points, to go along with two rebounds and a team-leading three assists in the Rams’ loss at No. 15/17 New Mexico. Green is averaging 19.0 points per game over his last two contests, and has dished out at least three assists in three of his last four games.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Tallied seven points, six rebounds and two assists in the Rams’ 66-61 loss at No. 15/17 New Mexico. Smith has recorded at least ﬁ ve rebounds in seven of his last eight contests.

24 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 26 at Fresno State (Game 20) Rams hold off Fresno State for 74-63 road win Colorado State 74 • 16-4, 3-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU uses balanced attack to gain key conference victory 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f4-100-04-5224212220337 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-4 1-1 8-8 2 2 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 16 FRESNO, Calif. -- All fi ve starters scored in double-fi gures, and sixth-man Daniel 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-6 0-0 3-7 4 9 13 2 11 1 4 0 0 36 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-11 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 4 12 3 2 0 1 33 Bejarano added nine rebounds and seven points, including a spectacular three- 22 GREEN, Dorian g 3-6 1-2 10-10 033317550236 pointer in the game’s waning moments, to help lift Colorado State to a 74-63 road 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 8 9 2 7 0 1 0 0 27 victory over Mountain West newcomer Fresno State on Saturday night at the Save 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-20-02-20112 4100011 Mart Center. 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 3 0 3 Totals 20-45 5-9 29-34 12 28 40 15 74 12 14 0 6 200 Colorado State (16-4, 3-2 MW) outrebounded the Bulldogs by a 40-21 margin in the contest, building a lead as large as 18 points at halftime, but the Rams were ready FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 9-22 40.9% Game: 20-45 44.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 5-9 55.6% Rebounds for Fresno State (7-12, 1-5) to make a run in the second half. FT % 1st Half: 12-13 92.3% 2nd half: 17-21 81.0% Game: 29-34 85.3% 2 Fresno State 63 • 7-12, 1-5 MW “We knew they weren’t going to lay down,” said Head Coach Larry Eustachy. “This Total 3-Ptr Rebounds is as hard-playing a team as there is in the league. They came back and I thought we ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min withstood it. It was a great win for us.” 00 BROWN, Jerry f 0-00-00-00334 0010120 24 FOSTER, Kevin f 2-7 2-3 2-2 1 4 5 4 8 0 1 3 1 27 Colorado State, which had lost four straight on the road heading into the contest, 01 JOHNSON, Tyler g7-161-28-9101323200438 11 ANDERSON, Aaron g 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 15 initially broke the game open with a 9-0 run early in the fi rst half to turn an 8-7 defi cit 23 HARRIS, Marvelle g4-101-36-7224115210134 into a 16-8 lead they would never relinquish after a pair of Greg Smith free-throws 03 OLEKAIBE, Kevin 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 at the 11:32 mark. 05 GIDDINGS, Tanner 0-00-00-10003 0000015 21 HUDDLESTON, Allen 6-14 2-6 1-1 0 2 2 3 15 1 2 0 2 27 The lead ballooned to 18 points entering the intermission, as Colorado State closed 30 UPSHAW, Robert 0-00-00-00334 0010018 Team 1 1 2 the half on a 12-3 run over the fi nal 3:43. That run featured more key free-throws Totals 20-52 6-17 17-20 5 16 21 25 63 5 9 3 11 200 from Smith, who hit 6-of-6 from the stripe during the stretch to lead the team into

FG % 1st Half: 8-25 32.0% 2nd half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 20-52 38.5% Deadball the locker room with 11 ﬁ rst-half points. 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 6-17 35.3% Rebounds 2 FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Game: 17-20 85.0% But coming out of the break, Fresno State’s physicality helped the team scrape back Officials: Michael Irving, Jimmy Casas, D.G. Nelson to within striking distance, eventually closing to as close as ﬁ ve points, 50-45, mid- Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Fresno State-None. Attendance: 8103 way through the half, before Colorado State regained control.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 38 36 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench “Fresno State is one of the harder playing teams in our conference,” said senior CS 22 7 15 2 11 Fresno State 20 43 63 FS 18 16 8 0 17 guard Wes Eikmeier echoing Eustachy’s sentiments. “They have some losses but they never stop ﬁ ghting, so at halftime we knew they were going to claw back. Last FG - CS 2nd-01:12, FS 2nd-00:34. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - CS by 18 1st-00:25, FS by 4 1st-17:56. Lead changed - 3 times. “We knew we’d have to play through some calls, like always on the road, and I think we showed a lot of guts down the stretch making plays and sticking with it.”

Dorian Green sealed the victory by going 8-of-8 from the FT line in the ﬁ nal 60 seconds of action - en route to a team-high 17 points - but it was Bejarano that quieted Top Performers the Save Mart Center crowd of 8,103 for good, as the sophomore guard knocked down a turnaround three as the shot clock expired from 25 feet away to push the 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Rams’ lead to 68-58 with 1:18 to play.

Tallied a team-leading 17 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, in Fellow seniors Pierce Hornung and Wes Eikmeier each tallied 12 points to join Green the Rams’ 74-63 road win over Fresno State. Green also recorded a tea-best fi ve asists and and Smith in double-fi gures scoring, while center Colton Iverson notched his ninth added a pair of steals. He iced the game for the Rams, scoring the team’s fi nal six poitns, all double-double of the season with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in the from the charity stripe, in the game’s last minute. contest.

In addition to the Bulldogs’ defense, the Rams also had to endure a stretch of 5 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. minutes, 41 seconds in the middle of the opening half without a shot clock above their basket, after a malfunction forced ofﬁ cials to shut off the timer directly above Notched his Mountain West leading ninth double-double of the season in the Rams’ 74-63 the west basket. road win over Fresno State, recording 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Iverson shot

4-of-6 from the fi eld, and notched four of the Rams’ 12 offensive rebounds in the contest, Not long after the hoop was replaced at a media timeout, the game was delayed leading CSU to a 40-21 overall advantage on the glass against the Bulldogs. again for close to 15 minutes, at the 3:43 mark of the fi rst half, when Iverson’s monstrous dunk broke the same goal, forcing Save Mart Center offi cials to bolt on a new rim before play could resume. 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Colorado State now returns to the friendly confi nes of Moby Arena, looking to extend Continued his hot-scoring streak for the Rams, tallying double-digit scoring for the the nation’s fourth-longest home court win streak (24 games) on Wednesday night seventh time in his last eight games with 12 points in CSU’s 74-63 road victory against against Boise State. Tipoff between the Rams and the Broncos is set for 7 p.m. MT. Fresno State. Eikmeier connected on a pair of three-pointers, his 10th game of the season with more than one bucket from long range, and added three assists and a steal.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs.

Reached double-ﬁ gures scoring for the second time in his last eight games, pouring in 12 points, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and a team-leading three steals, in the Rams’ 74-63 road win over Fresno State. It marked Hornung’s second game of the season with at least three steals and 10 or more points.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Keyed the Rams’ strong start in their 74-63 road victory over Fresno State, tallying 11 points, all in the ﬁ rst-half, and added four rebounds in just 16 minutes of action. Smith added to the Rams’ outstanding free-throw numbers vs. the Bulldogs, going 8-of-8 from the line.

25 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Jan. 30 vs. Boise State (Game 21) Rams defense too much for Boise State Boise State 57 • 14-6, 2-4 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Hornung leads the way for CSU; home win streak now at 25 00 WATKINS, Ryan f 3-40-01-24155 7020022 42 BUCKNER, Kenny c 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 15 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State Rams extended their program-best 01 THOMPSON, Mikey g 5-13 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 4 13 1 1 0 1 35 02 MARKS, Derrick g 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 9 home winning streak to 25 games, after knocking off Boise State (14-6, 2-4 MW), 03 DRMIC, Anthony g 3-11 1-5 5-5 0 5 5 2 12 2 2 0 1 35 77-57. With the win, the Rams improved to 17-4 and 4-2 in conference play, marking 05 HANSTAD, Joe 0-3 0-3 4-4 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 23 the quickest season to 17 wins in school history. 12 HADZIOMEROVIC, Igor 3-9 0-3 1-3 0 3 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 26 15 BROPLEH, Thomas 2-5 0-2 1-1 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 0 0 22 Senior forward Pierce Hornung led the way for Colorado State with 23 points, one 24 HAMILTON, Darrious 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 34 NESS, Jake 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 shy of tying his career high, and 13 rebounds. Hornung also connected on all three Team 2 4 6 of his three-point atttempts, marking the fi rst time in his career he made more than Totals 20-53 3-16 14-17 9 24 33 23 57 7 12 0 4 200 one three-pointer in a game. FG % 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 20-53 37.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 14-17 82.4% 2 Fellow seniors Dorian Green and Wes Eikmeier also scored in double fi gures with 12 points and 10 points respectively, while Colton Iverson added nine points and nine Colorado State 77 • 17-4, 4-2 MW rebounds to compliment Hornung inside. Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min “I think that’s the best we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “I 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 8-11 3-3 4-9 5 8 13 3 23 3 0 0 1 29 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-7 1-2 2-4 1 2 3 2 9 1 0 1 2 31 thought we played our best for long periods of time in the areas like defending and 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-7 0-0 1-4 3 6 9 2 9 0 0 1 0 26 rebounding better than we did all year. These guys are really buying into hos you 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 2-10 1-7 5-6 0 1 1 1 10 4 2 0 0 32 should play the right way and I love it.” 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-9 0-3 2-3 0 1 1 1 12 2 0 0 0 26 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-5 0-2 2-3 3 3 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 22 As has often been the case this season, the Rams relied on tough defense and ag- 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-41-21-40333 6130018 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 gressive rebounding to propel the team to the victory. CSU out-rebounded the Bron- 14 MASON, Jordan 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 cos 39-33, but got 14 offensive rebounds thanks in large part to Hornung’s hustle. 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-10-10-00000 00000 2 The Rams also made sure to key in on Boise State’s shooters, Derrick Marks and 40 WYNN, Stephon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 0 1 Anthony Drmic, who came into the contest fi rst and third, respectively, in scoring in Totals 26-58 6-22 19-35 14 25 39 17 77 12 5 2 3 200 conference play combining for 39.6 points per game. Colorado State stifl ed the duo

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 15-31 48.4% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball though, holding them to just 15 points combined on 4-of-15 shooting. 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds 10 FT % 1st Half: 8-18 44.4% 2nd half: 11-17 64.7% Game: 19-35 54.3% “(Drmic) is a tough guard because he does everything really well,” Hornung said. Officials: Dick Cartmell, Kelly Self, Randy Heimerman “He can shoot the three and he drives really well, so we just made it a point as a team Technical fouls: Boise State-TEAM. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 6059 to contest his shot on a three and keep them in front of us when they drive. As a team I thought we did a good job of that tonight.” Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Boise State 20 37 57 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BS 22 2 9 8 20 As a team, the Broncos struggled to connect from behind the arc, making just 3-of- Colorado State 33 44 77 CS 32 11 16 4 14 16 on the game.

On offense, the Rams made sure to play disciplined basketball and only turned the Top Performers ball over ﬁ ve times, a season low.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. “I think it felt like we controlled the tempo,” Green said. “Defensively, I thought we played well and we only turned the ball over fi ve times. We didn’t turn the ball over; Recorded a huge game in the Rams’ 77-57 victory over Boise State, fi nishing with a double- that was big.” dobule of 23 points and 13 rebounds, to go along with three assists. Hornung knocked down all three of his attempts from three-point range, his fi rst-career game with multiple treys. The Colorado State took control of the game from the opening tip and never trailed double-double marked the ninth of his CSU career; the Rams are 8-1 in those contests. throughout. The Rams started strong on defense and held the Broncos scoreless for the fi rst 5:10 of the game.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Just as they started the fi rst half, the Rams closed the half on a 14-2 run, holding Boise State scoreless for eight minutes, and took a 33-20 lead into the intermission. Reached double-fi gues scoring for the fourth straight game, pouring in 12 points in the Rams’ 77-57 home victory over Boise State. Green has now scored in double-fi gures in 16 Colorado State continued its strong play from the fi rst half right into the second half. contests this season, and the 65th time in his career at Colorado State. By the 13 minute mark in the second half, the lead had been extended to 19 points, which is where frustration set in for Boise State leading to a technical.

The Rams led by as much as 26 points in this contest, but all the buzz leaving the 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. game was on Dorian Green’s monster dunk with 4:30 left in the game. Green drove down the right side of the lane and elevated over a couple of Boise State defenders Continued his hot-scoring streak for the Rams, tallying double-digit scoring for the to ﬁ nish off the dunk, bringing all of the fans to their feet. eighth time in his last nine games with 10 points in CSU’s 77-57 home win over Boise State. Eikmeier also dished out a game-high four assists and was 5-of-6 from the free- “I don’t know where that came from,” Green said. “I think I surprised a lot of people throw line in the contest. with that one. I was fresh so I just tried to be aggressive and attack the basket.” The Rams will take on the Wyoming Cowboys in a Border War matchup at Moby 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. Arena on Saturday. Tip off is slated for 5 p.m. MT. Finished just shy of a double-double with nine points, on 5-of-7 shooting and nine rebounds (including three offensive boards) in the Rams’ 77-57 home victory Boise State. Iverson has notched at least seven rebounds in each of his last seven contests, and has shot better than 50 percent in 16 of the Rams’ 21 games this season.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Notched nine points, three rebounds an assist and a game-high two steals in the Rams’ 77-57 home victory over Boise State. Smith has notched multiple steasl in three games this season - North Florida, Virginia Tech and Boise State - each resulting in a CSU victory.

26 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 2 vs. Wyoming (Game 22) Rams come out on top in Border War rivalry Wyoming 46 • 15-6, 2-6 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Home win streak at 26 games, third longest in nation 00 WASHINGTON, Leonard f 4-12 0-5 1-2 2 2 4 4 9 0 1 1 1 34 22 NANCE JR, Larry f 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 2 1 23 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- In a matchup pitting Border War Rivals, the Colorado State 01 GILMORE, Derrious g 9-22 6-14 2-3 0 2 2 4 26 1 2 0 1 38 02 GRABAU, Riley g 0-7 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 37 Rams (18-4, 5-2 MW) came out on top, defeating the Wyoming Cowboys (15-6, 14 ADAMS, Josh g 0-5 0-2 0-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 16 2-6 MW), 65-46. 11 COOKE JR, Derek 1-5 0-0 1-2 6 5 11 5 3 0 1 1 0 22 13 BENTZ, Jack 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 With the win, the Rams now own the third longest home win streak in the nation at 20 SOBEY, Nathan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 games, last losing at Moby Arena in November of 2011. At 5-2 in Mountain West 21 HALDORSON, Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 McMANAMEN, Jason 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 19 play, Colorado State is currently tied for second place, just one game back of ﬁ rst Team 1 0 1 place New Mexico, and has not trailed in its last two games. Totals 17-57 7-27 5-11 10 18 28 22 46 3 9 4 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd half: 8-31 25.8% Game: 17-57 29.8% Deadball “I think there isn’t a better coached team in the league. Larry Shyatt does a great 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 4-16 25.0% Game: 7-27 25.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 5-11 45.5% 4 job,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. They weren’t going to go away and they didn’t. We haven’t had a more physical game this year. It was a very physical team Colorado State 65 • 18-4, 5-2 MW we played; we fi nally got to their level in the second half.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Colorado State featured a very balanced attack on offense with four of its fi ve start- 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 6-12 0-1 0-0 6 5 11 4 12 1 1 2 0 33 44 SMITH, Greg f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 19 ers scoring in double fi gures. With senior forward Greg Smith unable to get going 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-6 0-0 4-8 0 9 9 3 12 1 2 0 0 29 in the game due to foul trouble, sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano rose to the occa- 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 3-9 1-4 6-6 0 2 2 1 13 1 5 1 0 36 sion coming off of the bench. Bejarano fi nished the game with 13 points and eight 22 GREEN, Dorian g 4-6 0-1 7-9 0 1 1 1 15 9 1 0 0 37 rebounds on 4-5 shooting, and hit two crucial three pointers in the fi nal minute of the 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 4-5 2-3 3-5 4 4 8 3 13 0 2 0 0 27 fi rst half to allow the Rams to go into halftime with a nine point lead. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 0-30-00-00110 00000 7 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 MASON, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 “There are not a lot of guys with his overall ability in this league,” Eustachy said of 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Bejarano. “He can dribble, he can shoot and he’s athletic. He was terrifi c.” 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-00-00-00000 00100 1 40 WYNN, Stephon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Team 0 5 5 Senior guard Dorian Green paced the Colorado State offense with a team-high 15 Totals 21-45 3-9 20-28 10 32 42 16 65 12 13 3 3 200 points on 4-6 shooting and a career-high nine assists, while senior forward Pierce

FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 10-22 45.5% Game: 21-45 46.7% Deadball Hornung contributed with his 10th double-double of the season with 12 points and 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 3-9 33.3% Rebounds 11 rebounds. FT % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Game: 20-28 71.4% 4 Officials: Mike Reed, Dan Chrisman, Brad Gaston The Cowboys were led by their senior guard Derrious Gilmore who fi nished the Technical fouls: Wyoming-NANCE JR, Larry. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 8745 game with a career-high 26 points and made six three pointers. Gilmore was particularly effective in the second half for Wyoming, scoring 18 of its 25 second half Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast points, including 16 straight at one point. Wyoming 21 25 46 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WY186908 Colorado State 30 35 65 CS 26 6 7 4 13 Gilmore’s play was not enough for Wyoming as Colorado State made sure to lock down the other players. Senior forward Leonard Washington fi nished with nine points, while no other Cowboy scored more than three points. Top Performers Wyoming was held to just 29.8 percent shooting, it’s second lowest of the mark, and 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. did not make a fi eld goal in the last 5:42 in which the Rams fi nished the game on a 12-1 run. This also marks the 12th time in the last 13 games that Colorado State held Notched a second consecutive double-double, his fourth of the season, with 12 points and 11 its opponent to under 40 percent shooting from the fi eld. rebounds, including six offensive boards, in the Rams’ 65-46 victory over rival Wyoming. Hor- nung now has 10 career double-doubles, and Colorado State is 9-1 all-time in those games, “It takes fi ve guys on defense playing together, everybody doing their assignment, with the lone exception coming last March in the NCAA second-round matchup against Mur- not breaking down, contesting shots, and trying to make shots as diffi cult as pos- ray State in which Hornung tallied 12 points and 17 rebounds. sible,” Green said. “I think when we are edgy on defense and ready to go, we are diffi cult to score on.”” 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. The Rams will travel to Nevada in a conference matchup on Wednesday night when Reached double-fi gues scoring for the fi fth straight game, pouring in a team-leading they take on the Wolf Pack. Tip off is slated for 8 p.m. MT. 15 points in the Rams’ 65-46 home victory over rival Wyoming. Green has now scored in double-fi gures in 17 contests this season, and 66 times in his career at Colorado State. Green also recorded a career-high with nine assists, while committing just one turnover against the Cowboys.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Put together his best all-around performance of his career tying a career-high with 13 points and pulling down eight rebounds in the Rams’ 65-46 home victory over rival Wyoming. Bejarano notched four offensive rebounds in the contest, and was 2-of-3 from long range, both coming in the ﬁ nal minute of the ﬁ rst half to send the Rams to the intermission with a 30-21 advantage.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Continued his hot-scoring streak for the Rams, tallying double-digit scoring for the ninth time in his last 10 games with 13 points in CSU’s 65-46 home win over rival Wyoming. Eikmeier was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, and notched his fourth-career block in the game.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs.

Finished just shy of a double-double with 12 points, on 4-of-6 shooting, and nine rebounds (including three offensive boards) in the Rams’ 65-46 home victory over rival Wyoming. Iverson has notched at least seven rebounds in each of his last eight contests, and has shot better than 50 percent in 17 of the Rams’ 22 games this season.

27 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 6 at Nevada (Game 23) Smith leads Rams past Wolf Pack, 73-69 Colorado State 73 • 19-4 (6-2 MW) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Senior notches career-high 28 points, 12 rebounds 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 0-00-00-00000 00000 3 44 SMITH, Greg f 11-17 2-2 4-6 3 9 12 3 28 0 2 0 0 38 RENO, Nev. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team came from behind to earn 45 IVERSON, Colton c 4-5 0-0 2-6 7 9 16 2 10 3 4 1 3 33 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 2-15 1-5 6-6 0 1 1 3 11 1 1 0 1 36 a hard-fought road win at Nevada, 73-69, on Wednesday night at the Lawlor Events 22 GREEN, Dorian g 4-8 2-5 1-3 0 0 0 4 11 5 1 0 1 36 Center, behind a double-double performance from Greg Smith that included a ca- 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 4-9 0-4 0-0 3 4 7 3 8 2 1 0 1 26 reer-high 28 points and 12 rebonds. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-40-00-01124 2100016 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 The victory moved the Rams to 19-4 overall and 6-2 in league play where they 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-30-00-01012 00000 8 Team 5 2 7 sit alone in second place in the conference standings heading into the team’s idle Totals 27-63 6-17 13-21 20 26 46 21 73 12 10 1 6 200 weekend.

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 27-63 42.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 6-17 35.3% Rebounds The Rams trailed by as many as 12 points in the fi rst half, despite a strong start FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 13-21 61.9% 5,2 by Smith who notched 18 in the opening stanza. However the Rams were without Nevada 69 • 11-11 (2-6 MW) senior forward Pierce Hornung who played just three minutes in the contest, all in Total 3-Ptr Rebounds the fi rst half, because of an illness. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 PANZER, Kevin f 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 24 Three other Rams fi nished in double-fi gures scoring in the contest, as Dorian Green 02 EVANS, Jerry, Jr. g 1-7 0-2 4-5 4 3 7 1 6 1 2 1 1 36 20 BURRIS, Jordan g 1-3 0-1 4-6 1 2 3 1 6 2 3 0 2 24 and Wes Eikmeier each tallied 11 points, while Colton Iverson tallied his 10th dou- 24 BURTON, Deonte g 3-10 0-2 5-6 2 2 4 3 11 3 1 1 1 38 ble-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. 34 STORY, Malik g 11-17 7-11 2-4 0 3 3 4 31 2 2 0 0 40 00 COLEMAN, Marqueze 2-5 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 15 Eikmeier iced the game for the Rams. On what was a tough shooting night for the se- 04 ELLIOTT, Devonte 1-30-02-20223 4111010 nior guard, he went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, both in one-and-one situations, 13 HUFF, Cole 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 FALL, Ali 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 9 in the game’s fi nal 23 seconds to help the Rams escape with the victory. Team 1 2 3 Totals 22-55 7-19 18-25 11 19 30 19 69 12 9 4 5 200 Sophomore Daniel Bejarano picked up extra minutes for the Rams in place of Hor- FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball nung, and tallied eight points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes of action. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 18-25 72.0% 1 Nevada’s Malik Story notched a game-high 31 points in the losing effort, connecting Officials: Scott Thornley, David Hall, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Nevada-None. on 7-of-11 attempts from three-point range. Attendance: 6226

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast The Rams are off on Saturday before returning to the court for a showdown with Colorado State 31 42 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench conference preseason favorite San Diego State. The Aztecs entered the week ranked CS 36 9 20 5 13 Nevada 33 36 69 NV 22 11 9 13 13 No. 25 in the AP Coaches Top-25 poll.

Last FG - CS 2nd-00:40, NV 2nd-03:04. Score tied - 12 times. Largest lead - CS by 9 2nd-12:45, NV by 12 1st-12:06. Lead changed - 8 times. Tipoff between the Rams and Aztecs is set for 8 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network, and the game will be the Rams’ annual “Orange Out” as the players will don the throwback pumpkin Aggies jerseys.

Top Performers 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Recorded a career game in the Rams’ 73-69 victory at Nevada, tallying a career-high 28 points and a season-best 12 rebounds to lead the Rams to victory. Smith shot 11-of-17 from the ﬁ eld, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, and was 4-of-6 from the free- throw line. It marked Smith’s third-career double-double in a Rams uniform.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs.

