No. 23 Colorado State ekes by Utah State in MWC quarters
AP
Mar 11, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) Chandler Jacobs banked in the winning basket with 1.8 seconds left and No. 23 Colorado State Rams held off Utah State Aggies 53-51 Thursday night in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals.
Isaiah Stevens drove the lane in the final seconds, then passed across the paint to Jacobs, who laid in a tie-breaking layup.
Jacobs played just 14 1/2 minutes and had zero points prior to the final shot.
''It's just a next-play mentality,'' Stevens said. ''I feel like it speaks volumes to who he is as a person and who we are as a program. ... As long as there is time on the clock, you still have a chance to make something happen.''
Stevens led the Rams (25-4) with 14 points and seven rebounds, and MWC player of the year David Roddy added 13 points and six boards.
Brandon Horvath led Utah State (18-15) with 17 points, and Justin Bean had 15 points and 13 rebounds. In the end they just came up with one less play than their opponent though.
''I'm proud of our guys for finding a way to win tonight,'' coach Niko Medved said. ''Kind of par for the course, right? The first two games came down to the final possession, we just didn't want to feel left out.''
Stevens put Colorado State ahead 51-47 with 56 seconds left before the Aggies scored four straight points. Bean then tied it with two free throws with 13 seconds left, before Jacobs killed their chances of an upset just a few moments later. Finally, Utah State air-balled a desperate, full-court 3 after Jacobs' basket.
Utah State held the Rams to just 28 first-half points and made things challenging for CSU all around the floor. Between an aggressive effort from Roddy and a productive outing from Stevens, the Rams had too much firepower in the end for the seventh-seeded Aggies.
The Rams shot 43% from the floor and 17% from deep. The Aggies, on the other hand, shot 41% from the floor but just 7% from 3-point range.
UP NEXT
CSU will face the winner of the San Diego State-Fresno State game in the semifinals Friday night.
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1st Half
UTST
Aggies
25
COST
Rams
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Brandon Horvath vs. David Roddy (Rams gains possession)
19:33
+3
Kendle Moore makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)
0-3
19:13
Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
19:11
Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
19:04
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:02
R.J. Eytle-Rock defensive rebound
18:44
+2
Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Justin Bean assists)
2-3
18:28
Sean Bairstow shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
18:28
+1
John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-4
18:28
+1
John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-5
18:01
+2
Justin Bean makes two point layup
4-5
17:46
+2
John Tonje makes two point jump shot
4-7
17:17
Brandon Horvath misses two point layup
17:15
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
17:05
Kendle Moore turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bean steals)
16:46
Justin Bean misses two point jump shot
16:44
Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
16:31
+2
Kendle Moore makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)
4-9
16:31
Aggies 30 second timeout
16:15
Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
16:13
Brandon Horvath offensive rebound
16:04
+2
Brandon Horvath makes two point layup
6-9
15:26
+2
Sean Bairstow makes two point reverse layup (Justin Bean assists)
8-11
14:55
Dischon Thomas misses two point layup
14:53
Rylan Jones defensive rebound
14:48
+2
Sean Bairstow makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists)
10-11
14:16
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
14:48
TV timeout
14:16
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
14:14
Justin Bean defensive rebound
13:53
Brandon Horvath misses three point jump shot
13:51
Rams defensive rebound
13:38
+3
Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (James Moors assists)
10-14
13:14
Justin Bean misses two point jump shot
13:12
Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
13:06
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
13:04
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
12:44
+3
Justin Bean makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
13-14
12:20
Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
12:18
Max Shulga defensive rebound
12:18
Justin Bean misses two point layup
12:16
Aggies offensive rebound
12:01
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
11:59
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
11:37
Max Shulga shooting foul (James Moors draws the foul)
11:37
TV timeout
11:37
James Moors misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:28
Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
11:37
James Moors misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:37
Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
11:28
Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
11:25
Max Shulga shooting foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
11:25
+1
Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-15
11:25
+1
Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-16
11:10
Brock Miller misses three point jump shot
11:08
Justin Bean offensive rebound
11:08
James Moors personal foul (Justin Bean draws the foul)
11:06
Chandler Jacobs shooting foul (Justin Bean draws the foul)
11:06
+1
Justin Bean makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-16
11:06
+1
Justin Bean makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-16
10:51
John Tonje misses three point jump shot
10:49
James Moors offensive rebound
10:45
James Moors misses two point layup
10:43
Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
10:26
+2
Justin Bean makes two point jump shot
17-16
9:54
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point jump shot
17-18
9:30
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
9:28
Brandon Horvath offensive rebound
9:21
Brock Miller misses three point jump shot
9:19
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
9:14
Rylan Jones personal foul (Chandler Jacobs draws the foul)
9:09
David Roddy offensive foul (Justin Bean draws the foul)
9:09
David Roddy turnover
8:46
Justin Bean misses three point jump shot
8:44
David Roddy defensive rebound
8:32
Brandon Horvath personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
8:18
Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
8:16
Justin Bean defensive rebound
8:08
Justin Bean misses three point jump shot
8:06
Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
8:06
Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
8:02
Justin Bean misses two point layup
8:00
Justin Bean offensive rebound
7:54
+2
Brandon Horvath makes two point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
19-18
7:26
David Roddy turnover (bad pass)
7:26
TV timeout
7:00
+2
Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Sean Bairstow assists)
21-18
6:40
+2
Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot
21-20
6:22
Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Lake steals)
6:16
Jalen Lake misses two point layup
6:16
Aggies defensive rebound
5:53
+2
Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Sean Bairstow assists)
23-20
5:33
Kendle Moore turnover (lost ball)
5:18
+2
Sean Bairstow makes two point layup (Brandon Horvath assists)
25-20
4:52
Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
4:50
Dischon Thomas offensive rebound
4:49
R.J. Eytle-Rock shooting foul (Dischon Thomas draws the foul)
4:49
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-21
4:49
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-22
4:23
Justin Bean turnover (traveling)
3:55
Chandler Jacobs misses two point layup
3:53
David Roddy offensive rebound
3:52
+2
David Roddy makes two point layup
25-24
3:52
Justin Bean shooting foul (David Roddy draws the foul)
3:52
TV timeout
3:52
David Roddy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:52
Justin Bean defensive rebound
3:27
Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
3:25
David Roddy defensive rebound
3:02
Chandler Jacobs misses three point jump shot
3:00
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
2:49
Brandon Horvath misses two point jump shot
2:47
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
2:32
+2
David Roddy makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)
25-26
2:14
Justin Bean misses three point jump shot
2:12
Kendle Moore defensive rebound
2:06
Isaiah Stevens offensive foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
2:06
Isaiah Stevens turnover
1:57
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
1:55
Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
1:23
Kendle Moore misses three point jump shot
1:21
Chandler Jacobs offensive rebound
1:07
Justin Bean blocks Kendle Moore's two point layup
1:05
Rams offensive rebound
1:03
Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
1:02
Justin Bean defensive rebound
1:02
Official timeout
0:36
Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot
0:34
David Roddy defensive rebound
0:05
+3
Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot
25-29
0:00
Justin Bean turnover (bad pass) (Kendle Moore steals)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UTST
Aggies
26
COST
Rams
24
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:36
David Roddy blocks Brandon Horvath's two point jump shot
19:34
David Roddy defensive rebound
19:21
David Roddy misses two point layup
19:19
Rylan Jones defensive rebound
19:12
+2
Rylan Jones makes two point layup
27-29
18:38
Kendle Moore misses three point jump shot
18:36
Justin Bean defensive rebound
18:36
David Roddy personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
18:17
+2
Sean Bairstow makes two point layup (Brandon Horvath assists)
29-29
17:58
R.J. Eytle-Rock personal foul (David Roddy draws the foul)
