Carvacho powers Colorado State to 85-53 romp over Air Force
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Nico Carvacho scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and Colorado State beat Air Force 85-53 on Saturday.
Reserve Anthony Masinton-Bonner hit 6 of 7 shots and scored 16, while Kris Martin and J.D. Paige scored 10 apiece for CSU (9-13, 4-5 Mountain West Conference), which hosts No. 8 Nevada on Wednesday.
Martin, Paige and Masinton-Bonner all had eight points in the first half as the Rams shot 63 percent from the floor and sank 6 of 10 from 3-point range to take a commanding 42-25 lead into intermission. Colorado State pushed its lead to 20 just three minutes into the second half and led 68-36 after Carvacho's 3-point play with 9:44 left in the game.
A.J. Walker had 14 points for the Falcons (9-13, 4-6). Air Force shot just 33 percent from the floor and made just 8 of 29 from distance (28 percent).
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2019-2020 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 15-0 | - | 26-0 |
| Utah State | 11-5 | 4.5 | 22-7 |
| Nevada | 10-5 | 5 | 17-10 |
| Boise State | 10-6 | 5.5 | 18-10 |
| Colorado State | 9-6 | 6 | 18-10 |
| UNLV | 9-6 | 6 | 14-14 |
| New Mexico | 6-9 | 9 | 17-11 |
| Fresno State | 6-10 | 9.5 | 10-17 |
| Air Force | 4-11 | 11 | 10-17 |
| San José St | 3-12 | 12 | 7-20 |
| Wyoming | 1-14 | 14 | 6-21 |