Posted his Mountain West leading 10th double-double performance of the season, by tallying 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in the Rams’ 73-69 victory at Nevada. Iverson tallied seven offensive rebounds, including a key o-board a putback in the ﬁ nal minute of the contest to break a 67-67 ti with 40.9 seconds to play. In addition, Iverson tallied three assists, one block and three steals in the contest.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Reached double-fi gues scoring for the sixth straight game, pouring in 11 points in the Rams’ 73-69 road win at Nevada. Green has now scored in double-fi gures in 18 contests this season, and 67 times in his career at Colorado State. He also recorded a game-high fi ve assists assists, while committing just one turnover against the Wolf Pack.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Continued his hot-scoring streak for the Rams, tallying double-digit scoring for the 10th time in his last 11 games with 11 points in CSU’s 73-69 road win at Nevada. Eikmeier was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and iced the game away with four straight free-throw makes, in one-and-one situations, in the ﬁ nal 23 seconds to hold off the Wolf Pack rally.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Played 26 minutes off the bench for the Rams, seeing an extended role in place of Pierce Hornung who was limited to three minutes due to an illness. Bejarano posted eight points and seven rebounds (three offensive), marking the third time in his last four games that he has gone for at least seven points and seven rebounds in a contest. He has tallied at least ﬁ ve rebounds in six straight games. 28 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 13 vs. No. RV/22 San Diego State (Game 24) No. 24 Rams hold on late to beat SDSU San Diego State 60 • 18-6, 6-4 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Dorian Green scores 16, secures victory for CSU 20 O'BRIEN, JJ f 6-8 0-0 0-0 5 0 5 2 12 2 2 0 0 30 23 STEPHENS, DeShawn f 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 23 FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- In a much anticipated conference matchup between 11 RAHON, James g 2-6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 1 24 21 FRANKLIN, Jamaal g 4-13 1-4 2-4 2 5 7 2 11 1 2 1 1 32 the No. 24 Colorado State Rams (20-4, 7-2 MW) and the No. 22 San Diego State 22 TAPLEY, Chase g 6-14 3-4 1-1 0 3 3 1 16 1 1 1 3 34 Aztecs (18-6, 6-4 MW), the Rams came out on top, 66-60, in front of a sellout crowd 00 SPENCER, Skylar 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 at Moby Arena. 02 THAMES, Xavier 4-10 1-6 3-5 0 4 4 0 12 1 1 0 0 21 12 JOHNSON, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 With the win, Colorado State kept pace with conference-leading New Mexico and 13 SHEPARD, Winston 0-5 0-1 2-4 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 19 Team 1 2 3 only trail by half a game in the standings. The Rams boast the third longest home Totals 23-59 6-16 8-14 11 20 31 14 60 7 8 6 6 200 win streak in the nation at 27 games, and remain undefeated in games in which they

FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 23-59 39.0% Deadball wear their orange jerseys to celebrate their Colorado A&M Aggies heritage. 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 6-16 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 8-14 57.1% 2 “I thought that was as good of a game that I have been involved with in a long, long Colorado State 66 • 20-4, 7-2 MW time,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “We beat a heck of a team. They can easily Total 3-Ptr Rebounds be a sweet sixteen team.” ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 3-7 1-1 5-6 4 4 8 4 12 4 1 0 0 36 Three separate Colorado State players ﬁ nished the game in double ﬁ gures, with 44 SMITH, Greg f 6-9 0-1 3-4 3 4 7 2 15 4 1 1 1 33 45 IVERSON, Colton c 3-8 0-0 1-4 3 8 11 1 7 1 4 0 0 29 senior guard Dorian Green leading the way with 16 points and 6 assists. Senior 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 1-9 1-4 2-2 1 4 5 1 5 0 2 0 1 31 forwards Greg Smith and Pierce Hornung combined for 27 points and 15 rebounds, 22 GREEN, Dorian g 6-13 3-4 1-1 0 1 1 2 16 6 2 0 1 36 while Colton Iverson chipped in with seven points and 11 rebounds. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 23 05 OCTEUS, Jon 4-6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 1 12 Team 1 4 5 As has often been a formula for success for the Rams, CSU out-rebounded the Totals 24-57 6-14 12-17 14 29 43 12 66 16 11 1 5 200 Aztecs 43-31 and pulled down 14 offensive rebounds. The Rams made the most of their extra possessions, and outscored San Diego State 20-9 on second chance FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 24-57 42.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 6-14 42.9% Rebounds points and 34-22 in the paint. FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 12-17 70.6% 4

Officials: Randy McCall, Dick Cartmell, Michael Irving Senior guard Chase Tapley led the Aztecs in scoring with 16 points while junior Technical fouls: San Diego State-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 8745 guard Jamaal Franklin ﬁ nished with 11 points. The Rams were especially effective defending Franklin in the second half, holding him to just two points on 0-6 shoot- Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast ing. San Diego State 35 25 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SD 22 11 9 2 14 Colorado State 35 31 66 CS 34 9 20 4 11 “He’s a heck of a player. He does everything well and he’s quick and athletic,” Hor- Last FG - SD 2nd-01:29, CS 2nd-00:10. Score tied - 11 times. Largest lead - SD by 6 1st-15:23, CS by 6 2nd-00:10. Lead changed - 15 times. nung said of Franklin. “We just made it a point to try and limit what he does. He is a tough guy to guard.”

The Rams and Aztecs found themselves in a back-and-forth matchup from the opening tip, with neither team holding a lead of over six points. Trailing by two in the fi nal minute of the game, Green made sure to put his mark on the game, scoring six straight points. Top Performers “Dorian (Green) was the most consistent throughout the night,” Eustachy said of his 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. senior guard. “He was terrifi c. When points are hard to come by he comes in and getts us fi ve quick ones. He was steady and made some huge shots.” Reached double-fi gues scoring for the seventh straight game, pouring in 16 points in the Rams’ 66-60 home win over San Diego State, including the eventual game-winning The Rams will go on the road to take on the Air Force Falcons in a tough conference three-pointer with 1:04 to play. Green has now scored in double-fi gures in 19 contests matchup. Tip off is slated for 2 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on Altitude. this season, and 68 times in his career at Colorado State. He also recorded a game-high six assists assists, while committing just two turnover against the Aztecs.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Posted a strong performance with 15 points and seven rebounds in the Rams’ 66-60 victory over San Diego State. Smith was an efﬁ cient 6-of-9 from the ﬂ oor and added three offensive rebounds in the contest. He has now gone for 10+ points and 5+ rebounds in 13 games this season. CSU is 12-1 in those contests. Smith also dished out four assists and recorded the Rams’ only block of the game. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Tallied 12 poitns and pulled down eight rebounds (four offensive) and dished out four assists in the Rams’ 66-60 home victory over San Diego State. Hornung keyed the Rams’ victory with a huge offensive rebound that and kick-out to Dorian Green for the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:04 to play in the contest. Hornung has recorded at least four offensive rebounds in 16 games this season.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Tallied nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and put the exclamation point on the Rams’ 66-60 home win over San Diego State with a breakaway slam dunk in the fi nal seconds of the game. Octeus also hit a key three-pointer at the 7:13 mark of the second half to tied the contest at 54-54. His four fi eld goals tied a career high in a Rams’ uniform, and he has now recorded fi ve or more points in 10 contests this season.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs.

Finished just three points shy of a double-double, tallying seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the Rams’ 66-60 home win over San Diego State. Iverson recorded three offensive rebounds in the contest, and has now recorded nine or more rebounds in seven consecutive games, the longest streak of his Division I career at Colorado State and Minnesota.

29 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 16 at Air Force (Game 25) No. 24 Colorado State Edges Air Force, 89-86 Colorado State 89 • 21-4, 8-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Dorian Green scored 22 points for the Rams 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 5-10 1-1 2-3 6 10 16 2 13 4 0 0 1 38 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-6 0-0 10-12 2 4 6 4 16 1 2 0 0 25 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Larry Eustachy wants 24th-ranked Colorado State to be 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-6 0-0 3-5 0 5 5 4 15 1 2 1 1 24 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 7-14 3-10 2-2 0 4 4 3 19 3 5 0 0 36 better than good. 22 GREEN, Dorian g 6-12 3-7 7-9 0 2 2 2 22 3 0 0 1 38 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 The Rams’ ﬁ rst-year coach had bigger goals in mind after his squad held off a gritty Air Force 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-20-12-31231 4120018 team 89-86 on Saturday. 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 0 0 0 “I’m talking to our team about being great - not good, but great,” said Eustachy, selected the Totals 28-52 7-20 26-34 11 28 39 17 89 13 11 1 4 200 Associated Press coach of the year in 2000 while at Iowa State. “I’ve had two great teams, FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 28-52 53.8% Deadball and I’d like for them to be my third great team. We’ve got a long way to go to do it, but I think 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 7-20 35.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 13-14 92.9% 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 26-34 76.5% 3 they’re willing to do it.

Air Force 86 • 15-9, 6-5 MW “We want to be special, and they all buy into it.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min A road win over an improved Falcons team was a step in the right direction, as Air Force entered 05 FITZGERALD, Mike f 2-30-10-00444 4000029 21 EARLS, DeLovell f 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 13 the game 11-1 at home. Colorado State (21-4, 8-2 Mountain West) trailed 23-19 in the ﬁ rst 34 BROEKHUIS, Taylor c 3-7 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 7 1 1 0 2 17 half, but used its size en route to a 39-23 rebounding advantage and 18 second-chance points. 10 FLETCHER, Todd g 4-8 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 11 6 0 0 0 32 14 LYONS, Michael g 17-25 6-13 5-8 1 1 2 4 45 0 2 0 1 33 Eustachy joked about what would be the difference in his team being great rather than just 00 OLESINSKI, Marek 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 12 good. 01 COGGINS, Tre' 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 8

03 HAMMONDS, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 04 WILLIAMS, Kamryn 3-5 1-1 0-2 2 1 3 2 7 3 1 2 0 23 “If they (help me) hit my marks and get my salary bonuses, then they’ll be a great team,” he 22 YON, Max 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 said. “They’ll be special. They’ll be just super.” 25 GREEN, Kyle 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 5 1 0 2 20 44 KAMMERER, Chase 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 Dorian Green scored 22 points to lead all ﬁ ve starters in double ﬁ gures and propel Colorado Team 0 1 1 State to its sixth consecutive win. Totals 33-62 13-31 7-12 5 18 23 24 86 19 7 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 33-62 53.2% Deadball The Rams led 82-72 with 1:05 remaining, but the Falcons (15-9, 6-5) pulled within four twice 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 13-31 41.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 7-12 58.3% 2 in the ﬁ nal minute. Michael Lyons hit a 3-pointer for Air Force with 2 seconds left, but Colorado State inbounded the ball without incident to close the game. Officials: Bob Staffen, K.C. Ely, Jon Stigliano Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Air Force-None. Attendance: 5862 It was a quality test for the surging Rams, who face UNLV and conference-leading New Mexico

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast next week. Colorado State 48 41 89 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 34 12 18 4 4 Air Force 40 46 86 AF 32 11 4 7 14 “It went down to the wire and was one of the better games we’ve been in in a long time,” Eustachy said. “It took a special effort and a special game for us to beat them. It’s a special win, Last FG - CS 2nd-01:34, AF 2nd-00:02. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - CS by 10 2nd-17:24, AF by 4 1st-10:51. Lead changed - 6 times. and they’re hard to get.”

The Rams, who have won eight of nine, got production from a number of players. Pierce Hor- nung posted a double-double with 13 points and 16 boards. Top Performers “We did a good job of not letting the environment affect our game, but we certainly can improve 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. quite a bit on what we did today,” Hornung said. “It was a great environment with a sellout Reached double-ﬁ gues scoring for the eighth straight game, pouring in 22 points in the crowd, and their fans were nuts, as always. But give credit to our fans for coming out, too.”

Rams’ 89-86 road win over Air Force, Green has now scored in double-ﬁ gures in 20 Air Force trailed 75-72 with 3:29 left, but CSU used a 7-0 run during the next two minutes to contests this season, and 69 times in his career at Colorado State, while going for 20+ push its lead to double digits. The Falcons fell to 3-79 all-time against ranked teams after defeat- points for the 10th time in a Rams’ uniform.. ing 22nd-ranked San Diego State 70-67 on Dec. 2.

Lyons, the conference’s leading scorer, had a career-high 45 points for the Falcons on 17-of-25 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. shooting. He fi nished with the most scored by a Mountain West player this season, the most ever by a Falcons player in a conference game and in Clune Arena, and the most for an Air Force Tallied his fi fth double-double of the season, and the 11th of his CSU career, going for 13 player since Bob Beckel had a school-record 50 against Arizona on Feb. 28, 1959. points and 16 rebounds, including six offensive boards, to go along with four assists and one steal in the Rams’ 89-86 road win over Air Force. Hornung has recorded fi ve or more offensive “Games like this don’t come very often for very many people,” said Lyons, who is averaging rebounds in 11 games this season, including four times in Mountain West play. 19.2 points per game. “I hit a couple shots in a row and that got me going. I kind of rode that wave the whole game. I was fortunate enough for my teammates to fi nd me. I thank them for that.”

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Todd Fletcher added 11 points for Air Force. Bounced back after being held to just fi ve points on 1-of-11 shooting vs. San Diego Wes Eikmeier had 19 points for the Rams despite 3-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, but State, to tally 19 points on 7-of-14 from the fi eld, including three three-pointers in the came through down the stretch with seven points in the fi nal 2:57. Greg Smith had 16 points, Rams’ 89-86 victory at Air Force. Eikmeier’s 19 points were his most since a 20-point with Colton Iverson adding 15. game at New Mexico on Jan. 23. Eikmeier also pulled down four rebounds and added three assists. Air Force has lost three of its last four and dropped its fi rst conference game at home (5-1). Its 86 points were the most in a losing effort since a 114-87 loss to Texas Christian on Jan. 44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. 21, 2000.

Recorded his third straight game with at least 15 points and ﬁ ve rebounds, tallying CSU defeated Air Force 79-40 in Fort Collins on Jan. 16. 16 points to go along with six boards in the Rams’ 89-86 win at Air Force. Smith was “We didn’t lose, we just ran out of time,” Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich said. “It’s hard be- sensational from the free-throw line for the Rams, knocking down a season-high 10 (on cause you work so hard and come up a little short. We have some more games to go win, and 12 attempts). Smith has gone for at least 15 points and 5 boards 10 times this season. you have to let this one go after a short amount of time.”

Both teams shot better than 53 percent from the fi eld, and the Rams scored 26 points from the 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. free-throw line while limiting Air Force to just 12 free-throw attempts. Finished in double-fi gures scoring for the 20th time this season, pouring in 15 points on a perfect 6-of-6 from the fi eld in the Rams’ 89-86 win at Air Force. Iverson also added to his Air Force led 23-19 midway through the fi rst half, but the Rams used their size to build a 21-5 team-leading blocks total, recording his 19th of the season against the Falcons. Iverson has rebounding advantage in the fi rst 20 minutes and took the lead for good with Smith’s free throw with 4:59 remaining. shot 60 percent or better in 10 games this season, including four of the Rams’ last six during

the team’s current six-game win streak. CSU led 48-40 at the break. 30 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 20 at UNLV (Game 26) Rams edged by Runnin’ Rebels, 61-59 Colorado State 59 • 21-5, 8-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Colton Iverson scores 14 points to lead Colorado State 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 3-70-23-42461 9410539 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-7 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 17 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -- In his 128th game with UNLV, Anthony Marshall ﬁ nally hit a 45 IVERSON, Colton c 6-12 0-0 2-5 4 6 10 4 14 1 3 0 0 37 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-9 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 3 10 0 1 0 0 30 game-winning shot. 22 GREEN, Dorian g 2-9 1-5 3-4 0441 8630036 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 5-9 2-4 0-0 3 2 5 3 12 0 1 0 2 24 After taking time off the clock in the waning moments, the senior guard drilled a short 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-10-00002 2010017 jumper just inside the free-throw line with 7 seconds left that lifted UNLV to a 61-59 victory Team 1 2 3 Totals 22-56 3-17 12-17 10 21 31 17 59 11 10 0 7 200 over No. 22 Colorado State on Wednesday night.

FG % 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 22-56 39.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 3-17 17.6% Rebounds “We just wanted to get the last shot, Khem (Birch) did a terrifi c job of setting me a screen,” FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 12-17 70.6% 2 said Marshall, who attended Mojave High School in North Las Vegas. “I just got my legs UNLV 61 • 20-7, 7-5 under me and tried to follow through all the way. (And) that last one just fell through for Total 3-Ptr Rebounds me.” ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BIRCH, Khem f 1-30-02-50663 4016130 Bryce Dejean-Jones and Katin Reinhardt had 15 points each for the Runnin’ Rebels (20-7, 15 BENNETT, Anthony f 4-7 0-1 0-0 3 4 7 4 8 1 1 3 0 30 7-5 Mountain West), and Marshall fi nished with 11. 03 MARSHALL, Anthony g 3-9 1-7 4-4 055111340029 05 REINHARDT, Katin g 6-14 2-7 1-1 1 5 6 0 15 3 4 0 0 32 13 DEJEAN-JONES, Bryceg5-83-42-3246415210124 Colton Iverson scored 14 points to lead Colorado State (21-5, 8-3), which outscored UNLV 00 GOODMAN, Savon 1-2 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 1 4 0 2 1 0 16 19-8 over the fi rst 6:45 of the second half to tie the score at 40-all. 01 THOMAS, Quintrell 0-00-00-01012 00100 5 10 COOK, Daquan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 The Rebels pulled ahead by seven on Savon Goodman’s layup at the 9:08 mark, but the 11 LOPEZ-SOSA, Carlos 1-10-00-01010 20000 3 Rams charged back with a 13-4 run to take a 55-53 lead with 3:18 remaining. 31 HAWKINS, Justin 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 16 43 MOSER, Mike 0-10-02-20113 2110112 Team 1 1 2 After trading baskets several times, and with the score tied at 59, Marshall grabbed a defen- Totals 21-49 6-23 13-18 11 27 38 18 61 11 17 10 4 200 sive rebound after Dorian Green’s 3-point attempt missed with 39 seconds left to play, and FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 10-26 38.5% Game: 21-49 42.9% Deadball that’s when he executed UNLV’s fi nal play. 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 0-9 0.0% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 13-18 72.2% 1 The Rebels, who came in after rallying for a 72-70 home win over San Diego State on Sat- Officials: Rick Hartzell, Shawn Lehigh, Brad Ferrie Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. UNLV-None. urday, were paced by Dejean-Jones and Reinhardt in the fi rst half as the two led a 3-point Attendance: 15910 barrage that saw UNLV hit 6 of 14 from beyond the arc. Dejean-Jones was a perfect 3 for

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 3 while Reinhardt hit 2 of 5. Colorado State 21 38 59 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 34 16 5 4 14 UNLV 32 29 61 LV 18 9 14 7 8 UNLV also did a good job of contesting most of Colorado State’s shots in the ﬁ rst 20 minutes, while getting good help on the boards from everyone. A 10-2 spurt put the Rebels up Last FG - CS 2nd-02:44, LV 2nd-00:07. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - CS by 3 1st-18:42, LV by 13 1st-03:26. Lead changed - 3 times. 22-12 with 7:00 left in the ﬁ rst half.

“It was a team win for us,” said UNLV coach Dave Rice, who became the winningest coach over his ﬁ rst two seasons in program history when the Rebels beat the Aztecs on Saturday. “I thought our defense in the ﬁ rst half was as good a half as we’ve played defensively all Top Performers season long.”

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. The Rams - who came in shooting 45 percent from the fi eld this season, and 34 percent from 3-point range - were a dismal 8 of 26 (31 percent) from the fi eld in the fi rst half, Recorded his 11th double-double of the season, tallying a team-high 14 points and a game- including 1 of 9 on 3s. high 10 rebounds in the Rams’ 61-59 loss at UNLV. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 21

games this season for the Rams. He shot 6-of-12 from the fi eld, the 20th game this season “To Colorado State’s credit,” Rice added. “They came out in the second half with a sense of with .500 or better fi eld-goal percentage, and pulled down four offensive rebounds, his 10th urgency. We lost our confi dence a little bit on the defensive end because we were having such game this year. a hard time making shots.”

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. The Rams outscored the Rebels in the second half, 38-29, behind 47-percent shooting (14 of 30) - one of the misses being Daniel Bejarano’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer that Recorded 12 points and fi ve rebounds, and added two steals in the Rams’ 61-59 road fell short. loss at UNLV. Bejarano recorded a key offensive rebound and putback at the 3:20 mark of the second half, putting the Rams ahead 55-53 for their fi rst lead since the 17:24 “We talk about tenacity and perseverance all the time and we played until the end and we mark 15:15 mark of the fi rst half. Bejarano has now recorded 10+ points and 5+ re- were fortunate to make one more play than Colorado State did and get a very hard-fought bounds in six games this season. victory,” said Rice, who has led UNLV to 45 wins since the start of the 2011-12 season, surpassing Jerry Tarkanian’s mark of 44 victories in his fi rst two years at the helm. 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Colorado State, which eked out an 89-86 win on Saturday at Air Force, snapped a six-game Recorded eight of his 10 points in the second half, helping to key the Rams’ comeback win streak. Also with the loss, the Rams are now 5-5 in true road games this season, effort in the team’s 61-59 road loss at UNLV. Eikmeier has now scored 10 or more including 3-2 in conference play. points in 55 career games at Colorado State, including 18 games in 2012-13. The Rams are 15-3 this season when Eikmeier reaches double-fi gures scoring. Eikmeier was held “We got beat by a gutsy team,” said Rams coach Larry Eustachy, who is in his fi rst season without a three-pointer for just the fourth game this season vs. the Rebels. at CSU and 22nd overall as a collegiate head coach. “They were ready for us. We had a chance to win at the end, but a tougher team won.” 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. UNLV is now 15-1 on Tarkanian Court this season, which includes 13 straight wins. In ad- Tied a career high with four assists, to go along with nine points, six rebounds and fi ve steals dition, UNLV is 33-1 in its last 34 regular-season games at home, and has won each of its (one shy of a career-high) in the Rams’ 61-59 road loss at UNLV. Hornung has recorded at last 15 regular season home games against Mountain West opponents. least six rebounds in 22 of 24 games played this season. He has also recorded four assists in each of the Rams’ last three games, and ranks second on the team with 56 helpers on the The teams split the season series, as Colorado State defeated UNLV 66-61 at home on season. Jan. 19. The Runnin’ Rebels lead the all-time series 34-11 and have won 10 of the last 11 meetings at the Thomas & Mack Center. 22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Tallied eight points, four rebounds and a game-high six assists in the Rams’ 61-59 road loss at UNLV. Green has dished out at least fi ve assists in four of the Rams’ last fi ve games, and has recorded 5+ helpers 13 times this season and 29 times for his career at Colorado State.

31 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 23 vs. No. 16/16 New Mexico (Game 27) Rams edged by Runnin’ Rebels, 61-59 New Mexico 91 • 23-4, 10-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Colton Iverson scores 14 points to lead Colorado State 41 BAIRSTOW, Cameron f 2-5 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 4 6 2 2 1 0 35 53 KIRK, Alex c 8-12 0-0 3-3 2 8 10 5 19 0 1 3 2 32 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The No. 22/21 Colorado State Rams had their 27-game home 03 GREENWOOD, Hugh g 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 6 6 0 1 2 35 10 WILLIAMS, Kendall g 12-16 10-13 12-17 1 4 5 4 46 4 1 0 0 33 win streak snapped on Saturday, falling to the No. 16/16 New Mexico Lobos in front of a 21 SNELL, Tony g 2-9 0-3 6-6 0 4 4 2 10 5 3 0 1 34 sold-out crowd at Moby Arena, 91-82. 01 THOMAS, Cleveland 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 04 ADAMS, Chad 1-1 0-0 2-5 1 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 1 9 With the loss, the Rams (21-6, 8-4 MW) fall two games behind the Lobos (23-4, 10-2 MW) 13 FENTON, Jamal 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 in the conference standings with four games remaining. 23 BANYARD, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 0 0 0 Totals 27-51 12-23 25-33 8 25 33 22 91 18 9 5 6 200 “The tougher team won, I’ll give New Mexico all of the credit,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 27-51 52.9% Deadball said. “We’ve got a lot of hard work ahead of us, but I believe in these guys and I know they 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 12-23 52.2% Rebounds believe in me. I believe they will respond.” FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 20-24 83.3% Game: 25-33 75.8% 2 Colorado State 82 • 21-6, 8-4 MW With the game featuring the two best teams in the Mountain West, both squads made sure Total 3-Ptr Rebounds to put on a show for their national audience. Much of the game was played in see-saw ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min fashion, with neither team able to separate themselves by more than just a couple of pos- 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-5 0-2 0-0 7 3 10 5 2 3 1 0 2 24 sessions. The game also featured 10 ties and six lead changes. 44 SMITH, Greg f 1-6 0-2 4-4 0 3 3 1 6 2 2 0 0 24 45 IVERSON, Colton c 10-18 0-0 6-11 10 5 15 3 26 1 4 1 1 32 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 8-17 3-5 3-3 0 1 1 2 22 3 1 0 0 37 Senior center Colton Iverson paved the way for the Rams scoring 26 points and pulling 22 GREEN, Dorian g 7-15 4-8 2-3 0 4 4 4 20 5 0 0 0 40- down 15 rebounds, while senior guards Wes Eikmeier added 22 points and Dorian Green 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 22 notched 20. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-30-11-20332 3110121 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 202 It marked the ﬁ rst time since Jan. 24, 2004 (vs. San Diego State) that three Rams - Micheal Totals 29-70 8-21 16-23 20 22 42 22 82 15 9 1 4 200 Morris (24), Matt Nelson (21) and Matt Williams (21) - eclipsed the 20-point mark in the

FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 14-41 34.1% Game: 29-70 41.4% Deadball same contest. 3FG % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 8-21 38.1% Rebounds 3 FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 16-23 69.6% As a team, Colorado State pounded the offensive glass, grabbing 20 offensive rebounds Officials: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Kipp Kissinger which it turned into 26 second chance points. The Lobos countered CSU’s physical pres- Technical fouls: New Mexico-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 8745 ence inside with some spectacular play from its perimeter players, in particular junior guard Kendall Williams. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast New Mexico 38 53 91 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NM 20 16 5 2 4 Colorado State 41 41 82 CS 36 13 26 4 6 Williams made 10 of his 13 three-point attempts to set a Mountain West record, and notched 46 points to go along with ﬁ ve rebounds and four assists. His 46 points rank as Last FG - NM 2nd-01:20, CS 2nd-00:20. Score tied - 10 times. Largest lead - NM by 9 2nd-00:06, CS by 7 2nd-13:56. Lead changed - 12 times. the ﬁ fth most in Mountain West history, and is a Moby Arena record.

“We just gave him open looks early,” Eikmeier said of Williams. “He got hot and then was just feeling it the rest of the night.”

