Colorado State overwhelms UNLV in conference opener

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State desperately needed to get the bad taste of a three-game losing streak out of their mouths. The Rams did just that, knocking off UNLV in their Mountain West opener by a final score of 91-77.

CSU (9-5, 1-0) had to work uphill at the outset. Jalen Poyser showed why he’s the leading scorer for the Rebels, putting up the first six points for UNLV. CSU faced an early five-point deficit at the first media timeout.

But CSU would go on a 7-0 run sparked by the play of Che Bob. The 6-6 forward flashed his enormous potential with a corner 3-pointer on one end and a block on the other. Along with four points by Braden Koelliker and a pair of makes from beyond the arc by J.D.…