Postgame Notes: Nov. 15, 2012 vs. Chadron State

-          Final Score: 93-50

-          Attendance: 3,066

-          First Half Starters:

o  Chadron State: Grant Stone, Justyn Anderson, Zac Bargen, Kendrick Holliman and Michael Safer

-          Second Half Starters:

o  Colorado State: Octeus for Green

o  Chadron State: Same

-          CSU’s sixth man: Jon Octeus

-          Largest Scoring Run

o  Colorado State: 14-0 from 15:24 mark (Colton Iverson dunk) to the 9:55 mark (Joe De Ciman three-pointer) in the first half.  

o  Chadron State:  4-0 from 9:57 mark (David Downey free-throw) to the 9:31 mark (David Downey three-pointer) in the second half.

-          Largest Lead:

o  Colorado State:  +45 at 5:13 mark of the second half (Daniel Bejararno jumper)

o  Chadron State: None

-          Statistical Leaders:

o  Colorado State

§ Points: Colton Iverson (18)

§  Rebounds: Colton Iverson and Pierce Hornung (9)

§  Assists: Jon Octeus (5)

§  Blocks: Gerson Santo (2)

§  Steals: Pierce Hornung (6)

o   Chadron State

§  Points: David Downey (15)

§  Rebounds: Zac Bargen and Michael Safer (4)

§  Assists: Justyn Anderson and Chris Taylor (2)

§  Blocks: Kendrick Holliman (2)

§  Steals: Josh Hatcher and Chris Taylor (1)

-          Game Notables:

o  Senior G Dorian Green, who suffered a mild concussion late in the Rams’ victory over Montana on Nov. 9, started for the 98^th consecutive time in his career at Colorado State.  Head Coach Larry Eustachy immediately called a timeout after Colton Iverson CSU secured the opening tip, and Green was replaced by sophomore G Jon Octeus.

o   Colorado State opened the game on a 10-0 run and led 21-2 at the midway point of the first half after a free-throw from freshman G Joe De Ciman.

o   Chadron State made their second field-goal of the game on a Zac Bargen layup at the 7:35 mark. CSU led 29-5 following the basket.

o   Colorado State held a 43-13 lead at halftime.

o   The 13 points allowed by Colorado State in the opening stanza were the lowest in a first half since the Rams gave up just 13 points in a victory over Mayville State in November 2009. 

o   Colorado State’s victory extends the Rams’ homecourt winning streak to 15 straight games, establishing a program record at Moby Arena. 

o   The 15-game home win streak also ties for the second-longest home win streak all-time in the program’s history, originally set during from 1954-55. CSU’s all-time longest home winning streak is 22 games set from 1960-62 when the Rams called South College Gym home. 

o   Colorado State posted huge advantages in a number of categories, including 52-18 in the paint, 21-9 off turnovers, 25-11 on second-chance points, 14-2 on the break and an impressive 48-26 off the bench.

o   11 different players saw action in the game for the Rams, including the debuts the debut of sophomore walk-on Josh Morgan, who knocked down a pair of late jumpers for his first-career points at Colorado State.

o   The Rams’ 43-point victory marks the largest margin of victory since defeating Dominican (Calif.), 94-50, in the second round of the University of San Francisco Hilltop Challenge on Dec. 30, 2010.

-          Individual Stat Notables

o   10+ Points:

§  Colorado State:

·         Colton Iverson (18) – CSU is 2-0 all-time when Iverson scores 10+ points

·         Greg Smith (14) – CSU is 21-9 all-time when Smith scores 10+ points

·         Jon Octeus (13) – CSU is 1-0 all-time when Octeus scores 10+ points

·         Gerson Santo (12) – CSU is 1-0 all-time when Santo scores 10+ points

·         Pierce Hornung (11) – CSU is 11-5 all-time when Santo scores 10+ points

§  Chadron State:

·         David Downey (15)

o   5+ Assists:

§  Colorado State:

·        Jon Octeus (5) – CSU is 1-0 all-time when Octeus records 5+ assists 

o  3+ Steals:

§  Colorado State:

·        Pierce Hornung (6) – CSU is 10-3 all-time when Hornung records 3+ steals

·        Colton Iverson (4) – CSU is 1-0 all-time when Iverson records 3+ steals 

o   3+ Three-Pointers:

§  Chadron State:

·         David Downey (4)

Career Highs

o   Colton Iverson

§  Steals (4)

o   Pierce Hornung

§  Steals (6)

o   Jon Octeus

§  Points (13)

§  Assists (5)

§  Rebounds (2)

§  Steals (1)

o   Joe DeCiman

§  Points (6)

§  Rebounds (3)

§  Blocks (1)

§  Steals (1)

o   Jordan Mason

§  Points (4)

§  Assists (3)

§  Blocks (1)

o   Gerson Santo

§  Points (12)

§  Rebounds (7)

§  Assists (1)

§  Blocks (2)

o   Josh Morgan

§  Points (4)