Redshirt sophomore center Alex Kirk notched a double-double for the Lobos with 19 points Top Performers and 10 rebounds. New Mexico ended the game on a 27-12 run.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. The loss marked the fi rst at home for the Rams since suffering a Nov. 19, 2011, a 79-58 setback to a Southern Miss team then coached by Eustachy. Recorded his league-leading 12th double-double of the season, tallying a career-high 26 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in the Rams’ 91-82 loss to No. 16/16 New Mexico. Colorado State will host Fresno State next on Wednesday. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. MT. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 22 games for the Rams. He shot 10-of-18 from the fi eld, the 21st game this season with .500 or better fi eld-goal percentage, and pulled down 10 offensive boards, the most since Pierce Hornung’s nine as a freshman vs. San Francisco.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Recorded 22 points and three assists in the Rams’ loss to No. 16/16 New Mexico on Saturday. Eikmeier shot 8-of-17 from the ﬁ eld, including 3-of-5 from three-point range. It marked his 14th-career 20-point game and his 21st-career game with at least three three-pointers.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Tallied 20 points, four rebounds and a team-high fi ve assits, while committing no turnovers in the Rams’ 91-82 home loss to No. 16/16 New Mexico. Green has now gone for 20+ points in 11-career games at Colorado State, and has dished out at least fi ve assists in 30 games. Green has recorded at least 10 points and fi ve assists in 11 games this season for Colorado State.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Pulled down 10 rebounds, including seven offensive boards and added two points, three assists and a pair of steals in the Rams’ 91-82 home loss to No. 16/16 New Mexico. Hornung has recorded at least six rebounds in 23 of 25 games played this season. He has also recorded at least three assists in each of the Rams’ last four games, and ranks second on the team with 59 helpers on the season.

32 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Feb. 27 vs. Fresno State (Game 28) Rams outlast Bulldogs for 74-67 win Fresno State 67 • 9-18, 3-11 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min CSU’s backcourt combines for 45 points 02 ANDERSON, Braeden f 0-1 0-0 4-6 1 2 3 4 4 0 2 1 0 16 05 GIDDINGS, Tanner c 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 20 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State’s men’s basketball team got back to its winning 01 JOHNSON, Tyler g 2-6 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 3 3 0 0 20 03 OLEKAIBE, Kevin g 6-6 6-6 0-0 0 1 1 3 18 2 4 0 3 32 ways Wednesday night, defeating a pesky Fresno State Bulldog team, 74-67, at Moby 21 HUDDLESTON, Allen g 3-8 0-4 6-10 0 1 1 0 12 2 3 0 3 37 Arena. 00 BROWN, Jerry 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 20 JOHNSON, Garrett 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 CSU’s backcourt carried the majority of the load for the Rams (22-6, 9-4 MW), combining 23 HARRIS, Marvelle 5-10 1-2 3-5 1 6 7 3 14 3 0 0 0 31 for 45 points. Wes Eikmeier led the way scoring 18 points followed by Dorian Green who 24 FOSTER, Kevin 3-6 0-1 4-4 0 4 4 2 10 0 1 0 0 20 30 UPSHAW, Robert 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 10 chipped in 16. Daniel Bejarano added 11 points off the bench on 2-of-3 shooting from deep. Team 2 0 2 Totals 21-42 7-15 18-27 5 19 24 26 67 10 14 2 6 200 The Rams also had help inside coming in the form of Colton Iverson’s conference-leading FG % 1st Half: 14-22 63.6% 2nd half: 7-20 35.0% Game: 21-42 50.0% Deadball 13th double-double of the season. Iverson’s 12 points and 12 rebounds helped CSU out- 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 7-15 46.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 17-24 70.8% Game: 18-27 66.7% 6 score Fresno State 30-18 in the paint and 13-4 in second-chance points.

Colorado State 74 • 22-6, 9-4 MW “It deﬁ nitely feels good to get back on the winning track,” said Iverson. “It wasn’t easy, Total 3-Ptr Rebounds (Fresno State) plays really hard, credit to their coach and players. We knew they were going ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min to come in and be physical. It was just good to come out with a win.” 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 2-30-00-04375 4310323 44 SMITH, Greg f 2-4 0-0 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 15 45 IVERSON, Colton c 3-5 0-0 6-11 4 8 12 4 12 2 1 0 0 34 The Bulldog’s Kevin Olekaibe sparked Fresno State (9-18, 3-11) early in the contest, con- 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 6-15 1-5 5-6 0 0 0 4 18 1 2 0 0 36 necting on his ﬁ rst six three-point attempts. Olekaibe was held in check in the second half 22 GREEN, Dorian g 5-11 1-2 5-5 0 3 3 1 16 1 3 0 1 37 due in large part to the defense of Jon Octeus. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-5 2-3 3-4 0 2 2 0 11 0 1 0 1 26 05 OCTEUS, Jon 2-60-12-22132 6310127 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 “Nobody on our team likes to compete and be in the game more than Jon,” said Head Team 2 1 3 Coach Larry Eustachy. “Jon did a great job of guarding him. Not only Jon, but Daniel. He Totals 24-50 4-11 22-32 13 19 32 17 74 10 10 0 6 200 did a great job of frustrating him.” FG % 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd half: 11-23 47.8% Game: 24-50 48.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 4-11 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 22-32 68.8% 4 After giving up a season-high 91 points last Saturday to New Mexico the Rams returned to their defensive dominance. Colorado State held Fresno State’s leading scorer, Tyler Officials: John Higgins, Larry Spaulding and Hal Lusk Technical fouls: Fresno State-None. Colorado State-None. Johnson, to just four points on 2-of-6 shooting and forced 14 Bulldog turnovers. Attendance: 5371

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast “We came into the game knowing that Johnson is their leading scorer and we had a way to Fresno State 34 33 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench play him,” added Eustachy. “I think we did a great job with that.” FS 18 12 4 5 27 Colorado State 37 37 74 CS 30 19 13 4 19 A total of 5,371 fans saw CSU’s 22nd victory of the season, as the 2012-13 Rams pulled Last FG - FS 2nd-00:10, CS 2nd-02:13. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - FS by 4 1st-13:19, CS by 12 2nd-06:04. Lead changed - 7 times. within one victory of the school record set during the 1988-89 season.

CSU returns to the court Saturday, traveling to face Boise State (19-8, 7-6) in a key Moun- tain West showdown at BSU’s Taco Bell Arena.

Top Performers “We have a lot of basketball left to play this year and we are looking at it that way,” added Iverson. “We still think there is room to improve and we think we’ll be playing our best 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. basketball when March rolls around.” Recorded his league-leading 13th double-double of the season, tallying 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in the Rams’ 74-67 home win over Fresno State. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 23 games for the Rams. He shot 3-of-5 from the ﬁ eld, the 22nd game this season with .500 or better ﬁ eld-goal percentage, and added two assists, his 10th game of the season with multiple helpers.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Poured in a team-leading 18 points, going 5-of-6 from the free-throw line in the Rams’ 74-67 home victory over Fresno State on Wednesday. Eikmeier has scored in double- ﬁ gures in four consecutive games, and nine of the Rams’ last 10 contests, to move into ﬁ rst on the team in scoring in league play at 14.2 points per game.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Recorded 16 points, going 5-of-5 from the line, and added a three-pointer in the Rams’ 74-67 home victory over Fresno State. Green has recorded at least one three-pointer in six consecutive contests for the Rams and has scored 15+ points in 14 games this season, including seven contest in Mountain West play.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Played 27 minutes off the bench in the Rams’ 74-67 home victory over Fresno State, drawing the defensive assignment of shutting down the Bulldogs’ Kevin Olekaibe who was 6-of-6 from beyond the arc in the game’s ﬁ rst 24 minutes. Octeus helped hold the Fresno State guard to no shot attempts for the ﬁ nal 16 minutes of the contest. Octues also added six points, three rebounds and three assists and one steal that resulted in a crowd-igniting breakaway dunk.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Scored in double ﬁ gures for the seventh time in 2012-13, tallying 11 points to go along with two rebounds and one steal in the Rams’ 74-67 home victory over Fresno State. Bejarano knocked down a pair of three-pointers in the contest, his eighth game of the season with multiple treys.

33 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball March 2 at Boise State (Game 29) Colorado State fall at Boise State, 78-65 Colorado State 65 • 22-7, 9-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Smith tallies 17 points, 9 boards for Rams in loss 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 0-30-01-31341 1111033 44 SMITH, Greg f 7-13 0-1 3-6 5 4 9 1 17 1 1 0 0 36 BOISE, Idaho -- The Colorado State men’s basketball team suffered its ﬁ rst double-digit 45 IVERSON, Colton f 4-6 0-0 4-8 3 5 8 4 12 1 2 1 0 32 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-14 2-2 2-3 0 1 1 1 14 1 1 0 1 34 loss of the season on Saturday night, dropping a 78-65 decision at Boise State behind a 22 GREEN, Dorian g 3-10 2-4 7-9 1 2 3 1 15 4 3 0 0 40 career-high 38 points from the Broncos’ Derrick Marks. 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 16 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-10-02-32134 41000 7 Marks scored 33 of this 38 in the second half, including a 10-minute stretch in which he 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 tallied 24 consecutive points for the Broncos (20-8, 8-6 MW), erasing the Rams’ 36-34 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-00-00-00000 00000 1 Team 1 0 1 halftime advantage. He shot 13-of-18 from the ﬁ eld including 4-of-7 from long range, while Totals 21-50 4-9 19-32 14 16 30 14 65 9 9 2 2 200 hitting 8-of-11 attempts from the free-throw line.

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd half: 8-25 32.0% Game: 21-50 42.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 4-9 44.4% Rebounds “We lost this game at the start of the second half,” said CSU head coach Larry Eustachy. FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1% Game: 19-32 59.4% 5,2 “We just didn’t take control of the game, and we let him (Marks) get going … I’m not sure Boise State 78 • 20-8, 8-6 if anyone would have stopped him tonight.” Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min The loss is just the second of the season for Colorado State (22-7, 9-5) when leading at 00 WATKINS, Ryan f 1-40-02-23252 4000031 intermission (17-2). 02 MARKS, Derrick g 13-18 4-7 8-11 1 4 5 5 38 3 3 0 2 40- 03 DRMIC, Anthony g 6-15 2-5 1-2 1 5 6 3 15 2 4 0 0 36 11 ELORRIAGA, Jeff g 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 38 The Rams turned in another balanced scoring attack, as four starters ﬁ nished in double- 12 HADZIOMEROVIC, Igor g 3-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 7 2 0 0 0 31 ﬁ gures led by senior forward Greg Smith’s 17 points. Dorian Green added 15 and Wes 01 THOMPSON, Mikey 4-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 1 11 Eikmeier poured in 14, while center Colton Iverson added 12 points but was held scoreless 15 BROPLEH, Thomas 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 in the second half. 34 NESS, Jake 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 42 BUCKNER, Kenny 0-10-00-01015 00101 5 Team 1 2 3 Smith also led the Rams with nine rebounds, as the Broncos became just the second team Totals 29-54 9-19 11-15 9 22 31 21 78 8 8 1 5 200 this season (at UNLV) to outrebound Colorado State - the national leaders in rebounding FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 29-54 53.7% Deadball margin entering the contest – by a 31-30 margin. 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 9-19 47.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 11-15 73.3% 2,1 “They (Boise State) were really just trying to make sure that Pierce (Hornung) and Colton Officials: Scott Thornley, K.C. Ely, Brent Meaux Technical fouls: Colorado State-SMITH, Greg. Boise State-None. (Iverson) didn’t get on the boards, and I hadn’t been boarding well the last few games,” said Attendance: 11238 Smith. “That was a big emphasis for me in practice and talking with coaches.”

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 36 29 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BSU’s sophomore guard Anthony Drmic, the MW scoring leader in conference play, was CS 22 9 14 2 6 Boise State 34 44 78 BS 24 7 9 2 11 the only other Bronco to ﬁ nish in double-ﬁ gures, tallying 15 points.

Last FG - CS 2nd-04:08, BS 2nd-01:13. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - CS by 2 1st-00:00, BS by 17 2nd-03:11. Lead changed - 2 times. Green, who played and started his 125th consecutive game, matched CSU great Pat Dur- ham’s school record for games played. He also slid past Eddie Hughes into sixth place on the CSU career charts with four assist, giving him 368 in a Rams’ uniform.

Entering the contest, the Rams were one of just ﬁ ve programs nationally - along with Indi- Top Performers ana, Kansas, Louisville and Stephen F. Austin - to not lose a game by double-digits.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs. Colorado State is back on the court Wednesday night resuming the chase for a school- record tying 23rd victory at rival Wyoming. The Rams travel to nearby Laramie, Wyo., for Paced the Rams in both scoring (17 points) and rebounding (nine rebounds) in the the second leg of the “Border War” at UW’s Arena-Auditorium. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. Rams’ 78-65 road loss at Boise State. It marked Smith’s 11th game of the season with MT and the game will be broadcast live on ROOT Sports. at least 15 points and the ninth time on the year that he has pulled down at least seven rebounds in a contest. He is now just 15 points shy of 1,000 for his career at CSU.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Recorded 15 points to go along with three rebounds and a game-high four assists in the Rams’ 78-65 road loss at Boise State. The game marked the ﬁ fth time in his last six games that Green has tallied 15+ points in a contest. He has also recorded three or more assists in seven of his last eight games.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Tallied 14 points, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, in the Rams’ 78-65 loss at Boise State. Eikmeier has scored in double-ﬁ gures in ﬁ ve straight contests, and has hit at least one three-pointer in 10 of his last 11 games. Overall, Eikmeier has tallied 10+ points in 21 games in 2012-13, and has hit multiple three-pointers on 13 occasions.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs.

Recorded 12 points, on 4-of-6 shooting, all in the ﬁ rst half of the Rams’ 78-65 road loss at Boise State. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 24 games for the Rams, and has notched 23 games game this season with .500 or better ﬁ eld-goal percentage. Iverson also tallied one assist against the Broncos, his eight straight contest and his 25th game of the year, with a helper.

34 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball March 6 at Wyoming (Game 30)

Colorado State 78 • 23-7, 10-5 Iverson, Rams tie school record with 23rd victory Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-4 0-2 1-2 5 5 10 1 3 3 1 0 0 34 Senior center ties MW mark on 12-of-12 shooting 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-7 1-1 1-2 2 5 7 3 12 2 2 1 0 27 45 IVERSON, Colton c 12-12 0-0 5-7 2 6 8 2 29 0 1 0 2 33 LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Colorado State men’s basketball program (23-7, 10-5) ended a 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 8 0 1 0 0 19 22 GREEN, Dorian g 7-17 1-5 3-4 1 0 1 0 18 3 1 1 1 35 two-game road skid on Wednesday night with a 78-56 victory over rival Wyoming (18-12, 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4-12). The win was Colorado State’s 23rd of the year, tying a school record set back in the 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 27 1988-89 season. 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 12 14 MASON, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 CSU was led by the strong play of senior center Colton Iverson, who fi nished the game with 30 MORGAN, Josh 0-00-00-00000 00100 2 a career-high 29 points and eight boards. The big man shot 12-for-12 from the fi eld, tying 40 WYNN, Stephon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 a Mountain West single game record for fi eld goal percentage. The record was previously Team 213 Totals 32-52 4-12 10-15 13 22 35 18 78 13 8 2 5 200 held by San Diego State’s Billy White (2009), who connected on all 12 of his attempts against Wyoming. FG % 1st Half: 19-30 63.3% 2nd half: 13-22 59.1% Game: 32-52 61.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 4-12 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 10-15 66.7% 3 “My teammates did a great job giving me the ball in a wide-open alley,” Iverson said. “That’s Wyoming 56 • 18-12, 4-12 all credit to my teammates because I wouldn’t have scored without them. I didn’t even have Total 3-Ptr Rebounds to dribble for most of my shots. It was just a layup or a dunk. They did a great job getting ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min me the ball.” 00 WASHINGTON, Leonard f 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 21 22 NANCE JR, Larry f 6-9 0-0 4-5 0 5 5 1 16 2 2 0 1 35 01 GILMORE, Derrious g 5-12 2-5 0-1 0 0 0 1 12 4 1 0 1 32 The Cowboys jumped out to an early 10-7 lead causing Rams head coach Larry Eustachy 02 GRABAU, Riley g 2-3 2-2 1-2 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 0 0 15 to take a timeout. After that Iverson’s strength proved to be too much for the Cowboys as 14 ADAMS, Josh g 3-8 1-5 1-2 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 0 35 he rattled off 11 straight points midway through the fi rst half giving the Rams a 26-18 lead. 03 TYSER, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 In the end, CSU used a 25-8 run to put away the game just before halftime. 11 COOKE JR, Derek 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 13 BENTZ, Jack 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13 20 SOBEY, Nathan 0-00-00-10112 0110019 CSU’s front court took control of the game as the Rams outrebounded Wyoming 35-11, 21 HALDORSON, Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 while also pulling down 13 offensive rebounds. Pierce Hornung pulled down 10 boards, 23 McMANAMEN, Jason 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 including fi ve on the offensive glass. 43 SELLERS, Matt 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 Team 1 1 2 1 Totals 22-41 5-14 7-17 2 9 11 16 56 9 9 0 3 200 The Cowboys had a six minute stretch in the fi rst half where they didn’t notch a rebound

FG % 1st Half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 22-41 53.7% Deadball and went 38 minutes before pulling down their ﬁ rst offensive board. 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 5-14 35.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-17 41.2% 5 Dorian Green, who was playing in a school-record 126th game, poured in 18 points and Officials: David Hall, Bob Staffen and Eric Curry Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Wyoming-None. provided CSU with a response to each of Wyoming’s runs. Attendance: 6803

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Green also credited the Ram fans that made the hour trip north for Wednesday’s victory. Colorado State 47 31 78 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CS 34 16 20 0 8 Wyoming 32 24 56 WY 22 10 2 0 10 “We knew that ‘Ram Ruckus’ was coming so that was special, that was huge,” Green said

Last FG - CS 2nd-02:04, WY 2nd-00:28. Score tied - 1 time. of the busload of student supporters that made the trek to the Arena-Auditorium. “They Largest lead - CS by 25 2nd-04:02, WY by 4 1st-17:48. Lead changed - 4 times. gave us a lot of energy and we could deﬁ nitely hear them.”

Top Performers Wyoming’s Larry Nance Jr. scored 16 points connecting on 6-of-9 shots in a losing effort.

45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. The Rams are back at home on Saturday for senior night. CSU’s fi ve senior starters will be honored after the regular season-fi nale vs. Nevada. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. MT and the Tied the Mountain West conference record for single-game fi eld-goal percentage, going 12- game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. of-12 to tally a career-high 29 points in the Rams’ 78-56 road victory over rival Wyoming. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 25 games for the Rams, and has notched 24 games game this season with .500 or better fi eld-goal percentage. Iverson also tallied eight boards and two steals in the contest.

22 | Dorian Green | SR | G | 6-2/192 lbs. Tallied 18 points to go along with one rebound, three assists, one block and a steal in the Rams’ victory 78-56 road win at rival Wyoming. Green played in his school-record 126th game (all starts), and moved into sixth all-time on the Rams’ scoring list sitting at 1,427 points. Green has now hit a three-pointer in eight straight games for the Rams.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds, to go along with two assists and one block in the Rams’ 78-56 road win over rival Wyoming. It marked Smith’s 18th game of the season in double-ﬁ gures scoring, and the 10th time of the year that he has pulled down at least seven rebounds in a contest. He is now just three points shy of 1,000 for his career at CSU. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Pulled down 10 rebounds, including ﬁ ve offensive boards and added three points and three assists in the Rams’ 78-56 road victory at rival Wyoming. Hornung has recorded 10 or more rebounds in 14 games this season. Hornung has recorded at least three assists in six of the Rams’ last seven games, and has dished out three or more helpers in 16 contests this year.

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. Tallied 8 points, on an effi cient 4-of-6 shooting from the fi eld in the Rams’ 78-56 road win over rival Wyoming. It marked the fi rst time Eikmeier had been held under double- fi gures in fi ve games, but the senior guard has scored at least eight points in 23 games this season for the Rams.

35 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Colorado State’s Last Game | March 9 vs. Nevada (Game 31)

Nevada 66 • 12-18, 3-13 MW Rams’ bigs too much for Nevada Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 HUFF, Cole f 2-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 5 4 1 2 1 0 27 CSU seniors go out in style 33 PANZER, Kevin f 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 16 00 COLEMAN, Marqueze g 4-6 0-0 4-4 0 5 5 3 12 0 2 0 0 30 FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado State Rams (24-7, 11-5 MW) capped off a historic 24 BURTON, Deonte g 11-16 2-5 3-7 0 4 4 1 27 1 6 0 3 40 regular season, defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack (12-18, 3-13 MW) 77-66 on Senior Night 34 STORY, Malik g 4-11 1-6 5-8 0 1 1 4 14 1 2 1 0 35 in front of a sold out crowd at Moby Arena. 04 ELLIOTT, Devonte 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 12 12 FUETSCH, Keith 0-00-00-00111 00000 4 20 BURRIS, Jordan 3-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 5 7 0 2 1 0 21 “I thought it was a great win,” Head Coach Larry Eustachy said. “We’re playing our best 21 FALL, Ali 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 basketball; that’s what you want to do. I think we did a good job despite some adversity.” Team 0 4 4 Totals 24-44 3-13 15-23 5 21 26 24 66 3 16 6 4 200 The 24 wins this season break Colorado State’s single-season school record for most wins FG % 1st Half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd half: 16-24 66.7% Game: 24-44 54.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 3-13 23.1% Rebounds in a season, surpassing the 1988-89 Rams’ 23 wins. The senior class, Dorian Green, Wes FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 15-23 65.2% 6 Eikmeier, Greg Smith, Pierce Hornung and Colton Iverson, have 79 wins in their four-year careers which is tied for second most in a four-year period for the Rams. Colorado State 77 • 24-7, 11-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min “It is a tremendous accomplishment,” said Hornung. “In the history of CSU basketball, 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 6-9 0-2 4-5 7 6 13 2 16 4 0 1 4 36 there has been a lot of good teams and to have the most wins in a season is an honor. It is 44 SMITH, Greg f 5-11 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 11 1 2 0 1 33 something we take pride in.” 45 IVERSON, Colton c 7-9 0-0 7-13 6 3 9 4 21 2 3 0 1 34 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 5-14 2-5 8-8 0 1 1 3 20 6 1 0 0 33 With the win and the UNLV loss coming earlier in the day, Colorado State locked up the No. 22 GREEN, Dorian g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-8 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 26 2 seed in the Mountain West, the highest ﬁ nish in the Mountain West in school history. 05 OCTEUS, Jon 1-4 0-2 4-4 1 1 2 4 6 0 2 0 0 23 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 “When they tell you that they love you after Senior Night when you’ve only coached them 15 SANTO, Gerson 0-00-00-00000 00101 4 after ﬁ ve months on the court is what it’s all about for me,” Eustachy said. “It’s hard to Team 0 0 0 1 Totals 25-57 3-17 24-32 14 17 31 19 77 13 11 1 8 200 change. I asked them to change, and they did.”

FG % 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 25-57 43.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 3-17 17.6% Rebounds Playing without an injured Green for much of the game, Iverson led the way for the Rams, FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 19-24 79.2% Game: 24-32 75.0% 5 scoring 21 points and pulling down nine rebounds. After making his ﬁ rst seven shots of the Officials: Larry Spaulding, Bobby Vetkoetter, Tim Marion game, Iverson extended his school record of 19 consecutive shots without a miss. Fellow Technical fouls: Nevada-None. Colorado State-None. senior Eikmeier chipped in with 20 points and went 8-8 from the free throw line to help seal Attendance: 8745 the win for Colorado State. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Nevada 21 45 66 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NV377677 “He runs this team,” Iverson said of Green. “He does a great job telling people where to go Colorado State 39 38 77 CS 39 19 11 7 9 and we move the ball so much better when he’s in the game. We struggled a little bit but Last FG - NV 2nd-00:36, CS 2nd-04:26. Score tied - 0 times. that’s justbecause we haven’t been working out without him. It is all about who works well Largest lead - NV None, CS by 20 2nd-17:32. Lead changed - 0 times. together and it was a little bit different without him.”

While Iverson and Eikmeier led the way scoring for the Rams, Hornung played in his typical fashion in his fi nal game at Moby Arena, fi nishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds, including seven offensive rebounds. Top Performers The Rams controlled the game from start to fi nish and never trailed. CSU utilized a 15-4 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. run midway through the fi rst half to extend their lead to 15 points. By the beginning of the second half, the lead was up to 20 points. Recorded his second consecutive 20-point contest, going for a team-leading 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the Rams’ 77-66 victory over Nevada. Iverson connected on his fi rst seven fi eld-goal Behind Deonte Burton’s 27 points, the Wolf Pack began to chip away at the Colorado State attempts of the night, running his streak of consecutive makes to 19 after a 12-of-12 performance at lead late in the second half. With two minutes left in the game, the lead was down to just Wyoming. Iverson has gone for 10+ points in 26 games, and has notched 25 games game this sea- seven points, but that’s when the senior leadership showed for the Rams. CSU took care son with .500 or better shooting. He also had nine boards and two assist and a steal in the contest. of the ball and knocked down all of its free throws in the fi nal minutes of the game to hold on for the win. 4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. The Rams will take on Fresno State on Wednesday in Las Vegas in the fi rst round of the Pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, including seven offensive boards and added 16 points, four Mountain West Tournament. Tip off is slated for 3:30 p.m. MT. assists, four steals and a block in the Rams’ 77-66 home victory over Nevada. Hornung has recorded 10 or more rebounds in 15 games this season, and has tallied at least three assists in seven of the Rams’ last eight games. His four steals moved him into fi rst in the Rams’ record book with 154 career steals, moving past CSU great Milt Palacio (152; 1996-99).

