FORT MYERS, Fla. — A bit of the shine from the hot start to the season came off Monday for Colorado State's basketball team as Louisiana-Lafayette ran past the men in the second half of their game on the way to a 91-73 victory to open the Gulf Coast Showcase.
With the loss, the Rams (3-1) will play at 11:30 on Tuesday morning, facing the loser of the Florida Gulf Coast/Toledo game.
The Rams were frustrated offensively, trailing 40-26 at half as they hit just one of their 12 3-point attempts in the first half. While that improved later (the Rams finished 8-of-24), the tempers were still flaring, with both head coach Niko Medved and J.