Nov. 15, 2011
Colorado State at Stanford | Game 3 | Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
Nov. 15, 2011 | 9 p.m. MT | Stanford, Calif. | Maples Pavilion (7,233)
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| COLORADO STATE RAMS |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
| Record |
2-0
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| Last Game |
vs. SMU (W, 75-56)
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| Rank (AP|ESPN/USA Today) |
NR | NR
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| Head Coach |
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| Overall Record |
265-208 (17th Season)
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| Record at CSU |
53-76 (Fifth Season)
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| Record |
2-0
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| Last Game |
vs. Fresno State (W, 75-59)
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| Rank (AP|ESPN/USA Today) |
NR | NR
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| Head Coach |
Johnny Dawkins
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| Overall Record |
51-48 (Fourth Season)
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| Record at Stanford |
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| CSU STATISTICAL LEADERS |
STANFORD STATISTICAL LEADERS |
| Minutes Played/Game |
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| Points/Game |
Wes Eikmeier (19.5)
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| Rebounds/Game |
Pierce Hornung (9.0)
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| Three-Pointers |
Wes Eikmeier (5)
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| Assists |
Dorian Green (7)
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| Blocks |
Pierce Hornung (3)
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| Steals |
Pierce Hornung (2)
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| Field-Goal % |
Greg Smith (.600)
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| Free-Throw % |
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| Three-Point % |
Dorian Green (.571)
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| Minutes Played/Game |
Aaron Bright (30.5)
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| Points/Game |
Aaron Bright (18.5)
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| Rebounds/Game |
Josh Huestis (8.5)
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| Three-Pointers |
Aaron Bright (7)
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| Assists |
Aaron Bright (8)
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| Blocks |
Jack Trotter (2)
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| Steals |
Two Players (3)
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| Field-Goal % |
Josh Owens (.750)
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| Free-Throw % |
Chasson Randle (.778)
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| Three-Point % |
Aaron Bright (.875)
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TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
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| Category |
CSU |
STAN |
| Points/Game |
69.5 |
83.0 |
| Points Allowed/Game |
57.0 |
55.5 |
| Field-Goal % |
.455 |
.550 |
| Opponent Field-Goal % |
.394 |
.404 |
| Three-Point Field Goal Percentage |
.433 |
.333 |
| Opponent Three-Point % |
.293 |
.281 |
| Free-Throw % |
.818 |
.618 |
| Rebounds/Game |
37.5 |
42.5 |
| Rebounding Margin |
+16.0 |
+18.0 |
| Assists/Game |
8.5 |
12.5 |
| Turnovers/Game |
13.5 |
14.5 |
| Opponent Turnovers/Game |
9.5 |
17.5 |
| Steals/Game |
3.5 |
6.0 |
| Blocks/Game |
2.0 |
1.5 |
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
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| Television: ESPNU |
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Play-by-play: Mark Neely
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Color Analyst: Miles Simon
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Comcast Digital: 404/669 (HD)
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| Radio:Colorado State Sports Network |
| Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth |
| Denver: 560 AM (KLZ) |
| Fort Collins: 600 AM (KCOL) |
| Streaming: CSURams.com/allaccess |
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Game Notes 3 - 11-15-11 
• Schedule/Results
• Season Statistics
• NIT Season Tip-Off Bracket
Opening tip
• Colorado State continues action in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tuesday evening, taking on host Stanford in the West Regional finals at Maples Pavilion.
• The winner of the contest will advance to New York City for the tournament’s national semifinals and finals Nov. 23-25 at Madison Square Garden.
• Tonight’s game will be broadcast live on ESPNU and is slated for a 9 p.m. MT tipoff.
Rams in the NIT Season Tip-Off
• This marks the Rams’ third appearance in the NIT Season Tip-Off event.
• The Rams previously played in the event in 1991 and 2006.
• Following last night’s victory over SMU, the Rams are 2-3 all-time in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.
• In the 1991 NIT Season Tip-Off, the Rams opened with a victory at Boise State (W, 80-67) before falling at No. 23 Georgia Tech (L, 84-67) two days later.
• The Rams finished 0-2 in the 2006 event in Spokane, Wash., losing in overtime, 87-82, to Baylor and dropping a 70-61 decision to Rice.
Rams’ success in regular-season tournaments
• Colorado State has enjoyed great success in regular-season tournament play under fifth-year Head Coach Tim Miles.
• The Rams entered action this week 12-3 in such contests under Miles’ guidance, winning championships in the 2007 BP Top of the World Classic - with victories over Oregon State (69-56; Tim Miles’ first victory as CSU head coach), Tennessee State (87-68) and Portland State (W, 64-63) - and the 2010 Cancun Governor’s Cup - with wins over Appalachian State (82-79), Ole Miss (68-61) and Southern Miss (63-58).
• The Rams have also recorded runner-up finishes in the 2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, the 2009 BTI Tipoff tournament in Eugene, Ore., and the 2011 Hilltop Challenge in San Francisco, Calif.
• Following CSU’s win over SMU to open the 2011 Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, the Rams are 6-0 in opening-round games of regular-season tournaments under Miles.
About Stanford
• Stanford enters Tuesday night’s matchup with a 2-0 record.
• The Cardinal opened the season with a 91-52 victory over Central Arkansas and dispatched Fresno State, 75-59, in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• Through two games, the Cardinal are led in scoring by sophomore G Aaron Bright, who recorded 16 points against UCA and poured in 21 vs. Fresno State.
• Sophomore F Josh Huestis leads the Cardinal in rebounding, averaging 8.5 per game early in the 2011-12 season.
• The Cardinal went 15-16 in 2010-11, finishing seventh in the Pac-10 with a 7-11 league mark.
• Johnny Dawkins is in his fourth season as the Stanford head coach, where he has posted a 51-48 mark.
Series vs. Stanford
• CSU trails the overall series with Stanford, 6-2.
• The first meeting was Dec. 19, 1972, a 77-72 CSU victory.
• The last meeting was Dec. 14, 2008, a 74-63 Stanford win.
• Colorado State is 0-4 in road contests against the Cardinal.
A win over Stanford...
• Would push the Rams through to New York, N.Y., for a matchup with the winner of the Midwest Region that features No. 2-seeded Oklahoma State, No. 6 Oral Roberts, No. 8 UTSA and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• Give CSU a 3-0 start for the 29th time in the 108-year history of the program, and the first time since 2005-06 team opened the year 6-0.