10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs.

Tallied 20 points, going a perfect 8-of-8 from the FT in the fi nal 1:05, and added six assists to seal Colorado State’s 77-66 home victory over Nevada. Eikmeier has tallied 15 career 20-point games in his career at Colorado State. Since opening the seaon at a scoring average of less than 10.0 points per game through the Rams’ fi rst 12 contests, Eikmeier has gone for 10+ points in 16 of the team’s fi nal 19 games, including fi ve games of 20-point games.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Tallied 11 points and one rebounds, to go along with one assists and one steal in the Rams’ 77-66 home win over Nevada. It marked Smith’s 19th game of the season in double-ﬁ gures scoring. Smith became the 21st in Colorado State history to join the 1,000-point club, ﬁ nishing the contest with 1,008 career-points.

36 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Colorado State’s Last Game | March 13 vs. Fresno State (Game 32)

Fresno State 61 • 11-19 CSU downs Fresno State, 67-61, advances to MW semis Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 ANDERSON, Braeden f 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 4 4 0 2 0 0 20 Eikmeier scores 18 as Rams roll 05 GIDDINGS, Tanner c 1-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 19 01 JOHNSON, Tyler g 6-12 2-4 0-0 0 4 4 2 14 2 1 0 0 36 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -- Senior guard Wes Eikmeier scored 18 points and 03 OLEKAIBE, Kevin g 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 28 21 HUDDLESTON, Allen g 2-9 1-3 5-9 2 1 3 4 10 4 0 0 1 37 second-seeded Colorado State held off Fresno State 67-61 Wednesday in the 00 BROWN, Jerry 4-7 0-0 4-5 1 3 4 4 12 0 0 2 1 25 23 HARRIS, Marvelle 4-6 1-2 3-4 2 1 3 4 12 0 1 0 0 18 Reese’s Mountain West Championships quarterﬁ nals. 24 FOSTER, Kevin 1-5 1-3 1-3 0 2 2 5 4 1 3 0 0 17 Team 2 1 3 Totals 21-50 6-15 13-23 10 18 28 26 61 10 8 3 2 200 The Rams (25-7), who next play UNLV in Friday night’s semiﬁ nals, got contribu-

FG % 1st Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 21-50 42.0% Deadball tions from Greg Smith with 11 points and Gerson Santo, who scored 10 in 11 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-15 40.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% Game: 13-23 56.5% 7,3 minutes off the bench. Pierce Hornung grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Colorado State 67 • 25-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Eikmeier’s 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining gave Colorado State a ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 1-10-02-41893 4130032 61-55 lead, and the Rams sealed the win at the free-throw line. They were 25 of 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-8 1-2 4-8 4 3 7 4 11 3 1 1 0 31 37 in a game that saw 46 fouls called. 45 IVERSON, Colton c 2-2 0-0 3-7 2 3 5 4 7 1 1 0 1 23 05 OCTEUS, Jon g 2-8 0-2 5-6 0 1 1 2 9 3 0 0 0 40 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-13 1-4 9-10 0 3 3 3 18 3 1 0 0 34 Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year Daniel Bejarano broke the game open 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 3-7 2-4 0-0 2 3 5 4 8 0 0 0 1 22 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-10-00-00000 00000 7 for the Rams mid way through the second half. With CSU clinging to a 43-42 15 SANTO, Gerson 4-6 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 11 Team 0 1 1 1 lead, the sophomore transfer from Arizona hit three-pointers on back-to-back Totals 19-46 4-12 25-37 11 22 33 20 67 11 7 1 2 200 possessions to extend the Rams’ lead to seven points, 49-42, with 9 minutes FG % 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 19-46 41.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 4-12 33.3% Rebounds to play. FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 18-26 69.2% Game: 25-37 67.6% 7

Officials: Randy McCall, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota Technical fouls: Fresno State-None. Colorado State-None. Tyler Johnson led Fresno State (11-19) with 14 points. Jerry Brown and Mar- Attendance: 9122 2013 Reese's MW Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #2 velle Harris scored 12 and Allen Huddleston had 10 points for the Bulldogs, who No. 2 seed Colorado State vs. No. 7 seed Fresno State Winner advances to Friday's semifinal vs. No. 3 UNLV were 13 of 23 at the foul line.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Fresno State 29 32 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench FS 22 7 10 2 28 Neither team led by more than nine points in a game that featured eight ties and Colorado State 26 41 67 CS 22 14 9 2 18 12 lead changes. Last FG - FS 2nd-00:26, CS 2nd-00:05. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - FS by 5 1st-01:31, CS by 9 2nd-06:03. Lead changed - 12 times.

Top Performers 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs.

Tallied 18 points, and added three assists and three rebounds to lead the Rams past Fresno State, 67-61. Eikmeier has tallied 60 career double-digit scoring games in his career at Colo- rado State. Since opening the seaon at a scoring average of less than 10.0 points per game through the Rams’ fi rst 12 contests, Eikmeier has gone for 10+ points in 17 of the team’s fi nal 20 games, including fi ve games of 20-point games.

44 | Greg Smith | SR | F | 6-6/221 lbs.

Tallied 11 points and seven rebounds - including four offensive boards - to go along with three assists and one block in the Rams’ 67-61 win over Fresno State. It marked Smith’s 20th game of the season in double-ﬁ gures scoring. Smith, the 21st in Colorado State history to join the 1,000-point club, now has 1,019 career-points.

5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. Earned his ﬁ rst-career start for the Rams, in place of injured senior guard Dorian Green (sparined ankle) and played all 40 minutes of CSU’s 67-61 victory over Fresno State in the MW quarterﬁ nals. Despite playing the entire game, the young point guard did not commit a single turnover, while adding nine points and three assists.

15 | Gerson Santo | JR | F | 6-9/210 lbs. Played a key role off the bench in the Rams’ 67-61 victory over Fresno State in the Mountain West quarterﬁ nals. Santo tallied 10 points in 11 minutes, and drew two charges while playing in place of leading scorer Colton Iverson who was limited by fould trouble throughout the game. It marked Santo’s second double-digit scoring game at CSU and his ﬁ rst since scoring 12 points vs. Chadron State on Nov. 15.

2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. Tallied eight points to go along with ﬁ ve rebounds in the Rams’ 67-61 victory over Fresno State in the MW quarterﬁ nals. Bejarano broke the game open for the Rams in the second half, hitting three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to turn a 43-42 lead into a 49-42 advantage with 9 minutes left to play. It marked Bejarano’s 10th- career game with multiple three-pointers. 37 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Colorado State’s Last Game | March 15 vs. UNLV (Game 33)

UNLV 75 • 25-8 Rams fall to UNLV in MW semiﬁ nals, 75-65 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 BENNETT, Anthony f 6-8 3-4 4-4 0 5 5 3 19 1 1 0 0 29 Iverson tallies 24 points, 16 rebounds in loss 43 MOSER, Mike f 1-7 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 17 03 MARSHALL, Anthony g 3-5 0-0 6-12 0 4 4 4 12 3 4 0 1 29 05 REINHARDT, Katin g 5-13 4-9 7-8 0 1 1 2 21 2 1 0 3 37 LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Colorado State senior center Colton Iverson turned in what 13 DEJEAN-JONES, Bryceg3-100-42-20552 8030125 Head Coach Larry Eustachy called one of the top performances ever by one of 00 GOODMAN, Savon 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 15 his players, tallying a hard-fought 24 points and 16 rebounds, but it was not 01 THOMAS, Quintrell 1-30-03-42462 5000020 02 BIRCH, Khem 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 10 enough to lift the No. 2-seeded Rams past the No. 3-seeded UNLV Runnin’ 10 COOK, Daquan 0-00-00-00000 00000 1 Rebels on Friday night at the Reese’s Mountain West Championships. 11 LOPEZ-SOSA, Carlos 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 CHEANEY, Barry 0-00-00-00000 000000+ 31 HAWKINS, Justin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 14 The host Rebels (25-8) captured the 75-65 victory over the Rams (25-8) to Team 2 2 4 Totals 21-51 7-18 26-35 7 25 32 21 75 9 12 2 8 200 advance to Saturday’s conference championship game against the top-seeded

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 9-20 45.0% Game: 21-51 41.2% Deadball New Mexico Lobos. 3FG % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 7-18 38.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-11 100.0 2nd half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 26-35 74.3% 4,1 “I don’t know when I’ve had an effort, let alone a performance, like Colton Iver- Colorado State 65 • 25-8 son,” said Eustachy in his postgame press conference. “For his size, his effort Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min I’d have to think long and hard when I’ve had somebody do that.” 04 HORNUNG, Pierce f 2-40-00-11453 4010229 44 SMITH, Greg f 3-11 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 3 6 0 2 0 0 22 Iverson helped the Rams jump out to an early lead, then pulled the team back 45 IVERSON, Colton c9-160-06-861016224021037 10 EIKMEIER, Wes g 4-14 1-3 4-4 0 1 1 3 13 5 5 0 0 35 into the game late in the fi rst half when it seemed UNLV would pull away. Finally, 22 GREEN, Dorian g 2-7 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 000018 the 6-10, fi rst-team all-MW performer kept the Rams in the contest throughout 02 BEJARANO, Daniel 1-4 1-3 0-2 3 6 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 24 05 OCTEUS, Jon 3-81-41-20224 8421026 the second half before UNLV closed the game with a late fl urry. 12 DE CIMAN, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 SANTO, Gerson 1-10-00-00000 20000 7 Team 4 3 7 1 Iverson opened the contest by scoring six of the team’s fi rst eight points, as Totals 25-65 4-16 11-17 16 26 42 22 65 10 13 2 2 200 Colorado State held onto an early 8-4 lead following his dunk off the beautifully FG % 1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 25-65 38.5% Deadball executed pick-and-roll with Wes Eikmeier. 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 4-16 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 11-17 64.7% 4,2

Officials: Scott Thornley, Verne Harris, Eric Curry UNLV freshman guard Katin Reinhardt, who scored a career-high 21 points, Technical fouls: UNLV-None. Colorado State-TEAM. Attendance: sparked the Rebels with seven points as part of a 12-2 between the 14:55 and 2013 Reese's MW Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal #2 13:23 marks of the ﬁ rst half. The run pushed the Rebels from a three-point No. 2 seed Colorado State vs. No. 3 UNLV Winner advances to Saturday's final vs. No. 1 New Mexico deﬁ cit to a seven-point lead.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UNLV 42 33 75 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench LV 22 12 8 6 11 The Rams tied the contest four minutes later on a three-pointer from Dorian Colorado State 36 29 65 CS 36 13 16 0 13 Green to cap a 7-0 run of their own. Green, the Rams’ all-time leader in games Last FG - LV 2nd-02:41, CS 2nd-00:01. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - LV by 13 1st-05:02, CS by 4 1st-18:47. Lead changed - 1 time. played, returned to the starting lineup after missing the fi rst game of his career on Wednesday in CSU’s quarterfi nal victory over Fresno State. Top Performers “He has no choice but to be fi ne; He’s out of time,” added Eustachy of Dorian’s 45 | Colton Iverson | SR | C | 6-10/261 lbs. return from a sprained ankle. “I thought he showed a lot of guts wanting to play Recorded his 14th double-double of the season, with a huge performance of 24 points and a career- tonight … I thought that was very, very encouraging what I saw from Dorian high tying 16 rebounds in the Rams’ 75-65 semifi nals loss at UNLV in the 2013 Mountain West tonight.” tournament. Iverson shot 9-of-16 from the fl oor and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line in 37 minutes of action. He gone for 10+ points in 27 games, and has notched 27 games game this season with .500 The Rebels retook a lead they would never relinquish behind a barrage of four- or better shooting. Iverson has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four game. consecutive three-pointers from Mountain West Freshman of the Year Anthony Bennett, who hit three, and Reinhardt, who added a dagger at the 5:00 mark of 10 | Wes Eikmeier | SR | G | 6-3/168 lbs. the half to push the Rams’ defi cit to 37-24. Tallied 13 points, and added a game-high fi ve assists and in the Rams’ 75-65 loss at UNLV in the Mountain West tournament semifi nals. Eikmeier has tallied 61 career double-digit scoring Iverson scored eight of the Rams’ fi nal 12 points of the half, and had another games in his career at Colorado State. Since opening the seaon at a scoring average of less bucket – a tip-in at the buzzer – waived off by video replay, to help the Rams than 10.0 points per game through the Rams’ fi rst 12 contests, Eikmeier has gone for 10+ climb within six points, 42-36, at the break. points in 18 of the team’s fi nal 21 games, including fi ve games of 20-point games. Iverson went back to work early in the second half, opening the stanza with a 5 | Jon Octeus | SO | G | 6-4/170 lbs. big putback dunk just 13 seconds in to cut the defi cit to four points, 42-38, and his lay-in at the 14:35 mark got CSU back within 47-46. Tallied eight points, two rebounds, four assists and a block in 26 minutes off the bench in the Rams’ 75-65 loss at UNLV in the MW tournament semifi nals. Octues has recorded three or more assists in fi ve games this season, including four the Rams’ fi nal six in the regular- UNLV answered with a 5-0 run of their own to separate from the Rams, but season and conference tournament. The freshman guard has scored at least least six points an Eikmeier three-pointer with 5:21 remaining, kept the Rams’ within striking in four of those contests. distance at 64-61.

4 | Pierce Hornung | SR | F | 6-5/210 lbs. Eikmeier fi nished the game with 13 points, while dishing out a game-high fi ve assists. Tallied just four points to go along with fi ve rebounds, but added two steals to his career-leading total at Colorado State, in the Rams’ 75-65 loss at UNLV in the MW tournament semifi nals. Hornung has recorded multiple steals in 11 games in 2012-13, and has pulled down at least fi ve rebounds in 28 UNLV closed the game on an 11-4 run, holding the Rams scoreless for more of his 31 games played this season. than four minutes, to advance to the league championship game.

“I think there were times when we were out determined and we reverted back to 2 | Daniel Bejarano | SO | G | 6-4/202 lbs. some old ways,” added Eustachy. “Give UNLV a ton of credit. That’s as well as I’ve seen them play. They had players step up and make plays when it counted.” Recorded nine rebounds, including three offensive boards, to go along with three points and an assist in the Rams’ 75-65 loss at UNLV in the MW tournament semiﬁ nals. Bejarano has recorded at least one three-pointer each of the Rams’ last three games, and has tallied at least ﬁ ve rebounds in 22 contests this seqason.

38 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball NCAA Tournament History

39 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Bill Strannigan Regional: West 1953-54 Record: 22-7 (5-9 Mountain States) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: MSC Automatic Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical D04 Colorado College W, 67-41 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown D05 Colorado College W, 66-28 11 Jack Bryant G 6-0 155 SO Cheyenne, Wyo. D07 at Colorado W, 54-42 12 Hal Kinard F 6-0 165 JR Denver, Colo. D11 Regis W, 77-62 14 Ray Wheeler F 6-3 175 JR Las Animas, Colo. D12 Northern Colorado W, 76-55 15 Dick Phillips G 5-10 165 SO Boulder, Colo. D15 at Iowa L, 55-70 15 Gary Sanders F 6-2 175 SO Lakewood, Colo. D17 at Drake W, 68-64 20 Clark Vanderhoof G 6-2 170 JR Greeley, Colo. D19 at Iowa State W, 65-57 21 Bob Cates G 6-1 165 JR Lusk, Wyo. D28 Portland W, 102-62 22 Bob Betz G 5-11 165 SR Longmont, Colo. D30 * New Mexico W, 77-51 23 Dick Sweitzer F 6-4 170 SR Delta, Colo. J02 * Montana W, 73-50 24 Jim Savoini G 6-1 180 SO Prescott, Ariz. J09 * Utah State W, 68-60 25 Ron Caylor F 6-4 185 JR Cortez, Colo. J14 * at Denver W, 62-51 31 Gary Hibbard C 6-6 200 SO Oshkosh, Wis. J16 * at New Mexico W, 67-60 32 Bill Bartran F 6-2 175 JR Fort Collins, Colo. J21 at #16 Seattle L, 76-80 33 Stan Pivic G 6-0 165 SR Rock Springs, Wyo. J22 at #16 Seattle L, 57-72 34 Dennis Stuehm C 6-7 175 SR Ogallala, Neb. J28 * at Montana W, 67-64 35 Leonard Gregory F 6-4 185 SR Hawk Springs, Wyo. J30 * at Utah State L, 58-64 F05 * Wyoming W, 47-43 Alphabetical F12 * Utah W, 66-62 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown F13 * BYU W, 77-76 32 Bill Bartran F 6-2 175 JR Fort Collins, Colo. F16 * Denver W, 58-45 22 Bob Betz G 5-11 165 SR Longmont, Colo. F18 at Northern Colorado W, 68-56 11 Jack Bryant G 6-0 155 SO Cheyenne, Wyo. F20 at Regis W, 63-52 21 Bob Cates G 6-1 165 JR Lusk, Wyo. F26 * at Utah W, 70-66 25 Ron Caylor F 6-4 185 JR Cortez, Colo. F27 * at BYU W, 71-69 35 Leonard Gregory F 6-4 185 SR Hawk Springs, Wyo. M05 * at Wyoming L, 44-52 31 Gary Hibbard C 6-6 200 SO Oshkosh, Wis. M12 % vs. Santa Clara L, 50-73 12 Hal Kinard F 6-0 165 JR Denver, Colo. M13 % vs. Idaho State L, 57-62 15 Dick Phillips G 5-10 165 SO Boulder, Colo. 33 Stan Pivic G 6-0 165 SR Rock Springs, Wyo. * Mountain States Conferencer Games 15 Gary Sanders F 6-2 175 SO Lakewood, Colo. % NCAA Tournament 24 Jim Savoini G 6-1 180 SO Prescott, Ariz. • First Round - Corvallis, Ore. 34 Dennis Stuehm C 6-7 175 SR Ogallala, Neb. 23 Dick Sweitzer F 6-4 170 SR Delta, Colo. 20 Clark Vanderhoof G 6-2 170 JR Greeley, Colo. 14 Ray Wheeler F 6-3 175 JR Las Animas, Colo.

Head Coach: Bill Strannigan, Fourth Year Assistant Coaches: Mark Duncan, Don “Scotty” Scothorn

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 34 STEUHM, Dennis 29 - - - 162 407 .398 - - - 156 254 .614 - - 268 9.6 98 8 - - - - 480 16.6 22 BETZ, Bob 29 - - - 122 363 .336 - - - 93 115 .809 - - 74 2.6 68 2 - - - - 337 11.6 12 KINARD, Hal 29 - - - 95 300 .317 - - - 63 85 .741 - - 159 5.5 73 4 - - - - 253 8.7 11 BRYANT, Jack 29 - - - 75 207 .362 - - - 53 63 .841 - - 67 2.4 34 0 - - - - 203 7.0 25 CAYLOR, Ron 29 - - - 59 192 .307 - - - 42 71 .592 - - 140 5.0 74 2 - - - - 160 5.5 35 GREGORY, Leonard 27 - - - 36 137 .263 - - - 36 71 .507 - - 109 4.2 51 1 - - - - 108 4.0 33 PIVIC, Stan 26 - - - 31 88 .352 - - - 16 30 .533 - - 36 1.4 38 1 - - - - 78 2.9 21 CATES, Bob 27 - - - 33 117 .282 - - - 8 17 .471 - - 60 2.3 26 1 - - - - 74 2.7 31 HIBBARD, Gary 27 - - - 30 97 .309 - - - 14 27 .519 - - 79 3.0 52 2 - - - - 74 2.7 24 SAVOINI, Jim 19 - - - 16 48 .333 - - - 13 21 .619 - - 21 1.2 18 0 - - - - 45 2.4 32 BARTRAN, Bill 25 - - - 17 50 .340 - - - 25 40 .625 - - 44 1.8 26 0 - - - - 59 2.4 20 VANDERHOOF, Clark 21 - - - 14 46 .304 - - - 6 9 .667 - - 23 1.2 14 0 - - - - 34 1.6 23 SWEITZER, Dick 2 - - - 0 4 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.5 0 0 - - - - 0 0.0 Team 29 690 2066 .336 - - - 525 803 .654 - - 1081 38.6 572 21 - - - - 1905 65.7 Opponents 29 595 1836 .308 - - - 562 863 .651 - - 939 33.5 538 15 - - - - 1693 58.4

40 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1954 NCAA Tournament Bracket

EAST WEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Toledo (13-9) 50 55 Oklahoma City (18-6)

March 9 Penn. St. 78 76 Bradley March 8 Fort Wayne, IN Peoria, IL

Penn. St. (14-5) 62 61 Bradley (15-13)

March 12 Penn. St. 71 71 Bradley March 12 Iowa City, IA Stillwater, OK

LSU (20-3) 70 64 Colorado (11-9)

March 13 Penn. St. 54 74 Bradley March 13 Iowa City, IA Stillwater, OK

Notre Dame (20-2) 80

March 9 Notre Dame 65 45 Rice (22-4) Fort Wayne, IN

Loyola (LA) (15-8) 70

March 12 March 12 Iowa City, IA Notre Dame 63 57 Oklahoma A&M Stillwater, OK

Indiana (19-3) 64 51 Oklahoma A&M (23-4)

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL La Salle 92 76 Bradley March 19 March 20 March 19 Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO

Connecticut (23-2) 80 77 (OT) Idaho St. (20-4)

March 8 Navy 69 59 Idaho St. March 9 Buffalo, NY Corvallis, OR

Navy (16-7) 85 75 Seattle (26-1)

March 12 Navy 48 66 (2 OT) USC March 12 Philadelphia Corvallis, OR

Cornell (17-5) 67 73 USC (17-12)

March 13 March 13 Philadelphia La Salle 69 72 USC Corvallis, OR

NC State (24-6) 75 64 Texas Tech (20-4)

March 8 NC State 81 73 Santa Clara March 9 Durham, NC Corvallis, OR La Salle (26-4) George Washington (23-2) 73 NATIONAL CHAMPION 73 Santa Clara (18-6)

March 12 March 12 Philadelphia La Salle 64 65 Santa Clara Corvallis, OR (24-4) Fordham (18-5) 74 26 4 March 8 Buffalo, NY La Salle 88 50 Colorado A&M (22-5)

La Salle (21-4) 76 (OT)

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

Penn. St. 70

USC 61

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE EAST EAST WEST WEST

LSU 62 Cornell 54 55 Colorado 62 Idaho St.

March 13 March 13 March 13 March 13 Iowa City, IA Philadelphia Stillwater, OK Corvallis, OR

Indiana 73 NC State 65 78 Rice 57 Colorado A&M

41 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Jim Williams Regional: Midwest 1962-63 Record: 18-5 (Independent) NCAA Qualifi cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical N30 at Washington State W, 77-47 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown D01 at Washington L, 59-64 10 Dick Kelly G 6-1 160 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. D08 UCLA W, 66-65 (OT) 12 Chuck Fisher F 6-4 169 SO Fort Collins, Colo. D14 Arizona W, 75-65 14 Jim Bartlett G 5-10 170 SO TR Nunn, Colo. D17 at Pepperdine W, 69-67 20 Dennis Foster G 5-10 177 SO FR Elkhart, Ind. D20 at New Mexico L, 46-56 22 Terry Matthews G 5-10 178 JR 1L Maxwell, N.M. D21 at UTEP W, 64-62 24 Bill Green F 6-6 233 SR 2L Gadsden, Ala. D26 * vs. #7 USC W, 72-54 30 Gary Anderson G 6-3 188 JR 1L Rupert, Idaho D27 * vs. Northwestern W, 75-50 32 Dave Sigafoos C 6-9 170 JR 1L Littleton, Colo. D28 * at UCLA L, 64-68 40 Barry Wallace F 6-5 204 SR 1L Denver, Colo. J04 Wyoming W, 91-70 42 Bill Ellis G/F 6-4 182 JR 1L Orchard, Colo. J05 at Denver W, 76-65 44 Dave Mann F 6-5 200 SO FR Hermiston, Ore. J12 at Wyoming W, 75-69 52 Clarence Blackmon F 6-3 225 SO Tuscalossa, Ala. J19 at Utah State L. 68-75 54 Brian Ethridge F/C 6-8 218 SR TR Denver, Colo. J26 at Utah W, 72-54 George Hartfi el G 6-1 175 JR TR Vista, Calif. F01 Montana State W, 100-83 F08 at Air Force W, 59-41 Alphabetical F09 Denver W, 79-57 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown F15 Regis W, 81-56 30 Gary Anderson G 6-3 188 JR 1L Rupert, Idaho F16 at Regis W, 63-50 14 Jim Bartlett G 5-10 170 SO TR Nunn, Colo. F23 Air Force W, 85-51 52 Clarence Blackmon F 6-3 225 SO Tuscalossa, Ala. M02 Utah State W, 67-60 42 Bill Ellis G/F 6-4 182 JR 1L Orchard, Colo. M09 % vs Oklahoma City L, 67-70 54 Brian Ethridge F/C 6-8 218 SR TR Denver, Colo. 12 Chuck Fisher F 6-4 169 SO Fort Collins, Colo. * Los Angeles Basketball Classic 20 Dennis Foster G 5-10 177 SO FR Elkhart, Ind. % NCAA Tournament • First Round - Lubbock, Texas 24 Bill Green F 6-6 233 SR 2L Gadsden, Ala. George Hartfi el G 6-1 175 JR TR Vista, Calif. 10 Dick Kelly G 6-1 160 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. 44 Dave Mann F 6-5 200 SO FR Hermiston, Ore. 22 Terry Matthews G 5-10 178 JR 1L Maxwell, N.M. 32 Dave Sigafoos C 6-9 170 JR 1L Littleton, Colo. 40 Barry Wallace F 6-5 204 SR 1L Denver, Colo.

