Friday night on the hardwood delivered a quintessential early-season mix of triumphs and tough lessons for Centennial State college basketball squads. While the Colorado State Rams defended home court in Fort Collins to keep the men’s side unblemished, both the CSU women and the Northern Colorado Bears ran into formidable road buzzsaw performances.
Colorado State Rams: Men Protect Home Court, Women Fall Short in Salt Lake City
The Colorado State men’s basketball team (2-0) continued their early-season momentum with a solid 78-67 victory over Idaho (1-1) at Moby Arena. A balanced, high-octane offensive attack fueled the Rams, led by Kyle Jorgensen and Jase Butler, who each poured in 19 points. Forward Carey Booth chipped in a dominant double-double performance, anchoring the paint with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help secure the double-digit win.
Meanwhile, the CSU women’s team (1-1) faced a steep challenge on the road, dropping a 72-63 decision to Utah (2-0) in Salt Lake City. Despite the tough loss against a high-caliber Pac-12/Big 12-caliber opponent, guard Camryn Runner was a bright spot for the Rams, exploding for a game-high 23 points to keep CSU within striking distance for much of the contest.
Northern Colorado Bears Drop Road Test in Tempe
Traveling down south to the Copper State, the Northern Colorado Bears (1-1) ran into a runaway Arizona State (2-0) squad, falling 90-63 in Tempe.
Despite the lopsided final score, Trinidad State transfer Manning Shareef provided a major spark for the Bears. Shareef led Northern Colorado with 13 points on an efficient 5-of-9 shooting night—including a pair of crucial three-pointers—and added four rebounds and three assists.
Here are the men’s results and schedule.
- N6 – at Colorado State, 78, Idaho 67 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N6 – at Arizona State 90, Northern Colorado 63 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N7 – Colorado at San Diego State, 1:30 p.m.
- N7 – Denver at UC Riverside, 5:30 p.m.
- N8 – Idaho State at Air Force, 1 p.m.
- N9 – Adams State at Western New Mexico, 6 p.m.
- N9 – Colorado College at Colorado Mines, 6 p.m.
- N9 – Colorado Christian at Concordia Irvine, 7 p.m.
- N9 – Justice College at Fort Lewis, 7 p.m.
- N2 – at Wright State 102, Air Force 71 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Wisconsin 75, Denver 68 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Utah Valley 84, Western Colorado 63 BOX SCORE
- N2 – at Colorado 94, Abilene Christian 59 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Northern Colorado 117, Colorado College 64 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Colorado State 84, Montana State 74 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N5 – at Air Force 107, Calumet 55 BOX SCORE / RECAP.
Here are the women’s results and schedule.
- N6 – at Utah 72, Colorado State 63 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N7 – Saint Mary’s at Air Force, 1 p.m.
- N7 – Fresno State at Colorado, 1 p.m.
- N7 – Denver at Weber State, 4 p.m.
- N7 – Northern Colorado at Texas, 6 p.m.
- N9 – Fort Lewis at Eastern New Mexico, 5 p.m.
- N9 – Western Colorado at Lubbock Christian, 5 p.m.
- N9 – Northern New Mexico at Northern Colorado, 6 p.m.
- N10 – Colorado State at Denver, 6 p.m.
- N2 – at Northern Colorado 102, Hastings 76 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Colorado State 63, Lindenwood 46 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N2 – at Air Force, 66, Denver 45 BOX SCORE / AFA RECAP / DU RECAP
- N4 – at Colorado 83, Morgan State 38 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- N4 – at Denver, 66, Lindenwood 52 BOX SCORE / RECAP
