Lucas scores 28 points in Nevada's 77-64 victory over No. 24 Colorado State
RENO, Nev. (AP) Jarod Lucas scored 28 points, Kenan Blackshear added 20 and Nevada beat No. 24 Colorado State 77-64 on Wednesday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
Nick Davidson had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Wolf Pack (16-4, 3-3 Mountain West Conference), who shot 53.7% from the field. Lucas was 10 of 14 and Blackshear went 9 for 12.
“We knew that we needed it,” Lucas said. “We almost felt that our couple days of practice this week were probably the best we’ve had with a lot of energy and urgency. Of course, losing three games in a row isn’t easy, but being 16-4 at this point in the season is not a bad start. It’s a great bounce-back win for us.”
Jalen Lake led the Rams (15-4, 3-3) with 13 points and Josiah Strong scored 12. Colorado State was held to 39.3% from the floor and fell to 0-3 on the road in league play.
Rams guard Isaiah Stevens didn’t score until making a layup with 15:56 left after missing his first five field goal attempts. Stevens, who averages 17.2 points per game, finished with eight on 4-of-16 shooting.
“We led almost from start to finish against a ranked opponent,” Nevada coach Steve Alford said. “To do all the things that we really wanted to do in the game, it was incredible concentration. Couldn’t be more pleased.”
Nevada grabbed an 18-15 lead on a 3-pointer by Lucas with 7:05 left in the first half and never trailed the rest of the way.
Lucas’ turnaround jumper in the final second of the first half put the Wolf Pack up 35-27 at the break.
“Lucas had it going tonight,” Colorado State coach Niko Medved said. “I thought some of his shots, maybe, but a lot of them, we were right there. That’s what he can do, and we know that. To his credit, he really stepped up and made a lot of plays.”
Colorado State, one of the best shooting teams in the nation, shot only 28.6% from the field in the first half. Nevada shot 50%.
“If you look at the Mountain West, this is the premier conference on the West Coast,” Lucas said. “Night in and night out you know you’re going to have a battle. We knew we had a Top 25 team coming in and we were going to have to take care of business.”
UP NEXT
Colorado State: Plays at Wyoming on Saturday.
Nevada: Will play Sunday at New Mexico.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Patrick Cartier vs. K.J. Hymes (Nick Davidson gains possession) | |||
19:32 | Kenan Blackshear misses three point jump shot | |||
19:30 | K.J. Hymes offensive rebound | |||
19:29 | Patrick Cartier personal foul (K.J. Hymes draws the foul) | |||
19:24 | +2 | K.J. Hymes makes two point jump shot (Kenan Blackshear assists) | 0-2 | |
19:04 | K.J. Hymes blocks Patrick Cartier's two point layup | |||
19:02 | Joel Scott offensive rebound | |||
18:56 | Jump ball. (Rams gains possession) | |||
18:51 | Joel Scott misses two point jump shot | |||
18:49 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot | |||
18:37 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
18:21 | Patrick Cartier turnover (lost ball) (Kenan Blackshear steals) | |||
18:19 | Patrick Cartier personal foul | |||
18:07 | Josiah Strong personal foul | |||
18:01 | +2 | K.J. Hymes makes two point layup (Jarod Lucas assists) | 0-4 | |
17:37 | Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot | |||
17:35 | K.J. Hymes defensive rebound | |||
17:11 | +2 | Kenan Blackshear makes two point jump shot | 0-6 | |
17:01 | Nick Davidson personal foul | |||
16:57 | Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot | |||
16:55 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
16:50 | Isaiah Stevens shooting foul (K.J. Hymes draws the foul) | |||
16:50 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
16:50 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:50 | Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound | |||
16:31 | Joel Scott misses two point layup | |||
16:29 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
16:18 | K.J. Hymes misses two point layup | |||
16:16 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
16:10 | +2 | Joel Scott makes two point dunk (Nique Clifford assists) | 2-6 | |
15:47 | Jarod Lucas misses two point jump shot | |||
15:45 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
15:35 | Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot | |||
15:33 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
15:28 | Kenan Blackshear turnover (lost ball) (Rashaan Mbemba steals) | |||
15:23 | +2 | Josiah Strong makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists) | 4-6 | |
14:51 | K.J. Hymes turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals) | |||
14:42 | +3 | Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists) | 7-6 | |
14:18 | TV timeout | |||
14:09 | +2 | Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Tre Coleman assists) | 7-8 | |
13:41 | Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) | |||
13:22 | Tre Coleman misses two point layup | |||
13:20 | Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound | |||
13:14 | Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot | |||
13:12 | Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | +2 | Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kenan Blackshear assists) | 7-10 | |
12:36 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists) | 10-10 | |
12:24 | +2 | Jarod Lucas makes two point jump shot (Kenan Blackshear assists) | 10-12 | |
12:00 | Daniel Foster shooting foul (Joe Palmer draws the foul) | |||