Head Coach: Jim Williams, Ninth Year (Utah State ‘47) Assistant Coaches: Irv Ferguson, Seventh Year; Boyd Grant, Second Year

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 24 GREEN, Bill 23 - - - 208 359 .579 - - - 209 276 .757 - - 206 9.4 81 5 - - - - 625 28.4 54 ETHRIDGE, Brian 23 - - - 82 152 .539 - - - 87 110 .791 - - 165 7.5 71 2 - - - - 245 11.1 32 SIGAFOOS, Dave 22 - - - 87 165 .527 - - - 34 43 .791 - - 96 4.4 52 1 - - - - 208 9.5 30 ANDERSON, Gary 22 - - - 65 146 .445 - - - 20 28 .714 - - 70 3.2 40 1 - - - - 150 6.8 22 MATTHEWS, Terry 19 - - - 38 70 .543 - - - 31 43 .721 - - 31 1.6 30 0 - - - - 107 5.6 42 ELLIS, Bill 21 - - - 41 88 .466 - - - 23 27 .852 - - 50 2.4 22 0 - - - - 101 4.8 20 FOSTER, Dennis 22 - - - 29 88 .329 - - - 29 40 .725 - - 44 2.0 49 1 - - - - 87 3.9 40 WALLACE, Barry 19 - - - 20 64 .313 - - - 11 23 .478 - - 30 1.6 21 0 - - - - 45 2.4 52 BLACKMON, Clarence 8 - - - 2 7 .286 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 10 1.3 5 0 - - - - 8 1.0 44 MANN, Dave 7 - - - 1 3 .333 - - - 1 3 .333 - - 3 0.4 3 0 - - - - 3 0.4 12 FISHER, Churck 4 - - - 1 3 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 1.3 2 0 - - - - 2 0.5 14 BARTLETT, Jim 2 - - - 0 0 .000 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 1 0.5 2 0 - - - - 2 1.0 10 KELLY, Dick 3 - - - 0 5 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 1.0 3 0 - - - - 0 0.0 Total 23 574 1150 .499 - - - 449 598 .751 - - 714 31.0 381 10 - - - - 1583 68.8 Opponent 23 550 1183 .465 - - - 318 488 .652 - - 693 30.0 472 31 - - - - 1341 58.3

42 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1963 NCAA Tournament Bracket

EAST MIDWEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Duke (24-2) 81 78 Colorado (18-6)

March 15 Duke 73 60 Colorado March 15 College Park, MD Lawrence, KS

NYU (17-3) 93 67 Colorado St. (18-4)

March 11 March 9 Philadelphia NYU 76 72 Oklahoma City Lubbock, TX

Pittsburgh (19-5) 83 70 Oklahoma City (18-8)

March 16 Duke 75 80 Cincinnati March 16 College Park, MD Lawrence, KS

W. Virginia (21-7) 77 65 Texas (18-6)

March 11 W. Virginia 88 68 Texas March 9 Philadelphia Lubbock, TX

Connecticut (18-6) 71 47 Texas Western (19-6)

March 15 March 15 College Park, MD St. Joseph's 59 67 Cincinnati Lawrence, KS

St. Joseph's (21-4) 82 (OT)

March 11 Philadelphia St. Joseph's 97 73 Cincinnati (23-1)

Princeton (19-5) 81

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Loyola (IL) 60 (OT) 58 Cincinnati MIDEAST March 22 March 23 March 22 WEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Illinois (19-5) 70 79 UCLA (20-7)

March 15 Illinois 64 65 Arizona St. March 15 East Lansing, MI Provo, UT

Bowling Green (18-6) 77 79 (OT) Arizona St. (24-2)

March 11 March 11 Evanston, IL Bowling Green 67 93 Arizona St. Eugene, OR

Notre Dame (17-8) 72 75 Utah St. (20-6)

March 16 March 16 East Lansing, MI Loyola (IL) 94 46 Oregon St. Provo, UT

Tennessee Tech (16-7) 42 66 Seattle (21-5)

March 11 Loyola (IL) 61 65 Oregon St. March 11 Evanston, IL Eugene, OR Loyola (IL) (29-2) Loyola (IL) (24-2) 111 NATIONAL CHAMPION 70 Oregon St. (19-7)

March 15 March 15 East Lansing, MI Loyola (IL) 79 83 Oregon St. Provo, UT (27-2) 29 2

Mississippi St. (21-5) 51 61 San Francisco (17-8)

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

Duke 85

Oregon St. 63

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE EAST MIDEAST MIDWEST WEST

NYU 73 Bowling Green 60 83 Oklahoma City 75 UCLA

March 16 March 16 March 16 March 16 College Park, MD East Lansing, MI Lawrence, KS Provo, UT

W. Virginia 83 Mississippi St. 65 90 Texas 76 San Francisco

43 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Jim Williams Regional: Midwest 1964-65 Record: 16-8 (Independent) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Dec. 04 Air Force W, 68-66 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Dec. 05 at Denver W, 79-65 10 Tom Vidakovich G 5-11 165 JR 1L Glenwood Springs, Colo. Dec. 11 UTEP L, 50-63 12 Gary Montel G 6-4 188 SO FR Fort Morgan, Colo. Dec. 12 Chapman W, 101-66 14 Lonnie Wright G 6-2 205 JR 1L Newark, N.J. Dec. 16 at Cornell W, 67-65 20 Dennis Foster G 5-10 184 SR 2L Elkhart, Ind. Dec. 17 at Duquesne L, 56-75 22 Dick Fines G 6-0 171 SO FR Sepulveda, Calif. Dec. 19 at St. Bonaventure W, 86-81 30 Delon Huse F 6-3 195 SO FR American Falls, Idaho Dec. 22 at Detroit L, 73-75 32 Darrell Greene G 6-1 173 SO Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 29 Fresno State W, 84-66 34 Tom McBride G 6-1 172 JR TR Talihina, Okla. Dec. 30 Fresno State W, 76-56 40 Bob Janowski F 6-7 203 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. Jan. 8 Denver W, 74-70 42 Bill Key F 6-4 185 SO FR Newark, N.J. Jan. 15 at Idaho State W, 64-57 44 Rusty Davidson F 6-6 195 JR TR Moab, Utah Jan. 16 at Utah State W, 89-78 50 Sonny Bustion C 6-7 225 JR 1L Gadsden, Ala. Jan. 22 Regis W, 69-44 52 Bill Westoby F 6-5 192 SR 1L Van Nuys, Calif. Jan. 23 at Wyoming L, 68-77 54 Dale Schlueter C 6-9 213 SO FR Denver, Colo. Jan. 30 USC L, 65-80 Ed Orlosky F 6-6 191 SO FR Commerce City, Colo. Feb. 6 Wyoming W, 82-77 Tom Pack F 6-4 205 SO FR Granada Hills, Calif. Feb. 13 at Denver L, 60-65 Randy Schiefer G 6-1 181 JR Bucyrus, Ohio Feb. 20 Utah State W, 89-74 Feb. 26 Air Force W, 72-62 Alphabetical Feb. 27 Montana State W, 91-71 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown March 5 at Regis W, 82-49 50 Sonny Bustion C 6-7 225 JR 1L Gadsden, Ala. March 6 at Air Force L, 67-71 44 Rusty Davidson F 6-6 195 JR TR Moab, Utah March 8 % vs Oklahoma City L, 68-70 22 Dick Fines G 6-0 171 SO FR Sepulveda, Calif. 20 Dennis Foster G 5-10 184 SR 2L Elkhart, Ind. % NCAA Tournament 32 Darrell Greene G 6-1 173 SO Colorado Springs, Colo. • First Round - Lubbock, Texas 30 Delon Huse F 6-3 195 SO FR American Falls, Idaho 40 Bob Janowski F 6-7 203 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. 42 Bill Key F 6-4 185 SO FR Newark, N.J. 34 Tom McBride G 6-1 172 JR TR Talihina, Okla. 12 Gary Montel G 6-4 188 SO FR Fort Morgan, Colo. Ed Orlosky F 6-6 191 SO FR Commerce City, Colo. Tom Pack F 6-4 205 SO FR Granada Hills, Calif. Randy Schiefer G 6-1 181 JR Bucyrus, Ohio 54 Dale Schlueter C 6-9 213 SO FR Denver, Colo. 10 Tom Vidakovich G 5-11 165 JR 1L Glenwood Springs, Colo. 52 Bill Westoby F 6-5 192 SR 1L Van Nuys, Calif. 14 Lonnie Wright G 6-2 205 JR 1L Newark, N.J.

Head Coach: Jim Williams, 11th Year (Utah State ‘47) Assistant Coaches: Irv Ferguson, Ninth Year; Boyd Grant, Fourth Year

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 14 WRIGHT, Lonnie 22 - - - 168 364 .462 - - - 98 122 .803 - - 134 6.1 59 - - - - - 434 19.7 50 BUSTION, Sonny 22 - - - 153 298 .513 - - - 77 106 .726 - - 223 10.1 61 - - - - - 383 17.4 10 VIDAKOVICH, Tom 21 - - - 112 235 .473 - - - 60 68 .882 - - 33 1.6 48 - - - - - 284 13.5 20 FOSTER, Dennis 22 - - - 55 111 .495 - - - 38 63 .603 - - 51 2.3 42 - - - - - 148 6.7 42 KEY, Bill 22 - - - 40 79 .506 - - - 20 31 .654 - - 91 4.1 55 - - - - - 100 4.6 52 WESTOBY, Bill 18 - - - 46 102 .451 - - - 8 14 .571 - - 30 1.7 28 - - - - - 100 5.6 32 GREENE, Darrell 13 - - - 28 63 .444 - - - 18 30 .600 - - 14 1.1 16 - - - - - 74 5.7 44 DAVIDSON, Rusty 23 - - - 31 58 .534 - - - 23 38 .605 - - 76 3.3 40 - - - - - 85 3.7 22 FINES, Dick 19 - - - 22 57 .386 - - - 18 30 .600 - - 13 0.7 19 - - - - - 62 3.3. 54 SCHLUETER, Dale 21 - - - 24 37 .649 - - - 6 21 .286 - - 70 3.3 33 - - - - - 54 2.6 PACK, Tom 5 - - - 8 15 .533 - - - 6 7 .857 - - 16 3.2 9 - - - - - 22 4.4 30 HUSE, Deion 11 - - - 9 18 .500 - - - 0 2 .000 - - 17 1.5 12 - - - - - 18 1.6 12 MONTEL, Gary 11 - - - 7 32 .219 - - - 2 6 .333 - - 6 0.5 14 - - - - - 16 1.5 Total 24 703 1469 .478 - - - 374 538 .695 - - 940 39.2 436 - - - - - 1780 74.2 Opponents 24 611 1403 .435 - - - 401 571 .702 - - 952 39.7 421 - - - - - 1623 67.6

44 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1965 NCAA Tournament Bracket

EAST MIDWEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

NC State (20-4) 48 75 Oklahoma St. (19-6)

March 12 Princeton 109 46 Oklahoma St. March 12 College Park, MD Manhattan, KS

Princeton (19-5) 60 99 Houston (18-8)

March 8 March 8 Philadelphia Princeton 66 60 Houston Lubbock, TX

Penn. St. (20-3) 58 98 Notre Dame (15-11)

March 13 Princeton 76 89 Wichita St. March 13 College Park, MD Manhattan, KS

St. Joseph's (25-1) 67

March 8 St. Joseph's 73 81 Southern Methodist (16-9) Philadelphia

Connecticut (23-2) 61

March 12 March 12 College Park, MD Providence 69 54 Wichita St. Manhattan, KS

W. Virginia (14-14) 67

March 8 Philadelphia Providence 81 (OT) 86 Wichita St. (19-7)

Providence (22-1) 91

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Michigan 80 91 UCLA MIDEAST March 19 March 20 March 19 WEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL Portland, OR Portland, OR Portland, OR REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Michigan (21-3) 98 91 San Francisco (23-4)

March 12 Michigan 87 93 San Francisco March 12 Lexington, KY Provo, UT

Ohio (19-6) 65 70 Oklahoma City (19-9)

March 9 March 8 Bowling Green, KY Dayton 71 67 Oklahoma City Lubbock, TX

Dayton (20-6) 66 69 Colorado St. (16-7)

March 13 March 13 Lexington, KY Michigan 93 108 UCLA Provo, UT

Eastern Ky. (19-5) 52

March 9 DePaul 78 76 Brigham Young (21-5) Bowling Green, KY UCLA (28-2) DePaul (16-8) 99 NATIONAL CHAMPION

March 12 March 12 Lexington, KY Vanderbilt 85 101 UCLA Provo, UT (26-2) 28 2

Vanderbilt (23-3) 83 (OT) 100 UCLA (24-2)

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

Princeton 118

Wichita St. 82

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE EAST MIDEAST MIDWEST WEST

NC State 103 Dayton 75 87 Houston 112 Oklahoma City

March 13 March 13 March 13 March 13 College Park, MD Lexington, KY Manhattan, KS Provo, UT

St. Joseph's 81 DePaul 69 89 Southern Methodist 102 Brigham Young

45 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Jim Williams Regional: West 1965-66 Record: 14-8 (Independent) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical D03 at Denver W, 62-61 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown D04 vs. Wyoming W, 75-69 10 Tom Vidakovich G 5-11 165 SR 2L Glewood Springs, Colo. D10 Long Beach State W, 93-84 12 Gary Montel G/F 6-4 188 JR 1L Fort Morgan, Colo. D11 Arizona State W, 84-63 14 Lonnie Wright G 6-2 205 SR 2L Newark, N.J. D18 at Montana State W, 82-68 20 Mike Good G 6-0 170 JR TR Yuma, Colo. D20 at Seattle L, 78-83 22 Dick Fines G 6-0 171 JR 1L Sepulveda, Calif. D23 Idaho State W, 95-72 30 Delon Huse F 6-3 195 JR 1L American Falls, Idaho D27 vs. Boston College L, 64-86 32 Darrell Greene G 6-1 173 JR 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. D28 vs. Villanova L,57-68 34 Tom Robinson G 5-11 175 SO FR Denver, Colo. J08 at Denver L, 65-82 40 Tom Hopman F 6-7 210 SO TR Hammond, Ind. J15 at Utah State W, 72-63 42 Bill Key F 6-4 185 JR 1L Newark, N.J. J22 at Wyoming L, 55-70 44 Bob Janowski F 6-7 203 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. J24 New Mexico State W, 109-70 50 Bob Rule C/F 6-8 212 JR TR Riverside, Calif. J28 Montana State W, 91-62 52 Dave Williams F 6-5 185 SO FR Indiniapolis, Ind. F04 Texas Western L, 66-68 54 Dale Schlueter C 6-9 213 JR 1L Denver, Colo. F05 Denver W, 67-65 Ed Orlosky F 6-6 191 SO FR Commerce City, Colo. F12 Wyoming W, 75-68 Tom Pack F 6-4 215 JR 1L Granada Hills, Calif. F19 Seattle W, 93-83 Larry Pickard F 6-4 210 SO TR Vona, Colo. F25 Utah State W, 74-64 F26 at #3 UTEP L, 55-72 Alphabetical M05 at Air Force W, 79-72 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown M07 % vs. Houston L, 76-82 22 Dick Fines G 6-0 171 JR 1L Sepulveda, Calif. 20 Mike Good G 6-0 170 JR TR Yuma, Colo. % NCAA Tournament 32 Darrell Greene G 6-1 173 JR 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. • First Round - Wichita, Kan. 40 Tom Hopman F 6-7 210 SO TR Hammond, Ind. 30 Delon Huse F 6-3 195 JR 1L American Falls, Idaho 44 Bob Janowski F 6-7 203 SO FR Wheat Ridge, Colo. 42 Bill Key F 6-4 185 JR 1L Newark, N.J. 12 Gary Montel G/F 6-4 188 JR 1L Fort Morgan, Colo. Ed Orlosky F 6-6 191 SO FR Commerce City, Colo. Tom Pack F 6-4 215 JR 1L Granada Hills, Calif. Larry Pickard F 6-4 210 SO TR Vona, Colo. 34 Tom Robinson G 5-11 175 SO FR Denver, Colo. 50 Bob Rule C/F 6-8 212 JR TR Riverside, Calif. 54 Dale Schlueter C 6-9 213 JR 1L Denver, Colo. 10 Tom Vidakovich G 5-11 165 SR 2L Glewood Springs, Colo. 52 Dave Williams F 6-5 185 SO FR Indiniapolis, Ind. 14 Lonnie Wright G 6-2 205 SR 2L Newark, N.J.

Head Coach: Jim Williams, 12th Year (Utah State ‘47) Assistant Coaches: Irv Ferguson, 10th Year; Boyd Grant, Fifth Year

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 14 WRIGHT, Lonnie 22 - - - 193 411 .470 - - - 73 101 .722 - - 134 6.1 50 - - - - - 469 20.9 50 RULE, Bob 21 - - - 131 270 .485 - - - 77 112 .687 - - 206 9.8 60 - - - - - 339 16.1 10 VIDAKOVICH, Tom 22 - - - 105 249 .421 - - - 60 77 .779 - - 74 3.4 65 - - - - - 270 12.3 54 SCHLUETER, Dale 21 - - - 71 120 .592 - - - 52 79 .658 - - 168 8.0 68 - - - - - 194 9.2 22 FINES, Dick 22 - - - 52 122 .426 - - - 39 56 .696 - - 39 1.8 38 - - - - - 143 6.5 42 KEY, Bill 10 - - - 25 60 .417 - - - 21 30 .700 - - 58 5.8 35 - - - - - 71 7.1 20 GOOD, Mike 18 - - - 19 45 .422 - - - 7 12 .583 - - 15 0.8 13 - - - - - 45 2.5 PACK, Tom 19 - - - 17 32 .531 - - - 9 24 .375 - - 43 2.3 17 - - - - - 43 2.3 32 GREENE, Darrell 16 - - - 16 38 .421 - - - 5 11 .455 - - 11 0.7 14 - - - - - 37 2.3 12 MONTEL, Gary 14 - - - 12 29 .414 - - - 4 5 .800 - - 16 1.1 9 - - - - - 28 2.0 40 HOPMAN, Tom 15 - - - 10 19 .526 - - - 7 15 .467 - - 49 3.3 12 - - - - - 27 1.8 30 HUSE, Deion 12 - - - 3 7 .429 - - - 2 5 .400 - - 10 0.8 4 - - - - - 8 0.7 34 ROBINSON, Tom 9 - - - 2 13 .154 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 2 0.2 3 - - - - - 5 0.6 Total 22 656 1415 .463 - - - 357 529 .674 - - 794 43.1 388 - - - - - 1669 75.9 Opponents 22 602 1423 .423 - - - 371 523 .709 - - 755 43.4 407 - - - - - 1575 71.6

46 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1966 NCAA Tournament Bracket

EAST MIDWEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Duke (23-3) 76 76 Cincinnati (21-5)

March 11 Duke 91 81 (2 OT) Texas Western March 11 Raleigh, NC Lubbock, TX

St. Joseph's (22-4) 65 89 Texas Western (23-1)

March 7 March 7 Blacksburg, VA St. Joseph's 74 78 (OT) Texas Western Wichita, KS

Providence (22-4) 48 74 Oklahoma City (24-4)

March 12 Duke 79 85 Texas Western March 12 Raleigh, NC Lubbock, TX

Davidson (20-5) 95

March 7 Davidson 78 70 Southern Methodist (16-8) Blacksburg, VA

Rhode Island (20-7) 65

March 11 March 11 Raleigh, NC Syracuse 81 80 Kansas Lubbock, TX

Syracuse (21-5) 94 76 Kansas (22-3)

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Kentucky 65 72 Texas Western MIDEAST March 18 March 19 March 18 WEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL College Park, MD College Park, MD College Park, MD REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Kentucky (24-1) 86 63 Oregon St. (20-6)

March 11 Kentucky 84 64 Oregon St. March 11 Iowa City, IA Los Angeles

Miami (OH) (18-6) 51 82 Houston (21-5)

March 7 March 7 Kent, OH Dayton 79 60 Houston Wichita, KS

Dayton (22-4) 58 76 Colorado St. (14-7)

March 12 March 12 Iowa City, IA Kentucky 83 78 Utah Los Angeles

Western Ky. (23-2) 105

March 7 Western Ky. 79 83 Utah (21-6) Kent, OH Texas Western (28-1) Loyola (IL) (22-2) 86 NATIONAL CHAMPION

March 11 March 11 Iowa City, IA Michigan 77 70 Utah Los Angeles (26-1) 28 1

Michigan (17-7) 80 74 Pacific (22-4)

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

Duke 79

Utah 77

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE EAST MIDEAST MIDWEST WEST

St. Joseph's 92 Dayton 62 84 Cincinnati 102 Houston

March 12 March 12 March 12 March 12 Raleigh, NC Iowa City, IA Lubbock, TX Los Angeles

Davidson 76 Western Ky. 82 89 Southern Methodist 91 Pacific

47 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Jim Williams Regional: Midwest 1968-69 Record: 17-7 (Independent) NCAA Qualifi cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Nov. 30 at New Mexico State L, 89-95 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Dec. 01 vs. Denver W, 71-66 10 Tom Nowicki G 6-0 169 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. Dec. 06 at Pacifi c W, 78-77 14 John Kirkman G/F 6-4 189 JR 1L Orem, Utah 15 Doug Peden G 5-10 188 SO FR Marion, Ind. Dec. 13 Fresno State W, 69-64 20 Lloyd Kerr G/F 6-3 197 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. Dec. 14 SW Louisiana W, 78-68 22 Bob Caton G 6-1 172 SO FR Denver, Colo. Dec. 18 Loyola Marymount W, 76-57 25 Tom Meeker G/F 6-4 201 JR 1L Ault, Colo. Dec. 21 Santa Barbara W, 76-55 30 Floyd Kerr G/F 6-3 207 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. Dec. 27 vs. Rutgers W, 67-66 32 Archie Weems C/F 6-6 200 JR TR Upper Marlboro, Md. Dec. 28 at Utah W, 70-58 34 Martin Hess F 6-7 206 SR 2L Wailuku, Hawaii Jan. 4 at Utah State L, 73-83 35 Jim Stockham C/F 6-9 202 JR TR Littleton, Colo. 40 Jeff Ash G/F 6-4 190 JR 1L Virginia, Minn. Jan. 11 UTEP W, 64-63 42 Mike Davis C 6-10 215 SR 2L Aurora, Colo. Jan. 16 Air Force W, 83-65 44 Cliff Shegogg F 6-5 225 JR 1L East St. Louis, Ill. Jan. 25 at Wyoming W, 78-68 45 Kris Shelton F/C 6-6 215 SO FR Denver, Colo. Jan. 31 Wyoming L, 74-76 Randy Barnes G/F 6-4 186 SO FR Blackstock, S.C. Feb. 5 at Denver W, 84-67 LaVern Brown F 6-4 190 JR 1L Haxtun, Colo. Feb. 8 West Texas State W, 55-53 Jim Dunlap F 6-5 208 SO FR Denver, Colo. Feb. 15 Denver W, 79-62 Frank Kelly F 6-5 181 SO FR Denver, Colo. Steve Krieger G 6-2 165 SO FR Denver, Colo. Feb. 17 Utah State W, 70-60 Stan Yoder G 6-1 188 JR 1L Kakarusa, Ind. Feb. 22 at Loyola-Chicago L, 64-75 Feb. 28 at UTEP L, 58-78 Alphabetical March 1 at West Texas State L, 66-74 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown March 8 % vs. Dayton W, 52-50 40 Jeff Ash G/F 6-4 190 JR 1L Virginia, Minn. March 13 % vs. Colorado W, 64-56 Randy Barnes G/F 6-4 186 SO FR Blackstock, S.C. March 15 % vs. Drake L, 77-84 LaVern Brown F 6-4 190 JR 1L Haxtun, Colo. 22 Bob Caton G 6-1 172 SO FR Denver, Colo. % NCAA Tournament 42 Mike Davis C 6-10 215 SR 2L Aurora, Colo. • First Round - Fort Worth, Texas Jim Dunlap F 6-5 208 SO FR Denver, Colo. • Regional Semifi nal/Final - Manhattan, Kan. 34 Martin Hess F 6-7 206 SR 2L Wailuku, Hawaii Frank Kelly F 6-5 181 SO FR Denver, Colo. 30 Floyd Kerr G/F 6-3 207 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. 20 Lloyd Kerr G/F 6-3 197 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. 14 John Kirkman G/F 6-4 189 JR 1L Orem, Utah Steve Krieger G 6-2 165 SO FR Denver, Colo. 25 Tom Meeker G/F 6-4 201 JR 1L Ault, Colo. 10 Tom Nowicki G 6-0 169 SR 2L South Bend, Ind. 15 Doug Peden G 5-10 188 SO FR Marion, Ind. 44 Cliff Shegogg F 6-5 225 JR 1L East St. Louis, Ill. 45 Kris Shelton F/C 6-6 215 SO FR Denver, Colo. 35 Jim Stockham C/F 6-9 202 JR TR Littleton, Colo. 32 Archie Weems C/F 6-6 200 JR TR Upper Marlboro, Md. Stan Yoder G 6-1 188 JR 1L Kakarusa, Ind.

