Stevens helps Colorado State advance past Buffalo in NIT
AP
Mar 19, 2021
DENTON, Texas (AP) David Roddy had 17 points and eight rebounds, Isaiah Stevens added 14 points with nine assists and top-seeded Colorado State Rams beat Buffalo Bulls 75-73 on Friday night in the first round of the NIT Tournament.
Colorado State (19-6) advances to play North Carolina State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Stevens drew three defenders in the lane and found Roddy wide open under the basket for a 73-70 lead with 37.6 seconds left. Following LaQuill Hardnett's 3-pointer to tie it, Stevens got into the paint again and converted a contested layup with 1.2 seconds left, and Roddy sealed it by intercepting the inbound pass at the buzzer.
Adam Thistlewood also scored 14 points, with four 3-pointers, for Colorado State and James Moors added 11 points.
Thistlewood made two 3-pointers and Roddy added a three-point play during Colorado State's 15-1 run for a 59-51 lead. Buffalo missed eight straight field goals during the run, spanning five-plus minutes.
Jeenathan Williams scored 21 points for Buffalo (16-9). Hardnett and Jayvon Graves each added 12 points. Josh Mballa, the MAC defensive player of the year, had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Williams scored 10 of Buffalo's opening 16 points, including opening and closing a 12-2 run for a five-point lead. Williams finished the half with 12 points to help build a 34-33 lead. Both teams made 15 of 34 field goals (44.1%) in the opening 20 minutes.
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1st Half
BUF
Bulls
34
COST
Rams
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
LaQuill Hardnett vs. James Moors (Kendle Moore gains possession)
19:42
James Moors misses two point hook shot
19:40
Josh Mballa defensive rebound
19:23
Jeenathan Williams misses two point step back jump shot
19:21
James Moors defensive rebound
19:21
LaQuill Hardnett personal foul (James Moors draws the foul)
19:01
James Moors misses two point hook shot
18:59
Jayvon Graves defensive rebound
18:30
Jeenathan Williams misses three point jump shot
18:28
Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
18:18
+2
David Roddy makes two point finger roll layup (James Moors assists)
0-2
18:01
+2
Ronaldo Segu makes two point pullup jump shot
2-2
17:42
+2
Isaiah Stevens makes two point driving layup
2-4
17:36
Adam Thistlewood blocks Jayvon Graves's two point driving layup
17:34
Jeenathan Williams offensive rebound
17:28
Jeenathan Williams misses three point jump shot
17:26
James Moors defensive rebound
17:12
James Moors misses two point hook shot
17:10
James Moors offensive rebound
17:09
LaQuill Hardnett personal foul (James Moors draws the foul)
16:55
Isaiah Stevens misses two point driving jump shot
16:53
Brock Bertram defensive rebound
16:47
Jayvon Graves misses three point jump shot
16:45
Kendle Moore defensive rebound
16:32
+2
James Moors makes two point driving layup
2-6
16:17
+2
Jeenathan Williams makes two point layup (Josh Mballa assists)
4-6
15:56
+2
James Moors makes two point layup (David Roddy assists)
4-8
15:56
Jayvon Graves shooting foul (James Moors draws the foul)
15:56
TV timeout
15:56
+1
James Moors makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-9
15:45
+3
Jeenathan Williams makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Graves assists)
7-9
15:15
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:13
Jayvon Graves defensive rebound
15:05
+2
Jeenathan Williams makes two point driving layup
9-9
14:31
Kendle Moore turnover (bad pass)
14:14
Jeenathan Williams offensive foul (Adam Thistlewood draws the foul)
14:14
Jeenathan Williams turnover
14:02
+2
Isaiah Stevens makes two point pullup jump shot
9-11
13:48
Josh Mballa misses two point layup
13:46
Brock Bertram offensive rebound
13:42
+2
Brock Bertram makes two point tip shot
11-11
13:28
Isaiah Stevens misses two point pullup jump shot
13:26
Jayvon Graves defensive rebound
13:13
+2
Brock Bertram makes two point hook shot
13-11
12:58
Adam Thistlewood misses three point jump shot
12:56
P.J. Byrd offensive rebound
12:50
John Tonje misses three point jump shot
12:48
Jeenathan Williams defensive rebound
12:38
+2
Jeenathan Williams makes two point driving layup
15-11
12:38
Adam Thistlewood shooting foul (Jeenathan Williams draws the foul)
12:38
+1
Jeenathan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-11
12:27
Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Ronaldo Segu steals)
12:16
John Tonje personal foul (Jeenathan Williams draws the foul)
12:11
Jayvon Graves misses three point jump shot
12:09
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
12:00
+2
Adam Thistlewood makes two point reverse layup
16-13
11:48
Ronaldo Segu turnover (lost ball)
11:48
TV timeout
11:37
+2
John Tonje makes two point layup (P.J. Byrd assists)
16-15
11:17
+2
Ronaldo Segu makes two point step back jump shot
18-15
10:55
+3
Dischon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)
18-18
10:33
Jeenathan Williams turnover (bad pass) (Adam Thistlewood steals)
10:19
Adam Thistlewood misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:17
Dischon Thomas offensive rebound
10:03
+2
Dischon Thomas makes two point tip shot
18-20
9:54
Jeenathan Williams misses two point jump shot
9:52
Jeenathan Williams offensive rebound
9:50
Jeenathan Williams misses two point putback layup
9:48
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
9:45
Adam Thistlewood misses three point jump shot
9:43
Jeenathan Williams defensive rebound
9:34
+3
Tra'Von Fagan makes three point jump shot (Jeenathan Williams assists)
21-20
9:17
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:15
David Nickelberry defensive rebound
9:04
Isaiah Stevens blocks Ronaldo Segu's two point driving layup
9:02
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
8:56
+3
Adam Thistlewood makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)
21-23
8:54
Bulls 30 second timeout
8:37
Kendle Moore personal foul (Josh Mballa draws the foul)
8:32
Tra'Von Fagan misses three point jump shot
8:30
Kendle Moore defensive rebound
8:03
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
8:01
David Nickelberry defensive rebound
7:46
+2
Jayvon Graves makes two point driving jump shot
23-23
7:36
Josh Mballa personal foul (David Roddy draws the foul)
7:36
TV timeout
7:15
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point driving layup
23-25
6:54
+2
Josh Mballa makes two point driving hook shot
25-25
6:38
James Moors misses two point layup
6:36
David Nickelberry defensive rebound
6:30
+3
Tra'Von Fagan makes three point jump shot (David Nickelberry assists)
28-25
6:10
Kendle Moore misses two point reverse layup
6:08
Tra'Von Fagan defensive rebound
5:55
James Moors blocks Jayvon Graves's two point layup
5:53
Jayvon Graves offensive rebound
5:53
Jump ball. Jayvon Graves vs. James Moors (Bulls gains possession)
5:45
+2
Josh Mballa makes two point reverse layup
30-25
5:31
+2
David Roddy makes two point driving dunk (Isaiah Stevens assists)