12:00 | TV timeout | |||
12:00 | +1 | Joe Palmer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-12 | |
12:00 | +1 | Joe Palmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 | |
11:34 | Daniel Foster misses two point jump shot | |||
11:32 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
11:18 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Joel Scott assists) | 15-12 | |
10:47 | Kenan Blackshear misses two point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | Joe Palmer misses two point layup | |||
10:39 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Tylan Pope misses two point layup | |||
10:20 | Joe Palmer defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | Nique Clifford misses two point layup | |||
10:12 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
9:57 | Jarod Lucas misses two point jump shot | |||
9:55 | Joe Palmer defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | |||
9:32 | Tylan Pope defensive rebound | |||
9:13 | Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot | |||
9:11 | Rams defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Jarod Lucas steals) | |||
8:43 | Joel Scott shooting foul (Hunter McIntosh draws the foul) | |||
8:43 | Hunter McIntosh misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:43 | +1 | Hunter McIntosh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 | |
8:30 | Tylan Pope blocks Joel Scott's two point layup | |||
8:28 | Tylan Pope defensive rebound | |||
8:11 | Joel Scott blocks Tre Coleman's two point layup | |||
8:09 | Joel Scott defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | Taviontae Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:01 | Rams offensive rebound | |||
8:01 | Hunter McIntosh personal foul | |||
7:52 | Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot | |||
7:50 | Tre Coleman defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +2 | Tylan Pope makes two point dunk (Tre Coleman assists) | 15-15 | |
7:33 | Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot | |||
7:31 | Joe Palmer offensive rebound | |||
7:16 | Patrick Cartier turnover (lost ball) (Hunter McIntosh steals) | |||
7:06 | +3 | Jarod Lucas makes three point jump shot (Tre Coleman assists) | 15-18 | |
6:44 | Tylan Pope shooting foul (Joe Palmer draws the foul) | |||
6:44 | TV timeout | |||
6:44 | Joe Palmer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:44 | +1 | Joe Palmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 | |
6:28 | +2 | Tylan Pope makes two point layup (Kenan Blackshear assists) | 16-20 | |
6:28 | Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tylan Pope draws the foul) | |||
6:28 | +1 | Tylan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-21 | |
6:03 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists) | 18-21 | |
5:35 | Tylan Pope misses two point layup | |||
5:33 | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | |||
5:22 | +2 | Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Javonte Johnson assists) | 20-21 | |
5:00 | +2 | Kenan Blackshear makes two point jump shot | 20-23 | |
4:48 | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | |||
4:46 | Javonte Johnson offensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Kenan Blackshear shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul) | |||
4:42 | Rashaan Mbemba misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:42 | +1 | Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-23 | |
4:29 | +3 | Tre Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jarod Lucas assists) | 21-26 | |
4:08 | K.J. Hymes shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul) | |||
4:08 | +1 | Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 | |
4:08 | Rashaan Mbemba misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:08 | Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound | |||
3:51 | Kenan Blackshear turnover (traveling) | |||
3:51 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | |||
3:36 | Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound | |||
3:22 | +3 | Jarod Lucas makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists) | 22-29 | |
2:50 | Rashaan Mbemba misses two point jump shot | |||
2:48 | Nique Clifford offensive rebound | |||
2:43 | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | |||
2:41 | Isaiah Stevens offensive rebound | |||
2:28 | Rashaan Mbemba misses three point jump shot | |||
2:26 | Jarod Lucas defensive rebound | |||
1:58 | Tre Coleman misses two point jump shot | |||
1:56 | Tre Coleman offensive rebound | |||
1:53 | Tre Coleman misses two point layup | |||
1:51 | Tre Coleman offensive rebound | |||
1:51 | +2 | Tre Coleman makes two point layup | 22-31 | |
1:51 | Rams 30 second timeout | |||
1:32 | Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot | |||
1:30 | Rams offensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Nick Davidson personal foul (Joel Scott draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | +1 | Joel Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 | |
1:30 | +1 | Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-31 | |
1:08 | +2 | Jarod Lucas makes two point jump shot | 24-33 | |
0:47 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists) | 27-33 | |
0:38 | Wolf Pack 30 second timeout | |||
0:20 | Tre Coleman misses two point jump shot | |||
0:18 | Daniel Foster offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +2 | Jarod Lucas makes two point jump shot | 27-35 | |
0:00 | End of period |