Head Coach: Jim Williams, 15th Year (Utah State ‘47) Assistant Coaches: Irv Ferguson, 13th Year; Boyd Grant, Eighth Year Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 44 SHEGOGG, Cliff 24 - - - 162 397 .408 - - - 76 101 .752 - - 162 6.8 77 2 - - - - 400 16.7 20 KERR, Lloyd 24 - - - 142 320 .444 - - - 95 129 .736 - - 136 5.7 62 2 - - - - 379 15.8 30 KERR, Floyd 24 - - - 126 316 .399 - - - 83 114 .728 - - 165 6.9 50 1 - - - - 335 13.9 42 DAVIS, Mike 24 - - - 73 153 .477 - - - 42 72 .583 - - 191 7.9 84 5 - - - - 188 7.8 32 WEEMS, Archie 24 - - - 67 127 .528 - - - 29 49 .592 - - 169 7.0 64 2 - - - - 163 6.8 10 NOWICKI, Tom 16 - - - 28 56 .500 - - - 25 27 .926 - - 21 1.3 23 0 - - - - 81 5.1 15 PEDEN, Doug 19 - - - 26 55 .472 - - - 18 23 .783 - - 14 0.9 28 1 - - - - 70 4.4 35 STOCKHAM, Jim 20 - - - 14 25 .560 - - - 11 25 .444 - - 38 1.9 27 0 - - - - 39 1.9 25 MEEKER, Tom 15 - - - 12 28 .429 - - - 5 13 .385 - - 20 1.3 14 0 - - - - 29 1.9 40 ASH, Jeff 13 - - - 11 34 .324 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 20 1.5 10 0 - - - - 10 0.8 22 CANTON, Bob 8 - - - 1 5 .200 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 7 0.9 5 0 - - - - 7 0.9 TOTAL 24 662 1516 .437 - - - 391 563 .694 - - 1117 46.5 444 13 - - - - 1715 71.5 OPPONENT 24 624 1550 .403 - - - 372 572 .650 - - 1035 43.1 435 11 - - - - 1620 67.5

48 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1969 NCAA Tournament Bracket

EAST MIDWEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

N. Carolina (25-3) 79 81 Drake (23-4)

March 13 N. Carolina 87 84 Drake March 13 College Park, MD Manhattan, KS

Duquesne (19-4) 74 81 Texas A&M (17-7)

March 8 March 8 Kingston, RI Duquesne 78 63 Texas A&M Fort Worth, TX

St. Joseph's (17-10) 52 66 Trinity (TX) (19-4)

March 15 N. Carolina 65 82 Drake March 15 College Park, MD Manhattan, KS

Davidson (25-2) 75 52 Colorado St. (15-6)

March 8 Davidson 79 64 Colorado St. March 8 Raleigh, NC Fort Worth, TX

Villanova (21-4) 61 50 Dayton (20-6)

March 13 March 13 College Park, MD Davidson 85 77 Colorado St. Manhattan, KS

St. John's (NY) (22-4) 72

March 8 Raleigh, NC St. John's (NY) 69 56 Colorado (20-6)

Princeton (19-6) 63

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Purdue 72 92 UCLA MIDEAST March 20 March 22 March 20 WEST FIRST REGIONAL REGIONAL Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY REGIONAL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND

Purdue (20-4) 91 53 UCLA (25-1)

March 13 Purdue 75 (OT) 90 UCLA March 13 Madison, WI Los Angeles

Miami (OH) (14-10) 63 74 New Mexico St. (23-3)

March 8 March 8 Carbondale, IL Miami (OH) 71 38 New Mexico St. Las Cruces, NM

Notre Dame (20-6) 60 62 Brigham Young (16-11)

March 15 March 15 Madison, WI Purdue 92 85 UCLA Los Angeles

Marquette (22-4) 82

March 8 Marquette 81 63 (OT) Santa Clara (26-1) Carbondale, IL UCLA (29-1) Murray St. (22-5) 62 NATIONAL CHAMPION

March 13 March 13 Madison, WI Marquette 73 52 Santa Clara Los Angeles (27-1) 29 75 Weber St. (25-2) 1 March 8 Kentucky (22-4) 74 59 Weber St. Las Cruces, NM

73 Seattle (19-7)

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

N. Carolina 84

Drake 104

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE EAST MIDEAST MIDWEST WEST

Duquesne 75 Miami (OH) 71 82 Texas A&M 56 New Mexico St.

March 15 March 15 March 15 March 15 College Park, MD Madison, WI Manhattan, KS Los Angeles

St. John's (NY) 72 Kentucky 72 97 Colorado 58 Weber St.

49 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Boyd Grant Regional: Midwest 1988-89 Record: 23-10 (12-4 WAC) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Nov. 26 Northern Colorado W, 70-50 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Nov. 30 Colorado W, 73-72 4 Joel Tribelhorn G 6-0 175 SR TR Sterling, Colo. (Fort Lewis College) Dec. 2 at Paciﬁ c W, 74-66 5 Lance Irvin G 6-0 180 SO 1L Chicago, Ill (Percy Julian H.S.) Dec. 3 at Stanford L, 49-63 20 Pat Durham F 6-8 180 SR 3L Dallas, Texas (Wilmer-Hutchins H.S.) Dec. 6 at North Texas L, 50-52 23 Matt Michael F 6-7 180 SO 1L Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington H.S.) Dec. 10 Idaho State W, 71-50 24 Lynn Tryon G 6-4 180 FR HS Westside, Iowa (Ar-We-Va H.S.) Dec. 17 Oral Roberts W, 102-89 25 Dwayne Molyneaux G/F 6-6 180 FR HS Boston, Mass. (Fort Union H.S.) Dec. 20 at Baylor W, 62-53 30 Jamie Hines G 6-3 185 JR JC Washington, D.C. (San Diego C.C.) Dec. 27 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 43-58 33 Trent Shippen G 6-0 170 SR 1L Menan, Idaho (Rick J.C.) Dec. 29 Texas Tech L, 61-71 34 Andy Anderson F 6-7 190 JR JC Ada, Okla. (Southwest J.C.) Dec. 30 at Montana W, 68-66 (OT) 35 Darrell Anderson F 6-8 180 FR HS Houston, Texas (Marian Christian H.S.) Jan. 05 * at San Diego State L, 57-62 40 Doug Larson C/F 6-8 205 FR HS Littleton, Colo. (Littleton H.S.) Jan. 07 * at Hawaii W, 62-55 42 Eric Friehauf C 6-8 210 JR 1L Fort Collins, Colo. (Evansville) Jan. 12 * New Mexico W, 64-62 44 Matt Sharp F 6-8 210 JR JC Longmont, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Jan. 16 * at Air Force W, 69-59 50 Wagner Manna C 6-10 235 FR HS Parana, Brazil (Poli H.S.) Jan. 19 * Utah W, 63-49 Jan. 21 * BYU L, 69-84 Alphabetical Jan. 24 * at UTEP L, 53-69 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Jan. 26 * at New Mexico L, 62-65 (OT) 34 Andy Anderson F 6-7 190 SR 1L Ada, Okla. (Southwest J.C.) Feb. 2 * San Diego State W, 67-47 35 Darrell Anderson F 6-8 180 FR RS Houston, Texas (Marian Christian H.S.) Feb. 4 * Wyoming W, 58-48 42 Eric Friehauf C 6-8 210 SR 2L Fort Collins, Colo. (Evansville) Feb. 11 at Oral Roberts W, 76-70 30 Jamie Hines G 6-3 185 SR 1L Washington, D.C. (San Diego C.C.) Feb. 17 * Hawaii W, 57-56 22 Tracy Jordan F 6-6 230 JR JC Denver, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Feb. 20 * Air Force W, 58-53 40 Doug Larson C/F 6-8 205 SO SQ Littleton, Colo. (Littleton H.S.) Feb. 23 * UTEP W, 81-69 50 Wagner Manna C 6-10 235 SO SQ Parana, Brazil (Poli H.S.) Feb. 25 * at Wyoming W, 62-59 23 Mark Meredith G 6-2 180 JR JC Tucson, Ariz. (Central Arizona J.C.) March 2 * at Utah W, 75-64 32 Mike Mitchell G/F 6-8 220 SR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Fresno State Univ.) March 4 * at BYU W, 89-72 25 Dwayne Molyneaux G/F 6-6 180 SO SQ Boston Mass. (Fork Union H.S.) March 9 ^ vs. Utah W, 52-50 00 Dwayne Polk G 6-0 170 JR JC St. Louis, Mo. (Highland J.C.) March 10 ^ vs. Hawaii W, 50-46 44 Matt Sharp F 6-8 210 SR 1L Longmont, Colo. (Northeast J.C.) March 11 ^ vs. UTEP L, 60-73 24 Lynn Tryon G 6-4 180 SO 1L Westside, Iowa (Ar-We-Va) March 17 % vs. Florida W, 68-48 12 Carren Wilson G 6-3 180 FR HS Portland, Ore. (Jefferson H.S.) March 19 % vs. #5 Syracuse L, 50-65 Head Coach: Boyd Grant, Second Year (Colorado State, ‘57) * Western Athletic Conference Games Assistant Coaches: Ernie Kent, Second Year; Tim Jankovich, Second Year; Fred Litzenberger, Second Year ^ WAC Championship - Salt Lake City, Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center) % NCAA Tournament • First/Second Rounds - Dallas, Texas

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 20 DURHAM, Pat 33 33 1244 37.7 192 370 .519 1 4 .250 216 288 .750 - - 245 7.4 75 1 64 91 44 54 601 18.2 4 TRIBELHORN, Joel 32 25 1093 34.2 158 294 .537 75 133 .564 55 65 .846 - - 69 2.2 58 1 85 60 3 32 446 13.9 33 SHIPPEN, Trent 33 31 1079 33.7 80 157 .479 32 79 .405 68 89 .764 - - 86 2.6 39 0 94 57 1 23 260 7.9 34 ANDRESON, Andy 32 19 793 25.6 90 167 .539 17 49 .347 46 61 .754 - - 78 2.4 66 0 53 65 3 26 243 7.6 42 FRIEHAUF, Eric 33 32 973 30.4 81 154 .526 0 1 .000 59 80 .738 - - 122 3.7 83 2 39 36 4 35 221 6.7 30 HINES, Jamie 32 11 424 13.3 49 103 .476 12 29 .414 33 47 .702 - - 55 1.7 40 0 34 25 2 13 143 4.5 44 SHARP, Matt 33 4 453 13.7 41 91 .451 0 1 .000 10 13 .769 - - 66 2.1 45 0 20 20 4 22 92 2.8 24 TRYON, Lynn 31 9 349 11.6 26 80 .325 1 5 .200 12 23 .522 - - 38 1.2 29 0 20 32 0 10 65 2.1 50 MANNA, Wagner 7 1 17 2.4 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 - - 3 0.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.0 40 LARSON, Doug 9 0 34 4.3 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 - - 11 1.2 5 0 0 5 2 2 8 0.9 25 MOLYNEAUX, Dwayne 11 0 33 3.0 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 3 8 .375 - - 4 0.4 3 0 0 4 3 0 9 0.8 23 MICHAEL, Matt 19 0 54 2.8 0 11 .000 0 0 .000 10 14 .714 - - 17 0.9 2 0 5 2 0 0 10 0.5 Total 33 730 1465 .499 150 308 .487 524 701 .748 - - 849 25.7 448 4 414 397 66 217 2125 64.4 Opponents 33 804 1694 .474 142 403 .352 262 388 .765 - - 911 27.6 615 16 373 355 56 169 2012 61.0

50 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1989 NCAA Tournament Bracket

MIDWEST EAST FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 Illinois (27-4) 77 50 Georgetown (26-4) 1 Illinois 72 81 Georgetown Thursday Friday

16 McNeese St. (16-13) 71 49 Princeton (19-7) 16 Illinois 83 69 Georgetown Saturday Sunday

8 Pittsburgh (17-12) 64 65 Vanderbilt (19-13) 8 PROVIDENCE, RI Thursday Friday Ball St. 60 74 Notre Dame 9 Ball St. (28-2) 68 81 Notre Dame (20-8) 9 March 24 Illinois 89 77 Georgetown March 24 Minneapolis East Rutherford, NJ 5 Arkansas (24-6) 120 81 NC State (20-8) 5 Arkansas 84 102 (2 OT) NC State Thursday Friday INDIANAPOLIS, IN 12 Loyola Mymt. (20-10) 101 66 S. Carolina (19-10) 12 Saturday Sunday Louisville 69 61 NC State 4 Louisville (22-8) 76 87 Iowa (22-9) 4 Thursday Friday Louisville 93 96 Iowa 13 Ark.-Little Rock (23-7) 71 73 Rutgers (18-12) 13 March 26 Illinois 81 78 Duke March 26 Minneapolis East Rutherford, NJ 6 Georgia Tech (20-11) 70 75 Kansas St. (19-10) 6 Texas 89 80 Minnesota Friday Thursday

11 Texas (24-8) 76 86 Minnesota (17-11) 11 Missouri 80 70 Minnesota Sunday Saturday

3 Missouri (27-7) 85 78 Stanford (26-6) 3 GREENSBORO, NC Friday Thursday Missouri 108 67 Siena 14 Creighton (20-10) 69 80 Siena (24-4) 14 March 24 March 24 Minneapolis Syracuse 86 85 Duke East Rutherford, NJ 7 Florida (21-12) 46 84 W. Virginia (25-4) 7

DALLAS, TX DALLAS, Colorado St. 50 63 W. Virginia Friday Thursday

10 Colorado St. (22-9) 68 68 Tennessee (19-10) 10 Sunday Saturday Syracuse 83 87 Duke 2 Syracuse (27-7) 104 90 Duke (24-7) 2 Friday Thursday Syracuse 65 70 Duke 15 Bucknell (23-7) 81 69 S. Carolina St. (25-7) 15

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Michigan 80 (OT) 79 Seton Hall SOUTHEAST April 1 April 3 April 1 WEST FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL Seattle Seattle Seattle REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 Oklahoma (28-5) 72 94 Arizona (27-3) 1 Oklahoma 124 94 Arizona Thursday Thursday

16 E. Tenn. St. (20-10) 71 60 Robert Morris (21-8) 16 Oklahoma 80 67 Arizona Saturday Saturday

8 La Salle (26-5) 74 70 St. Mary's (CA) (25-4) 8 Thursday Thursday

Louisiana Tech 81 68 Clemson BOISE, ID 9 Louisiana Tech (22-8) 83 80 Clemson (18-10) 9 March 23 Virginia 65 61 UNLV March 23 Lexington, KY Denver 5 Virginia (19-10) 100 63 Memphis St. (21-10) 5 Virginia 104 70 *DePaul

NASHVILLE, TN NASHVILLE, Thursday Thursday

12 Providence (18-10) 97 66 *DePaul (20-11) 12 Saturday Saturday Virginia 86 68 UNLV 4 Florida St. (22-7) 83 68 UNLV (26-7) 4 Thursday Thursday Middle Tenn. St. 88 85 UNLV 13 Middle Tenn. St. (22-7) 97 56 Idaho (25-5) 13 March 25 March 25 Lexington, KY Michigan 83 95 Seton Hall Denver 6 Alabama (23-7) 84 90 Oregon St. (22-7) 6 S. Alabama 82 73 Evansville Friday Friday

11 S. Alabama (22-8) 86 94 (OT) Evansville (24-5) 11 Michigan 92 78 Seton Hall Sunday Sunday

3 Michigan (24-7) 93 Michigan (30-7) 60 Seton Hall (26-6) 3 NATIONAL CHAMPION

Friday Friday TUCSON, AZ Michigan 91 87 Seton Hall 14 Xavier (21-11) 87 51 S.W. Missouri St. (21-9) 14 March 23 March 23 Lexington, KY Michigan 102 (24-7) 84 Seton Hall Denver 7 UCLA (20-9) 84 30 85 UTEP (25-6) 7 UCLA 81 7 69 UTEP ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA, Friday Friday

10 Iowa St. (17-11) 74 74 LSU (20-11) 10 Sunday Sunday N. Carolina 87 65 Indiana 2 N. Carolina (27-7) 93 99 Indiana (25-7) 2 Friday Friday N. Carolina 88 92 Indiana 15 Southern (20-10) 79 85 George Mason (20-10) 15

*DePaul’s participation in the 1989 tournament vacated.

51 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Boyd Grant Regional: West 1989-90 Record: 21-9 (11-5 WAC) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Nov. 25 Texas-Pan Am W, 77-53 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Nov. 28 Northern Colorado W, 88-51 00 Dwayne Polk G 6-0 170 JR JC St. Louis, Mo. (Highland J.C.) Dec. 1 at Eastern Kentucky W, 75-66 12 Carren Wilson G 6-3 180 FR HS Portland, Ore. (Jefferson H.S.) Dec. 2 at Marshall L, 58-65 22 Tracy Jordan F 6-6 230 JR JC Denver, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Dec. 7 Northwestern State W, 94-61 23 Mark Meredith G 6-2 180 JR JC Tucson, Ariz. (Central Arizona J.C.) Dec. 9 at Idaho State W, 62-47 24 Lynn Tryon G 6-4 180 SO 1L Westside, Iowa (Ar-We-Va) Dec. 16 at Montana L, 47-50 25 Dwayne Molyneaux G/F 6-6 180 SO SQ Boston Mass. (Fork Union H.S.) Dec. 18 Cal State Fullerton W, 84-55 30 Jamie Hines G 6-3 185 SR 1L Washington, D.C. (San Diego C.C.) Dec. 20 Baylor W, 74-55 32 Mike Mitchell G/F 6-8 220 SR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Fresno State Univ.) Dec. 23 North Texas W, 93-70 34 Andy Anderson F 6-7 190 SR 1L Ada, Okla. (Southwest J.C.) Dec. 29 at #24 North Carolina W, 78-67 35 Darrell Anderson F 6-8 180 FR RS Houston, Texas (Marian Christian H.S.) Dec. 30 at Massachusetts W, 77-51 40 Doug Larson C/F 6-8 205 SO SQ Littleton, Colo. (Littleton H.S.) Jan. 4 * at UTEP W, 62-50 42 Eric Friehauf C 6-8 210 SR 2L Fort Collins, Colo. (Evansville) Jan. 6 * at New Mexico L, 61-63 44 Matt Sharp F 6-8 210 SR 1L Longmont, Colo. (Northeast J.C.) Jan. 13 * Hawaii W, 66-64 50 Wagner Manna C 6-10 235 SO SQ Parana, Brazil (Poli H.S.) Jan. 15 * at Wyoming W, 65-57 Jan. 20 * Utah W, 57-51 Alphabetical Jan. 22 * Air Force W, 60-47 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Jan. 27 * at BYU L, 52-67 34 Andy Anderson F 6-7 190 SR 1L Ada, Okla. (Southwest J.C.) Jan. 29 * at Utah L, 37-44 35 Darrell Anderson F 6-8 180 FR RS Houston, Texas (Marian Christian H.S.) Feb. 1 * at Air Force W, 84-74 42 Eric Friehauf C 6-8 210 SR 2L Fort Collins, Colo. (Evansville) Feb. 3 * Wyoming L, 67-71 30 Jamie Hines G 6-3 185 SR 1L Washington, D.C. (San Diego C.C.) Feb. 8 * New Mexico W, 75-71 22 Tracy Jordan F 6-6 230 JR JC Denver, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Feb. 10 * UTEP W, 86-68 40 Doug Larson C/F 6-8 205 SO SQ Littleton, Colo. (Littleton H.S.) Feb. 15 * at Hawaii L, 60-72 50 Wagner Manna C 6-10 235 SO SQ Parana, Brazil (Poli H.S.) Feb. 18 * at San Diego State W, 64-57 23 Mark Meredith G 6-2 180 JR JC Tucson, Ariz. (Central Arizona J.C.) March 1 * BYU W, 59-57 32 Mike Mitchell G/F 6-8 220 SR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Fresno State Univ.) March 3 * San Diego State W, 62-45 25 Dwayne Molyneaux G/F 6-6 180 SO SQ Boston Mass. (Fork Union H.S.) March 8 ^ vs. Air Force L, 51-58 00 Dwayne Polk G 6-0 170 JR JC St. Louis, Mo. (Highland J.C.) March 16 % vs. Alabama L, 54-71 44 Matt Sharp F 6-8 210 SR 1L Longmont, Colo. (Northeast J.C.) 24 Lynn Tryon G 6-4 180 SO 1L Westside, Iowa (Ar-We-Va) * Western Athletic Conference Games 12 Carren Wilson G 6-3 180 FR HS Portland, Ore. (Jefferson H.S.) ^ WAC Championship - El Paso, Texas (Special Events Center) % NCAA Tournament • First Round - Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Arena) Head Coach: Boyd Grant, Third Year (Colorado State, ‘57) Assistant Coaches: Jeff Jackson, First Year; Tim Jankovich, Third Year; Tim Duryea, Second Year; Fred Litzenberger, Third Year

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 32 MITCHELL, Mike 30 29 1032 34.4 209 398 .532 25 68 .368 143 196 .730 - - 201 6.7 80 1 71 81 14 59 586 19.5 23 MEREDITH, Mark 30 30 966 32.2 108 224 .482 84 176 .469 64 69 .928 - - 78 2.6 64 1 72 40 11 29 364 12.1 34 ANDERSON, Andy 26 24 720 27.7 98 172 .570 10 31 .323 81 109 .743 - - 85 3.3 58 2 69 66 4 10 287 11.0 24 TRYON, Lynn 30 29 1054 35.1 98 232 .422 40 105 .381 29 41 .707 - - 91 3.0 39 0 109 55 5 15 265 8.8 30 HINES, Jamie 29 7 518 17.9 53 107 .495 16 38 .421 27 41 .659 - - 55 1.9 37 0 37 23 2 17 149 5.1 42 FRIEHAUF, Eric 30 19 661 22.0 45 89 .506 0 0 .000 26 41 .634 - - 97 3.2 59 1 28 18 17 21 116 3.9 44 SHARP, Matt 30 10 439 14.6 44 95 .463 0 0 .000 13 19 .684 - - 78 2.6 41 0 22 16 1 16 101 3.4 22 JORDAN, Tracy 29 0 257 8.9 36 80 .450 2 4 .500 11 25 .440 - - 60 2.1 20 0 19 17 0 3 85 2.9 00 POLK, Dwayne 21 0 130 6.2 9 22 .409 7 17 .412 6 6 1.000 - - 6 0.3 14 0 16 4 0 10 31 1.5 25 MOLYNEAUX, Dwayne 15 1 83 5.5 5 13 .385 0 1 .000 12 24 .500 - - 12 0.8 5 0 3 6 2 1 22 1.5 12 WILSON, Carren 14 0 106 7.6 8 16 .500 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 - - 6 0.4 5 0 5 3 0 2 20 1.4 50 MANNA, Wagner 7 0 34 4.9 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 - - 7 1.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 0.4 Total 30 714 1448 .493 187 449 .417 414 577 .718 - - 856 28.5 125 5 452 331 56 183 2029 67.6 Opponents 30 683 1540 .444 142 415 .342 270 386 .700 - - 863 28.8 550 17 348 352 90 163 1778 59.3

52 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 1990 NCAA Tournament Bracket

SOUTHEAST EAST FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 Michigan St. (26-5) 75 (OT) 76 Connecticut (28-5) 1 Michigan St. 62 74 Connecticut Thursday Thursday

16 Murray St. (21-8) 71 52 Boston U. (18-11) 16 Michigan St. 80 71 Connecticut Saturday Saturday

8 Houston (25-7) 66 63 Indiana (18-10) 8 Thursday Thursday CT HARTFORD, Santa Barbara 58 54 California 9 Santa Barbara (20-8) 70 65 California (21-9) 9 March 23 Georgia Tech 93 78 Connecticut March 22 New Orleans East Rutherford, NJ 5 LSU (22-8) 70 49 *Clemson (24-8) 5 LSU 91 79 *Clemson

KNOXVILLE, TX Thursday Thursday

12 Villanova (18-14) 63 47 Brigham Young (21-8) 12 Saturday Saturday Georgia Tech 81 (OT) 70 *Clemson 4 Georgia Tech (24-6) 99 79 La Salle (29-1) 4 Thursday Thursday Georgia Tech 94 75 La Salle 13 E. Tenn. St. (27-6) 83 63 Southern Miss. (20-11) 13 March 25 Georgia Tech 81 97 Duke March 24 New Orleans East Rutherford, NJ 6 Minnesota (20-8) 64 (OT) 81 St. John's (NY) (23-9) 6 Minnesota 81 72 St. John's (NY) Friday Friday

11 UTEP (21-10) 61 65 Temple (20-10) 11 Minnesota 82 90 Duke Sunday Sunday

3 Missouri (26-5) 71 81 Duke (24-8) 3

Friday Friday GA ATLANTA, Northern Iowa 78 76 Duke 14 Northern Iowa (22-8) 74 46 Richmond (22-9) 14 March 23 March 22 New Orleans Minnesota 91 79 (OT) Duke East Rutherford, NJ 7 Virginia (19-11) 75 68 UCLA (20-10) 7 Virginia 61 71 UCLA

RICHMOND, VA Friday Friday

10 Notre Dame (16-12) 67 56 UAB (22-8) 10 Sunday Sunday Syracuse 75 81 UCLA 2 Syracuse (24-6) 70 79 Kansas (29-4) 2 Friday Friday Syracuse 63 70 Kansas 15 Coppin St. (26-6) 48 71 Robert Morris (22-7) 15

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL UNLV 103 73 Duke WEST March 31 April 2 March 31 MIDWEST FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL Denver Denver Denver REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 UNLV (29-5) 102 77 Oklahoma (26-4) 1 UNLV 76 77 Oklahoma Thursday Thursday

16 Ark.-Little Rock (20-9) 72 68 Towson St. (18-12) 16 UNLV 69 73 N. Carolina Saturday Saturday

8 Ohio St. (16-12) 84 (OT) 83 N. Carolina (19-12) 8 Thursday Thursday Ohio St. 65 79 N. Carolina TX AUSTIN, 9 Providence (17-11) 83 70 S.W. Missouri St. (22-6) 9 March 23 UNLV 131 88 Arkansas March 22 Oakland, CA Dallas 5 Oregon St. (22-6) 53 86 Illinois (21-7) 5 Ball St. 62 84 Dayton Thursday Thursday

SALT LAKE CITY,SALT LAKE UT 12 Ball St. (24-6) 54 88 Dayton (21-9) 12 Saturday Saturday Ball St. 67 96 Arkansas 4 Louisville (26-7) 78 68 Arkansas (26-4) 4 Thursday Thursday Louisville 60 86 Arkansas 13 Idaho (25-5) 59 64 Princeton (20-6) 13 March 25 March 24 Oakland, CA UNLV 90 83 Arkansas Dallas 6 New Mexico St. (26-4) 92 87 Xavier (26-4) 6 Loyola Mymt. 149 74 Xavier Friday Friday

11 Loyola Mymt. (23-5) 111 79 Kansas St. (17-14) 11 Loyola Mymt. 62 89 Xavier Sunday Sunday

3 Michigan (22-7) 76 UNLV (35-5) 70 Georgetown (23-6) 3 INDIANAPOLIS, IN INDIANAPOLIS, NATIONAL CHAMPION Friday Friday Michigan 115 71 Georgetown 14 Illinois St. (18-12) 70 52 Texas Southern (19-11) 14 March 23 March 22 Oakland, CA Loyola Mymt. 101 (29-5) 85 Texas Dallas 7 Alabama (24-8) 71 35 88 Georgia (20-8) 7 Alabama 77 5 73 Texas Friday Friday LONG CA BEACH, 10 Colorado St. (21-8) 54 100 Texas (21-8) 10 Sunday Sunday Alabama 60 102 Texas 2 Arizona (24-6) 79 75 Purdue (21-7) 2 Friday Friday Arizona 55 72 Purdue 15 S. Florida (20-10) 67 63 N.E. Louisiana (22-7) 15

*Clemson’s participation in the 1990 tournament vacated.

