The door was open for Colorado State’s magical season to conclude with a Cinderella ending. But the Rams were unable to pull off the upset in the Mountain West championship game, falling 79-71 to Nevada.
CSU (23-11) got off to a rocky start as Nevada stormed out to a 9-0 lead in the blink of an eye. For the Rams, the first half went eerily similar to the regular season finale one week ago against the Wolf Pack.
Nevada kept a comfortable lead for much of the first stanza thanks to 3-point shooting. Other than Gian Clavell, CSU could get next to nothing going offensively.