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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2018-2019 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 15-3 | - | 29-5 |
| Utah State | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
| Fresno State | 13-5 | 2 | 23-9 |
| San Diego State | 11-7 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-7 | 4 | 17-14 |
| Air Force | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
| New Mexico | 7-11 | 8 | 14-18 |
| Boise State | 7-11 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Colorado State | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Wyoming | 4-14 | 11 | 8-24 |
| San José St | 1-17 | 14 | 4-27 |