53 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Dale Layer Regional: West 2002-03 Record: 19-14 (5-7 MW) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: MW Automatic Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Nov. 16 ! IPFW W, 80-62 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Nov. 18 ! Florida Atlantic W, 81-56 1 Derrick Stevens G 5-11 180 JR JC Houston, Texas (Northland Pioneer J.C.) Nov. 19 ! Cleveland State W, 77-63 2 Kyle Ramstetter G 6-1 185 SO HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) Nov. 25 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 91-66 3 Quantone Smith F 6-8 245 SR 1L Minneapolis, Minn. (NDSCS) Nov. 27 at Southern Illinois L, 71-83 4 Brian Lohrey G 6-1 185 SO HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (C.S. Christian H.S.) Nov. 30 at Arkansas-Little Rock L, 75-84 5 Darien Chavis G 5-11 160 SO JC Philadelphia, Pa. (Kansas City C.C.) Dec. 3 West Alabama W, 82-50 10 Jon Rakiecki G 6-3 195 RS-SO 1L Fruita, Colo. (Fruita Monument H.S.) Dec. 7 Gardner-Webb W, 90-63 11 Andy Birley G 6-4 200 SR 3L Battle Ground, Wash (Battle Ground H.S.) Dec. 11 Denver University W, 96-80 13 Freddy Robinson G/F 6-5 200 SO 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Central H.S.) Dec. 14 Washington State W, 90-79 20 Ronnie Clark F 6-5 210 RS-JR 1L Arcadia, Fla. (Florida Southern Univ.) Dec. 22 South Carolina W, 81-67 22 Shelton Johnson G/F 6-3 205 FR HS Arlington, Texas (Oakridge H.S.) Dec. 27 Prairie View A&M W, 85-73 32 Micheal Morris G 6-4 195 FR HS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch H.S.) Dec. 30 at Purdue L, 56-84 33 Brian Greene F 6-8 225 SR 3L Thornton, Colo. (Horizon H.S.) Jan. 3 South Florida W, 82-70 34 Darian Burke F/C 6-10 250 JR 1L Newman, Ga. (Grayson College) Jan. 7 at Colorado L, 72-93 42 Matt Williams F 6-6 215 SO 1L Temple, Texas (Temple H.S.) Jan. 13 * New Mexico W, 74-58 54 Matt Nelson C 7-0 245 RS-SO 1L Chicago, Ill. (Niles North H.S.) Jan. 18 * Air Force W, 51-49 Jan. 25 * Wyoming L, 77-79 Alphabetical Feb. 1 * at San Diego State W, 72-69 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Feb. 3 * at UNLV L, 57-90 11 Andy Birley G 6-4 200 SR 3L Battle Ground, Wash (Battle Ground H.S.) Feb. 8 * Utah L, 66-71 34 Darian Burke F/C 6-10 250 JR 1L Newman, Ga. (Grayson College) Feb. 10 * BYU L, 68-77 5 Darien Chavis G 5-11 160 SO JC Philadelphia, Pa. (Kansas City C.C.) Feb. 15 * at Air Force L, 75-80 20 Ronnie Clark F 6-5 210 RS-JR 1L Arcadia, Fla. (Florida Southern Univ.) Feb. 17 * at New Mexico L, 72-82 33 Brian Greene F 6-8 225 SR 3L Thornton, Colo. (Horizon H.S.) Feb. 22 * at Wyoming L, 60-62 22 Shelton Johnson G/F 6-3 205 FR HS Arlington, Texas (Oakridge H.S.) March 1 * UNLV L, 67-73 4 Brian Lohrey G 6-1 185 SO HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (C.S. Christian H.S.) March 3 * San Diego State W, 102-89 32 Micheal Morris G 6-4 195 FR HS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch H.S.) March 6 * at Utah W, 66-65 54 Matt Nelson C 7-0 245 RS-SO 1L Chicago, Ill. (Niles North H.S.) March 8 * at BYU L, 55-67 2 Kyle Ramstetter G 6-1 185 SO HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) March 13 ^ vs. Wyoming W, 74-71 10 Jon Rakiecki G 6-3 195 RS-SO 1L Fruita, Colo. (Fruita Monument H.S.) March 14 ^ vs. BYU W, 86-80 13 Freddy Robinson G/F 6-5 200 SO 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Central H.S.) March 15 ^ at UNLV W, 62-61 3 Quantone Smith F 6-8 245 SR 1L Minneapolis, Minn. (NDSCS) March 20 % vs. #12 Duke L, 57-67 1 Derrick Stevens G 5-11 180 JR JC Houston, Texas (Northland Pioneer J.C.) 42 Matt Williams F 6-6 215 SO 1L Temple, Texas (Temple H.S.) * Mountain West Games ! Dell BCA Invitational - Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena) ^ Mountain West Championship - Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) Head Coach: Dale Layer, Third Year (Eckerd College, ‘80) % NCAA Tournament Assistant Coaches: Bill Peterson, Third Year; Buzz Williams, Third Year; Pat Eberhart, Second Year • First Round - Salt Lake City, Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center) Director of Basketball: Blake Flickner, Second Year Video Coordinator: Trevor Lydic, Second Year

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 54 NELSON, Matt 31 15 844 27.2 205 319 .643 0 0 .000 117 171 .684 55 120 175 5.6 66 0 38 59 44 8 527 17.0 33 GREENE, Brian 33 30 964 29.2 173 343 .504 8 18 .444 105 129 .814 65 139 204 6.2 97 2 75 70 8 38 459 13.9 11 BIRLEY, Andy 33 33 1097 33.2 118 258 .457 90 213 .423 30 41 .732 5 70 75 2.3 59 0 103 71 7 18 356 10.8 20 CLARK, Ronnie 33 19 742 22.5 130 236 .551 0 1 .000 91 132 .689 64 85 149 4.5 94 2 34 52 15 13 351 10.6 42 WILLIAMS, Matt 33 13 662 20.1 75 140 .536 0 0 .000 88 130 .677 48 80 128 3.9 87 4 41 56 20 15 238 7.2 32 MORRIS, Micheal 33 22 794 24.1 60 144 .417 18 52 .346 56 78 .718 20 71 91 2.8 71 0 121 112 44 23 194 5.9 03 SMITH, Quantone 16 7 187 11.7 31 57 .544 0 1 .000 28 46 .609 18 24 42 2.6 37 1 5 15 0 2 90 5.6 22 JOHNSON, Shelton 33 13 556 16.8 35 78 .449 5 19 .263 11 23 .478 32 51 83 2.5 44 2 28 23 4 19 86 2.6 01 STEVENS, Derrick 23 2 312 13.6 18 72 .250 13 56 .232 9 16 .563 6 24 30 1.3 29 0 26 27 1 14 58 2.5 05 CHAVIS, Darien 25 2 287 11.5 18 38 .474 2 8 .250 15 22 .682 9 31 40 1.6 59 4 32 37 1 26 53 2.1 13 ROBINSON, Freddy 6 0 45 7.5 2 10 .200 0 4 .000 4 6 .667 3 6 9 1.5 7 0 4 5 2 0 8 1.3 34 BURKE, Darian 23 9 99 4.3 9 25 .360 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 4 15 19 0.8 27 0 4 17 3 3 22 1.0 10 RAKIECKI, Jon 4 0 12 3.0 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0.8 04 LOHREY, Brian 8 0 11 1.4 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.4 02 RAMSTETTER, Kyle 10 0 13 1.3 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2 TM Team 43 80 123 3.7 0 5 0 Total 33 876 1733 .505 137 380 .361 561 805 .697 374 801 1175 35.6 682 15 514 553 149 179 2450 74.2 Opponents 33 831 1911 .435 187 555 .337 514 740 .695 404 624 1028 31.2 716 - 423 416 105 304 2363 71.6

54 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 2003 NCAA Tournament Bracket

MIDWEST SOUTH FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 Kentucky (29-3) 95 82 Texas (22-6) 1 Kentucky 74 77 Texas AL BIRMINGHAM, Friday Friday

16 IUPUI (20-13) 64 61 UNC Asheville (15-16) 16 Kentucky 63 82 Texas Sunday Sunday

8 Oregon (23-9) 58 56 LSU (21-10) 8

NASHVILLE, TNNASHVILLE, Friday Friday Utah 54 67 Purdue 9 Utah (24-7) 60 80 Purdue (18-10) 9 March 27 Kentucky 69 85 Texas March 28 Minneapolis San Antonio 5 Wisconsin (22-7) 81 58 Connecticut (21-9) 5 Wisconsin 61 85 Connecticut Thursday Thursday SPOKANE, WA

12 Weber St. (26-5) 74 53 Brigham Young (23-8) 12 Saturday Saturday Wisconsin 57 78 Connecticut 4 Dayton (24-5) 71 77 Stanford (23-8) 4

SPOKANE, WA Thursday Thursday Tulsa 60 74 Stanford 13 Tulsa (22-9) 84 69 San Diego (18-11) 13 March 29 Marquette 61 84 Texas March 30 Minneapolis San Antonio 6 Missouri (21-10) 72 75 Maryland (19-9) 6

Missouri 92 77 Maryland NASHVILLE, TN Thursday Thursday

11 Southern Ill. (24-6) 71 73 UNC Wilmington (24-6) 11 Marquette 77 58 Maryland Saturday Saturday

3 Marquette (23-5) 72 71 Xavier (25-5) 3 Thursday Thursday INDIANAPOLIS, IN Marquette 101 (OT) 64 Xavier 14 Holy Cross (26-4) 68 59 Troy St. (26-5) 14 March 27 March 28 Minneapolis Marquette 83 76 Michigan St. San Antonio 7 Indiana (20-12) 67 79 Michigan St. (19-12) 7 Indiana 52 68 Michigan St. Friday Thursday TAMPA, FL 10 Alabama (17-11) 62 64 Colorado (20-11) 10 Sunday Saturday Pittsburgh 74 60 Michigan St. 2 Pittsburgh (26-4) 87 85 Florida (24-7) 2 BOSTON, MA BOSTON, Friday Thursday Pittsburgh 74 46 Florida 15 Wagner (21-10) 61 55 Sam Houston St. (23-6) 15

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Kansas 78 81 Syracuse WEST April 5 April 7 April 5 EAST FIRST SECOND REGIONAL REGIONAL New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans REGIONAL REGIONAL SECOND FIRST ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND

1 Arizona (25-3) 80 71 Oklahoma (24-6) 1 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Arizona 96 (2 OT) 74 Oklahoma Thursday Thursday

16 Vermont (21-11) 51 54 S. Carolina St. (20-10) 16 Arizona 88 65 Oklahoma Saturday Saturday

8 Cincinnati (17-11) 69 76 (OT) California (21-8) 8 Thursday Thursday Gonzaga 95 65 California SALT LAKE CITY,SALT LAKE UT 9 Gonzaga (23-8) 74 74 NC State (18-12) 9 March 27 Arizona 75 47 Oklahoma March 28 Anaheim, CA Albany, NY 5 Notre Dame (22-9) 70 46 Mississippi St. (21-8) 5 Notre Dame 68 79 Butler AL BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Friday

12 Wis.-Milwaukee (24-7) 69 47 Butler (25-5) 12 Saturday Sunday Notre Dame 71 54 Butler 4 Illinois (24-6) 65 86 Louisville (24-6) 4 Thursday Friday INDIANAPOLIS, IN Illinois 60 71 Louisville 13 Western Ky. (24-8) 60 64 Austin Peay (23-7) 13 March 29 March 30 Anaheim, CA Kansas 94 95 Syracuse Albany, NY 6 Creighton (29-4) 73 77 Oklahoma St. (21-9) 6 Central Mich. 60 56 Oklahoma St.

Thursday Friday BOSTON, MA

11 Central Mich. (24-6) 79 63 Pennsylvania (22-5) 11 Duke 65 79 Syracuse Saturday Sunday

3 Duke (24-6) 67 Syracuse (30-5) 76 Syracuse (24-5) 3 NATIONAL CHAMPION Thursday Friday Duke 86 68 Syracuse SALT LAKE CITY,SALT LAKE UT 14 Colorado St. (19-13) 57 65 Manhattan (23-6) 14 March 27 March 28 Anaheim, CA Kansas 78 (24-5) 63 Syracuse Albany, NY 7 Memphis (23-6) 71 30 63 St. Joseph's (23-6) 7 Arizona St. 76 5 68 Auburn Thursday Friday TAMPA, FL 10 Arizona St. (19-11) 84 65 (OT) Auburn (20-11) 10 Saturday Sunday Kansas 69 78 Auburn OPENING ROUND 2 Kansas (25-7) 64 76 Wake Forest (24-5) 2 16a UNC Asheville (14-16) 92 (OT) Thursday Friday Kansas 108 62 Wake Forest

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK CITY, OKLAHOMA Tuesday 15 Utah St. (24-8) 61 73 E. Tenn. St. (20-10) 15 16b Tex. Southern (18-12) 84 DAYTON, OH DAYTON,

55 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball Head Coach: Tim Miles Regional: West 2011-12 Record: 20-12 (8-6 MW) NCAA Qualiﬁ cation: At-Large Schedule Roster Date Opponent Result Numerical Nov. 11 Montana W, 64-58 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Nov. 14 ! vs. SMU W, 75-56 0 Cody Mann G 6-0 160 FR HS Miami, Fla. (Dr. Krop H.S.) Nov. 15 ! at Stanford L, 52-64 2 Daniel Bejarano* G 6-4 202 SO TR Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Arizona) Nov. 19 Southern Miss L, 58-79 3 Trevor Williams C 7-0 282 RS-SO VR Denver, Colo. (Lutheran H.S.) Nov. 21 ! UTSA W, 85-75 4 Pierce Hornung F 6-5 210 JR 2L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley H.S.) Nov. 22 ! Manhattan W, 91-86 (OT) 10 Wes Eikmeier G 6-3 168 RS-JR 1L Fremont, Neb. (Iowa State University) Nov. 30 Colorado W, 65-64 11 Jesse Carr G 6-2 184 RS-JR 2L Ainsworth, Neb. (Ainsworth H.S.) Dec. 3 ^ at Northern Iowa L, 77-83 15 Kaipo Sabas G 5-11 177 SR VR Fort Collins, Colo. (Laramie County C.C.) Dec. 7 at 7/5 Duke L, 64-87 22 Dorian Green G 6-2 192 JR 2L Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence H.S.) Dec. 19 Texas Southern W, 85-61 23 Will Bell F 6-6 242 SR 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Dec. 22 at Northern Colorado W, 92-78 25 Chad Calcaterra C 6-10 228 RS-FR RS Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet H.S.) Dec. 28 $ at UTEP W, 56-53 33 Dwight Smith G 6-4 185 SO 1L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) Dec. 29 $ vs. Jacksonville State W, 79-56 44 Greg Smith F 6-6 221 JR 2L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) Jan. 7 Nebraska Omaha W, 87-63 45 Colton Iverson* F/C 6-10 261 SR TR Yankton, S.D. (University of Minnesota) Jan. 11 Denver W, 79-75 Jan. 14 * TCU W, 95-89 (2OT) Alphabetical Jan. 17 * Boise State W, 66-55 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Jan. 21 * at Wyoming L, 51-70 2 Daniel Bejarano* G 6-4 202 SO TR Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Arizona) Jan. 25 * at New Mexico L, 52-85 23 Will Bell F 6-6 242 SR 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Northeastern J.C.) Jan. 28 * #13 San Diego State W, 77-60 25 Chad Calcaterra C 6-10 228 RS-FR RS Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet H.S.) Feb. 1 * at #11 UNLV L, 63-82 11 Jesse Carr G 6-2 184 RS-JR 2L Ainsworth, Neb. (Ainsworth H.S.) Feb. 4 * Air Force W, 67-49 10 Wes Eikmeier G 6-3 168 RS-JR 1L Fremont, Neb. (Iowa State University) Feb. 11 * at TCU L, 71-75 22 Dorian Green G 6-2 192 JR 2L Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence H.S.) Feb. 15 * at Boise State L, 69-70 4 Pierce Hornung F 6-5 210 JR 2L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley H.S.) Feb. 18 * Wyoming W, 54-46 45 Colton Iverson* F/C 6-10 261 SR TR Yankton, S.D. (University of Minnesota) Feb. 21 * #18 New Mexico W, 71-63 0 Cody Mann G 6-0 160 FR HS Miami, Fla. (Dr. Krop H.S.) Feb. 25 * at #24 San Diego State L, 66-74 15 Kaipo Sabas G 5-11 177 SR VR Fort Collins, Colo. (Laramie County C.C.) Feb. 29 * #17 UNLV W, 66-59 33 Dwight Smith G 6-4 185 SO 1L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) March 3 * at Air Force W, 75-65 44 Greg Smith F 6-6 221 JR 2L Omaha, Neb. (Ralston H.S.) March 8 & vs. TCU W, 81-60 3 Trevor Williams C 7-0 282 RS-SO VR Denver, Colo. (Lutheran H.S.) March 9 & vs. #18 San Diego State L, 69-79 March 15 % vs. #12 Murray State L,41-58 Head Coach: Tim Miles, Fifth Year (Univ. of Mary, ‘89) Assistant Coaches: Niko Medved, Fifth Year; Craig Smith, Fifth Year; Ronald Coleman, First Year ! Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Director of Operations: Jayden Olson, Second Year • First/Second Rounds - Palo Alto, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) • Consolation Rounds - Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena) Video Coordinator: Gregory Eaton, First Year ^ MW/MVC Challenge - Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center) $ Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational - El Paso, Texas (Don Haskins Center) *Sat out 2011-12 season as Division I transfer * Mountain West Games & Mountain West Championship - Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) % NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship • Second/Third Rounds - Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center)

Season Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 EIKMEIER, Wes 32 32 1046 32.7 166 412 .403 55 149 .369 108 123 .878 4 55 59 1.8 67 0 65 68 2 25 495 15.5 22 GREEN, Dorian 32 32 1076 33.6 132 274 .482 52 122 .426 103 124 .831 14 98 112 3.5 73 0 78 59 2 27 419 13.1 44 SMITH, Greg 30 19 679 22.6 97 221 .439 19 46 .413 70 97 .722 36 118 154 5.1 73 2 28 61 13 9 283 9.4 04 HORNUNG, Pierce 26 17 708 27.2 96 147 .653 4 15 .267 33 59 .559 93 134 227 8.7 79 6 45 36 12 49 229 8.8 23 BELL, Will 31 28 769 24.8 90 174 .517 0 0 .000 77 92 .837 38 81 119 3.8 91 3 16 44 16 9 257 8.3 11 CARR, Jesse 32 5 822 25.7 78 168 .464 25 58 .431 50 69 .725 9 97 106 3.3 74 3 86 54 2 22 231 7.2 33 SMITH, Dwight 30 8 475 15.8 46 94 .489 7 19 .368 54 78 .692 15 45 60 2.0 74 4 29 26 10 12 153 5.1 15 SABAS, Kaipo 29 18 671 23.1 44 94 .468 27 62 .435 19 23 .826 9 57 66 2.3 46 0 33 35 0 16 134 4.6 25 CALCATERRA, Chad 15 0 52 3.5 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 4 8 12 0.8 6 0 1 4 1 1 21 1.4 03 WILLIAMS, Trevor 14 1 92 6.6 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 6 9 15 1.1 12 0 0 7 2 0 11 0.8 00 MANN, Cody 17 0 85 5.0 2 15 .133 0 2 .000 6 8 .750 2 7 9 0.5 10 0 8 4 0 2 10 0.6 TM TEAM. 36 36 72 2.3 1 10 Total 32 764 1621 .471 189 473 .400 526 685 .768 266 745 1011 31.6 606 18 389 408 60 172 2243 70.1 Opponents 32 738 1696 .435 230 648 .355 471 669 .704 309 662 971 30.3 601 15 396 383 106 168 2177 68.0

56 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket

SOUTH EAST SECOND THIRD REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL THIRD SECOND ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND 1 Kentucky (32-2) 81 72 Syracuse (31-2) 1

Kentucky 87 75 Syracuse PA PITTSBURGH, Thursday Thursday

16 Western Ky. (16-18) 66 65 UNC Asheville (24-9) 16 Kentucky 102 64 Syracuse Saturday Saturday 8 Iowa St. (22-10) 77 70 Kansas St. (21-10) 8

LOUISVILLE, KY Thursday Thursday Iowa St. 71 59 Kansas St. 9 Connecticut (20-13) 64 64 Southern Miss. (25-8) 9 March 23 Kentucky 82 70 Syracuse March 22 Atlanta, GA Boston, MA 5 Wichita St. (27-5) 59 79 Vanderbilt (24-10) 5 VCU 61 57 Vanderbilt ALBUQUERQUE, NM Thursday Thursday

12 VCU (28-6) 62 70 Harvard (26-4) 12 Saturday Saturday Indiana 90 63 Wisconsin 4 Indiana (25-8) 79 73 Wisconsin (24-9) 4

PORTLAND, OR PORTLAND, Thursday Thursday Indiana 63 60 Wisconsin 13 New Mexico St. (26-9) 66 49 Montana (25-6) 13 March 25 Kentucky 69 62 Ohio St. March 24 Atlanta, GA Boston, MA 6 UNLV (26-8) 64 65 Cincinnati (24-10) 6 Colorado 63 62 Cincinnati Thursday Friday TN NASHVILLE,

11 Colorado (23-11) 68 59 Texas (20-13) 11 Baylor 75 66 Cincinnati Saturday Sunday 3 Baylor (27-7) 68 66 Florida St. (24-9) 3 Thursday Friday

ALBUQUERQUE, NM Baylor 80 56 Florida St. 14 S. Dakota St. (27-7) 60 63 St. Bonaventure (20-11) 14 March 23 March 22 Atlanta, GA Baylor 70 77 Ohio St. Boston, MA 7 Notre Dame (22-11) 63 77 Gonzaga (25-6) 7

Xavier 70 66 Gonzaga PA PITTSBURGH, Friday Thursday

10 Xavier (21-12) 67 54 W. Virginia (19-13) 10 Sunday Saturday Xavier 70 81 Ohio St. 2 Duke (27-6) 70 78 Ohio St. (27-7) 2 Friday Thursday GREENSBORO, NC GREENSBORO, Lehigh 58 73 Ohio St. 15 Lehigh (26-7) 75 59 Loyola (MD) (24-8) 15

SEMIFINAL FINAL SEMIFINAL Kentucky 67 59 Kansas WEST March 31 April 2 March 31 MIDWEST SECOND THIRD REGIONAL REGIONAL New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans REGIONAL REGIONAL THIRD SECOND ROUND ROUND SEMIFINALS FINALS FINALS SEMIFINALS ROUND ROUND 1 Michigan St. (27-7) 89 77 N. Carolina (29-5) 1

Michigan St. 65 87 N. Carolina GREENSBORO, NC Friday Friday

16 LIU Brooklyn (25-8) 67 58 Vermont (24-11) 16 Michigan St. 44 73 (OT) N. Carolina Sunday Sunday 8 Memphis (26-8) 54 58 Creighton (28-5) 8

COLUMBUS, OH Friday Friday St. Louis 61 73 Creighton 9 St. Louis (25-7) 61 57 Alabama (21-11) 9 March 22 Louisville 72 67 N. Carolina March 23 Phoenix, AZ St. Louis, MO 5 New Mexico (27-6) 75 44 Temple (24-7) 5 New Mexico 56 56 S. Florida Thursday Friday TN NASHVILLE,

12 Long Beach St. (25-8) 68 58 S. Florida (21-13) 12 Saturday Sunday Louisville 57 65 Ohio 4 Louisville (26-9) 69 60 Michigan (24-9) 4

PORTLAND, OR Thursday Friday Louisville 59 62 Ohio 13 Davidson (25-7) 62 65 Ohio (27-7) 13 March 24 March 25 Phoenix, AZ Louisville 61 64 Kansas St. Louis, MO 6 Murray St. (30-1) 58 65 San Diego St. (26-7) 6 Murray St. 53 66 NC State Thursday Friday OH COLUMBUS,

11 Colorado St. (20-11) 41 79 NC State (22-12) 11 Marquette 58 57 NC State Saturday Sunday 3 Marquette (25-7) 88 Kentucky (38-2) 74 Georgetown (23-8) 3 NATIONAL CHAMPION LOUISVILLE, KY Thursday Friday Marquette 62 63 Georgetown 14 BYU (26-8) 68 59 Belmont (27-7) 14 March 22 March 23 Phoenix, AZ Florida 68 80 Kansas St. Louis, MO 7 Florida (23-10) 71 36-2 69 St. Mary's (CA) (27-5) 7 Florida 84 38 60 Purdue Friday Friday

2 NE OMAHA, 10 Virginia (22-9) 45 72 Purdue (21-12) 10 Sunday Sunday Florida 68 60 Kansas 2 Missouri (30-4) 84 65 Kansas (27-6) 2 OMAHA, NE Friday Friday Norfolk St. 50 63 Kansas 15 Norfolk St. (25-9) 86 50 Detroit (22-13) 15

FIRST SOUTH WEST ROUND MIDWEST MIDWEST 16aMiss. Valley St. (21-12) 58 14a BYU (25-8) 78 59 Lamar (23-11) 16a54 California (24-9) 12a Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Dayton, OH Dayton, OH Dayton, OH Dayton, OH 16bWestern Ky. (15-18) 59 14b Iona (25-7) 72 71 Vermont (23-11) 16b65 S. Florida (20-13) 12b

57 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball NCAA Tournament Box Scores

Santa Clara ...... 73 Idaho State ...... 62 Oklahoma City ...... 70 Colorado State ...... 50 Colorado State ...... 57 Colorado State ...... 67 1954 NCAA West Regional 1954 NCAA West Regional 1963 NCAA Midwest Regional 1st Round • Corvallis, Ore. Consolation Round • Corvallis, Ore. 1st Round • Lubbock, Tex.

Santa Clara .....FG FT TP Idaho State ..... FG FT TP Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Sears ...... 5 1 11 Beckham...... 9 3 21 Etheridge ...... 1-8 2-2 15 4 4 Young ...... 9 2 20 Roh ...... 3 9 15 Sigafoos...... 6-10 0-1 4 4 12 Boudrea ...... 2 0 4 Belkow ...... 4 0 8 Green...... 6-15 7-8 12 5 19 Robinson ...... 0 0 0 Bauer ...... 1 4 6 Matthews ...... 8-13 1-3 4 1 17 Mount...... 0 1 1 Dakich...... 2 1 5 anderson...... 5-10 0-1 3 1 10 Schoenstein ...... 4 5 13 Connor ...... 1 2 4 Foster ...... 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 Benedetti ...... 3 2 8 Hays ...... 1 1 3 Ellis ...... 2-4 1-1 2 1 5 Gatzert ...... 3 4 10 Totals ...... 21 20 62 Team ...... 7 Simoni...... 2 0 4 Totals ...... 28-60 11-17 48 18 67 Ball...... 0 2 2 Colorado St. ... FG FT TP Totals ...... 28 17 73 Okla. City ...... FG FT REB PF TP Pivic ...... 5 3 13 Jackson ...... 4-10 2-6 10 3 10 Stuehm ...... 4 3 11 Miller ...... 2-3 0-0 3 1 4 Colorado St. ... FG FT TP Bartran ...... 2 2 6 Johnston ...... 4-12 3-5 9 3 11 Gregory...... 0 0 0 Caylor ...... 3 0 6 Koper ...... 8-21 1-1 6 1 17 Kinard ...... 1 2 4 Kinard ...... 2 1 5 Hill ...... 8-13 3-7 0 4 19 Caylor ...... 5 1 11 Betz ...... 2 0 4 Gibbson ...... 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 Vanderhoof ...... 1 0 2 Bryant ...... 2 0 4 Stephens ...... 0-1 0-1 2 4 0 Bartran ...... 0 0 0 Savoini ...... 2 0 4 White ...... 3-7 0-2 3 0 6 Stuehm ...... 6 6 18 Hibbard ...... 1 0 2 Heusman ...... 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 Hibbard ...... 0 0 0 Vanderhoof ...... 1 0 2 Hopkins...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pivic ...... 0 1 1 Cates ...... 0 0 0 Team ...... 1 Betz ...... 2 2 6 Totals ...... 24 9 57 Totals ...... 30-70 10-24 44 18 70 Bryant ...... 2 2 6 Halftime: Idaho State 26, Colorado State 21 Halftime: Colorado State 42, Oklahoma City 31. Ofﬁ cials: Lawson Cates ...... 0 0 0 and Watson. Savoini ...... 1 0 2 Totals ...... 18 14 50 Halftime: Santa Clara 44, Colorado State 27

Oklahoma City ...... 70 Houston ...... 82 Colorado State ...... 52 Colorado State ...... 68 Colorado State ...... 76 Dayton ...... 50 1965 NCAA Midwest Regional 1966 NCAA Midwest Regional 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional 1st Round • Lubbock, Tex. 1st Round • Wichita, Kan. 1st Round • Fort Worth, Tex.

Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Wright ...... 4-14 0-0 4 4 8 Vidahovich ...... 7-12 0-0 5 4 14 Shegogg ...... 4-12 4-4 7 3 12 Key ...... 1-2 0-0 4 1 2 Wright ...... 8-16 1-2 6 4 17 Weems ...... 2-6 1-1 5 5 5 Bustion...... 13-26 4-6 20 2 30 Rule ...... 7-18 4-6 7 5 18 Davis...... 2-4 0-2 9 5 4 Vidakovich ...... 6-13 1-1 1 4 13 Schlueter ...... 3-7 4-5 19 4 10 L. Kerr ...... 6-16 5-4 4 0 17 Foster ...... 1-4 1-4 3 2 3 Fines ...... 5-6 1-1 1 4 11 F. Kerr ...... 3-7 5-7 8 0 11 Davidson...... 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 Greene...... 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 Meeker...... 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Westoby ...... 6-9 0-0 1 2 12 Good ...... 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 Ash ...... 1-3 0-0 1 2 2 Totals ...... 31-70 6-11 36 16 68 Montel ...... 1-5 0-0 1 0 2 Peden ...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Robinson ...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Stockham...... 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 Okla. City ...... FG FT REB PF TP Team ...... 2 Team ...... 3 Hopkins...... 1-7 5-7 9 4 7 Totals ...... 33-68 10-14 43 21 76 Totals ...... 18-48 16-23 38 16 52 Hunter ...... 10-17 4-4 11 0 24 Ware ...... 3-13 0-1 17 3 6 Houston ...... FG FT REB PF TP Dayton ...... FG FT REB PF TP Gray ...... 9-20 2-4 2 1 20 Ballard ...... 4-7 5-5 3 1 13 May ...... 6-10 1-3 5 2 13 Wells ...... 4-10 5-7 5 2 13 Hamood ...... 9-17 5-7 1 1 23 Sadlier ...... 6-14 2-4 6 3 14 Totals ...... 27-67 16-23 44 10 70 Hayes ...... 8-15 2-5 12 5 18 Obrovac ...... 5-6 2-7 9 4 12 Halftime: Oklahoma City 36, Colorado State 32. Offi cials: Elliott Chaney ...... 3-12 1-2 11 1 7 Jim Gottschall ..0-2 0-0 1 2 0 and Hagerty. Attendance: 4,500. Lentz ...... 3-11 3-4 6 2 9 Jerry Gottschall 1-7 0-0 2 3 2 Grider...... 2-2 0-1 3 0 4 Janky ...... 1-3 1-2 5 3 3 Kruse ...... 4-9 0-0 5 1 8 Turnwald ...... 3-7 0-0 2 2 6 Apolskis ...... 0-1 0-3 2 0 0 Crosswhite ...... 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 Team ...... 4 Team ...... 6 Totals ...... 33-74 16-27 47 11 82 Totals ...... 22-50 6-16 37 19 50 Halftime: Houston 44, Colorado State 35. Offi cials: Scott and Halftime: Colorado State 27, Dayton 23. Offi cials: Lambert Kortes. Attendance: 9,045. and Evans.

58 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball NCAA Tournament Box Scores Colorado State ...... 64 Drake ...... 84 Colorado State ...... 68 Colorado...... 56 Colorado State ...... 77 Florida ...... 46 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional 1989 NCAA Midwest Regional 2nd Round • Manhattan, Kan. 3rd Round • Manhattan, Kan. 1st Round • Dallas, Tex.

Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Colorado St. ... FG FT REB PF TP Colorado St. ... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Weems ...... 0-2 0-0 4 4 0 Weems ...... 2-7 0-0 9 4 4 Durham-f...... 7-13 0-0 2-4 4 1 1 16 Shegogg ...... 9-18 2-3 9 4 2 0 Shegogg ...... 1-7 6-6 2 5 8 Anderson-f ...... 3-4 1-2 2-2 2 1 3 9 Davis...... 3-5 4-6 13 5 10 Davis...... 2-4 9-10 16 4 13 Friehauf-c ...... 1-4 0-0 1-5 2 3 5 3 L. Kerr ...... 4-17 4-8 9 1 12 L. Kerr ...... 5-15 2-2 8 2 12 Tribelhorn-g .... 7-12 4-6 2-2 1 0 2 20 F. Kerr ...... 4-6 6-9 3 1 14 F. Kerr ...... 8-17 5-7 6 4 21 Shippen-g ...... 2-3 2-2 2-2 4 0 3 8 Meeker...... 1-3 1-3 3 1 3 Stockham...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Michael ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Stockham...... 1-1 1-2 0 2 3 Meeker...... 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Tryon ...... 1-4 0-1 0-1 4 2 1 2 Peden ...... 0-0 2-3 0 0 2 Peden ...... 7-10 5-6 1 2 19 Molyneaux ...... 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 Team ...... 9 Team ...... 10 Hines ...... 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 2 Totals ...... 22-55 20-34 50 18 64 Totals ...... 25-60 27-31 52 22 77 Larson...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Sharp ...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 Colorado ...... FG FT REB PF TP Drake...... FG FT REB PF TP Manna...... 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 4 Wedgeworth .... 1-9 2-2 10 2 4 Pulliam ...... 5-14 3-4 3 4 13 Totals ...... 24-44 7-11 13-21 26 10 16 68 Coleman ...... 0-5 1-7 9 0 1 Williamas ...... 2-8 0-0 5 3 4 Meely ...... 11-26 10-14 11 4 32 Wise ...... 4-11 8-12 7 4 16 Florida ...... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Tope ...... 1-6 1-1 0 5 3 McCarter ...... 9-23 3-3 5 4 21 Chatman-f ...... 4-12 0-1 0-0 7 2 2 8 Mitchell ...... 5-16 0-0 2 3 10 Draper...... 5-11 1-1 4 4 11 Kerr-f ...... 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 4 0 2 Erfert ...... 2-4 0-0 4 2 4 Odom ...... 4-5 2-3 6 1 10 Schintzius-c .... 7-13 0-0 0-0 8 3 3 14 Richardson ...... 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 Zeller...... 4-5 1-2 3 2 9 Garcia-g ...... 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 4 Kern ...... 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 Gwin ...... 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 Lett-f ...... 1-7 1-5 0-0 2 2 4 3 Hutchinson...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Team ...... 5 Ramirez ...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jameson ...... 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 33-78 18-25 39 22 84 Turner ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Smith ...... 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Halftime: Drake 38, Colorado State 37. Ofﬁ cials: Honzo and Hogan ...... 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 2 2 2 Maulsby ...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DiTomasso. Attendance: 7,000. McKinnon...... 1-4 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 4 Team ...... 13 Davis...... 4-5 0-0 1-2 6 3 0 9 Totals ...... 21-70 14-24 53 24 56 Totals ...... 21-54 1-13 3-4 31 20 14 46 Halftime: Colorado State 28, Colorado 27. Ofﬁ cials: Honzo and Halftime: Colorado State 31, Florida 22. Attendance: 8,711. DiTamasso. Attendance: 5,500.

Syracuse ...... 63 Alabama ...... 71 Duke...... 67 Colorado State ...... 50 Colorado State ...... 54 Colorado State ...... 57 1989 NCAA Midwest Regional 1990 NCAA West Regional 2003 NCAA West Regional 2nd Round • Dallas, Tex. 1st Round • Long Beach, Calif. 1st Round • Salt Lake City, Utah

Colorado St. ... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Colorado St. ... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Colorado St. ...Fg 3fg Ft O-D-T Pf Tp A To Bs St Mn Durham-f...... 3-6 0-1 1-4 6 4 4 7 Mitchell-f ...... 11-20 1-4 3-8 5 2 2 24 Greene-f ...... 3-15 0-0 8-8 3-7-10 5 14 1 0 0 3 35 Anderson-f ...... 5-7 0-1 5-6 2 3 1 15 Anderson-f ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 0 Williams-f ...... 1-1 0-0 2-3 2-1-3 4 4 1 3 1 0 10 Friehauf-c ...... 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 4 Friehauf-c ...... 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 2 3 1 Burke-c...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Tribelhorn-g ....3-10 2-5 1-2 2 4 1 9 Meredith-g ...... 5-8 5-7 0-0 1 1 2 15 Birley-g ...... 3-7 3-7 0-0 0-2-2 1 9 2 2 0 0 35 Shippen-g ...... 2-3 1-2 0-0 3 3 1 5 tryon-g ...... 4-11 0-3 0-0 4 2 0 8 Johnson-g ...... 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2-2 0 0 2 2 0 0 31 Michael ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 Polk...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 4 0 Stevens ...... 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Tryon ...... 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 Wilson ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 Clark ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 4 1 1 7 Hines ...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 4 Jordan...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 4 Morris ...... 3-8 0-2 3-3 1-0-1 0 9 2 2 0 0 30 Sharp ...... 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 6 Molyneaux ...... 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 Nelson ...... 8-18 0-0 5-5 4-4-8 3 21 0 5 1 1 31 Team ...... 8 Hines ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team ...... 1-6-7 Totals ...... 19-43 3-10 9-14 32 23 10 50 Sharp ...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 Totals ...... 18-54 3-11 18-2211-24-35 19 57 8 19 4 5 200 Totals ...... 22-49 6-15 4-9 23 19 18 54 Syracuse...... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Duke ...... Fg 3fg Ft O-D-T Pf Tp A To Bs St Mn Owens-f ...... 2-8 0-0 2-2 6 4 3 6 Alabama...... FG 3FG FT Reb PF AT TP Redick-f ...... 4-8 0-3 8-9 0-2-2 1 16 1 2 0 1 36 Thompson-f .... 9-11 0-0 3-8 3 2 0 21 Horry-f ...... 10-14 6-8 1-3 3 2 1 27 Williams-f ...... 2-8 0-0 5-6 6-6-12 3 9 0 5 3 1 16 Manning-c ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 Cheatum-f ...... 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 6 Jones-f ...... 7-16 2-5 7-8 1-5-6 5 23 0 3 0 3 27 Roe-g ...... 4-9 2-5 1-2 2 1 1 11 Benoit-c ...... 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 2 3 6 Ewing-g ...... 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-4-4 4 7 1 1 0 0 35 Dougalas-g ...... 3-7 0-2 5-6 2 2 8 11 Waites-g ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 0 Duhon-g ...... 2-8 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 5 1 1 0 4 40 Carey ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sanders ...... 7-10 2-3 2-3 4 9 0 18 Horvath ...... 0-3 0-1 1-2 1-3-4 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 Palmer ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Rice ...... 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 2 Dockery ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 Bartelstein...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Brown ...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 Sanders ...... 1-2 0-0 4-6 3-2-5 5 6 1 1 5 0 24 Johnson ...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Lancaster ...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Team ...... 1-1-2 Harried ...... 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 4 Rich ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 19-54 4-13 25-3113-27-40 23 67 4 16 8 10 200 Coleman ...... 6-8 0-0 0-2 7 2 2 12 Campbell ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team ...... 8 Lawrence ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Ofﬁ cials: Reggie Greenwood, Mike Thibodeaux, Steven Skiles. Totals ...... 26-47 2-7 11-21 33 14 14 65 Aksins ...... 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0 Technical fouls: CSU Bench. Attendance: 14,568 Halftime: Syracuse 38, Colorado State 28. Attendance: 10,683. Webb ...... 3-6 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 8 Halftime: Alabama 33, Colorado State 22. Ofﬁ cials: Jody Silvester, Score by Periods 1st 2nd T TomLopes, Steve Welmer. Colorado State ...... 30 27 57 Duke ...... 36 31 67

59 • 2012-13 Colorado State Basketball NCAA Tournament Box Scores NCAA Tournament Records Team Points Scored Individual Points Scored Colorado State ...... 41 1. vs. Drake, 3rd round 1969 ...... 77 1. Sonny Bustion vs. Oklahoma City, 1965 ...... 30 Murray State ...... 58 2. vs. Houston, 1st round 1966 ...... 76 2. Mike Mitchell vs. Alabama, 1990 ...... 24 2012 NCAA West Regional 3. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1965 ...... 68 3. Matt Nelson vs. Duke, 2003 ...... 21 2nd Round • Louisville, Ky. 3. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 68 Floyd Kerr vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 21 5. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 67 5. Joel Tribelhorn vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 20 Colorado St. ...Fg 3fg Ft O-D-T Pf Tp A To Bs St Mn 6. vs. Colorado, Regional Semifi nal 1969 ...... 64 Cliff Shegogg vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 20 Eikmeier-G ...... 4-12 1-5 1-1 1-2-3 2 10 0 1 0 2 35 Green-G ...... 0-6 0-2 0-0 2-3-5 2 0 0 5 0 0 35 7. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 57 7. William Peden vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 19 Hornung-F ...... 6-7 0-1 0-0 7-10-17 5 12 0 3 0 2 31 vs. Idaho State, Regional Consolation 1954 ...... 57 William Green vs. Oklahoma City, 1963 ...... 19 Sabas-G ...... 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 2 0 0 26 9. vs. Alabama, 1st round 1990 ...... 54 9. Bobby Rule vs. Houston, 1966 ...... 18 Bell-F ...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 2 4 1 2 1 0 21 10. vs. Dayton, 1st round 1969 ...... 52 Dennis Stuehm vs. Santa Clara, 1954 ...... 18 Carr ...... 4-11 1-3 2-4 0-8-8 3 11 4 5 0 2 29 Smith, G...... 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 5 3 0 2 0 0 11 Smith, D...... 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 Team Points Allowed Individual Rebounds Mann ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 46 1. Sonny Bustion vs. Oklahoma City, 1965 ...... 20 Calcaterra ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2. vs. Dayton, 1st round 1969 ...... 50 2. Dale Schlueter vs. Houston, 1966 ...... 19 Team ...... 1-1-2 Totals ...... 16-48 3-14 6-9 12-28-40 22 41 7 22 1 6 200 3. vs. Colorado, Regional Semifi nal 1969 ...... 56 3. Pierce Hornung vs. Murray State, 2012 ...... 17 4. vs. Murray State, 1st Round 2012 ...... 58 4. Michael Davis vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 16 Murray St...... Fg 3fg Ft O-D-T Pf Tp A To Bs St Mn 5. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 62 5. Brian Etheridge vs. Oklahoma City, 1963 ...... 15 Canaan-G ...... 4-13 1-6 6-8 3-4-7 1 15 2 2 0 1 36 6. .vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 63 6. Michael Davis vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 13 Poole-G ...... 5-11 2-6 1-2 0-2-2 1 13 1 2 1 1 32 Aska-F...... 1-7 0-0 4-6 2-6-8 2 6 1 0 1 1 31 7. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 67 7. William Green vs. Oklahoma City, 1963 ...... 12 Daniel-F ...... 3-4 0-0 0-2 2-4-6 1 6 1 0 1 4 31 8. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1965 ...... 70 8. Brian Greene vs. Duke, 2003 ...... 10 Long-G ...... 2-5 0-1 2-4 3-1-4 2 6 2 2 1 1 26 vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 70 9. Joseph Weems vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 9 Jackson ...... 3-7 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 1 7 2 1 0 1 20 10. vs. Alabama, 1st round 1990 ...... 71 9. Clifford Shegogg vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 9 Mushatt ...... 1-3 0-1 0-4 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 1 0 17 Wilson ...... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 9. Lloyd Kerr vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 9 Team ...... 0-0-0 Team Rebounds 9. Michael Davis vs. Dayton, 1969 ...... 9 Totals ...... 20-51 5-17 13-2610-22-32 8 58 9 8 5 9 200 1. vs. Drake, Regional Final 1969 ...... 52 2. vs. Colorado, Regional Semifi nal 1969 ...... 50 Individual Assists Offi cials: Michael Stephens, Sean Corbin, Earl Watson Technical fouls: None. Attendance: 16,069 3. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 48 1. Eric Friehauf vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 5 4. vs. Houston, 1st round 1966 ...... 43 2. Jesse Carr vs. Murray State, 2012 ...... 4 Score by Periods 1st 2nd T 5. vs. Murray State, 1st round 2012 ...... 40 Dwayne Polk vs. Alabama, 1990...... 4 Murray State ...... 23 35 58 6. vs. Dayton, 1st round 1969 ...... 38 Pat Durham vs. Syracuse, 1989 ...... 4 Colorado State ...... 24 17 41 7. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1965 ...... 36 5. Eric Friehauf vs. Alabama, 1990 ...... 3 8. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 35 Matt Sharp vs. Syracuse, 1989...... 3 9. vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 32 Andy Anderson vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 3 10. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 26 Trent Shippen vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 3

Team Assists Individual Field Goals Made 1. vs. Alabama, 1st round 1990 ...... 18 1. Sonny Bustion vs. Oklahoma City, 1965 ...... 13 2. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989 ...... 16 2. Mike Mitchell vs. Alabama, 1990 ...... 11 3. vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 10 3. Clifford Shegogg vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 9 4. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 8 4. Matt Nelson vs. Duke, 2003 ...... 8 5. vs. Murray State, 1st round 2012 ...... 7 Floyd Kerr vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 8 Lonnie Wright vs. Houston, 1966 ...... 8 Team Field Goals Made Terry Matthews vs. Oklahoma City, 1963 ...... 8 1. vs. Houston, 1st round 1966 ...... 33 8. Pat Durham vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 7 2. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1965 ...... 31 Joel Tribelhorn vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 7 3. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 28 William Peden vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 7 4. vs. Drake, Regional Final 1969 ...... 25 Tom Vidakovich vs. Houston, 1966 ...... 7 5. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 24 Bobby Rule vs. Houston, 1966 ...... 7 vs. Idaho State, Regional Consolation 1954 ...... 24 7. vs. Alabama, 1st round 1990 ...... 22 Individual Free Throws Made vs. Colorado, Regional Semiﬁ nal 1969 ...... 22 1. Michael Davis vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 9 9. vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 19 2. Brian Greene vs. Duke, 2003 ...... 8 10. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 18 3. Bill Green vs. Oklahoma City, 1963 ...... 7 vs. Dayton, 1st round 1969 ...... 18 4. Clifford Shegogg vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 6 vs. Santa Clara, 1st round 1954 ...... 18 Floyd Kerr vs. Colorado, 1969 ...... 6 Dennis Stuehm vs. Santa Clara, 1954 ...... 6 Team Free Throws Made 7. Matt Nelson vs. Duke, 2003 ...... 5 1. vs. Drake, Regional Final 1969 ...... 27 Andy Anderson vs. Syracuse, 1989 ...... 5 2. vs. Colorado, Regional Semiﬁ nal 1969 ...... 20 Floyd Kerr vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 5 3. vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 18 William Peden vs. Drake, 1969 ...... 5 4. vs. Dayton, 1st round 1969 ...... 16 Lloyd Kerr vs. Dayton, 1969 ...... 5 5. vs. Santa Clara, 1st round 1954 ...... 14 Floyd Kerr vs. Dayton, 1969 ...... 5 6. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 13 7. vs. Oklahoma City, 1st round 1963 ...... 11 Individual Three-Point Field Goals Made 8. vs. Houston, 1st round 1966 ...... 10 1. Mark Meredith vs. Alabama, 1990 ...... 5 9. vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 9 2. Joel Tribelhorn vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 4 vs. Idaho State, Regional Consolation 1954 ...... 9 3. Andy Birley vs. Duke, 2003...... 3 4. Joel Tribelhorn vs. Syracuse, 1989 ...... 2 Team Three-Point Field Goals Made Trent Shippen vs. Florida, 1989 ...... 2 1. vs. Florida, 1st round 1989...... 7 2. vs. Alabama, 1st round 1990 ...... 6 3. vs. Murray State, 1st round 2012 ...... 3 vs. Duke, 1st round 2003 ...... 3 vs. Syracuse, 2nd round 1989 ...... 3

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