Box Score FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Caleb Martin had 26 points, Lindsey Drew added 16 and eight rebounds and Nevada turned back Colorado State 76-67 on Saturday night to put the finishing touches on a rough day for the Rams.
Kendall Stephens added 15 points for the Wolf Pack (20-4, 9-1 Mountain West Conference), who struggled to find their shooting touch from the field, but connected on 26 of 32 free throws.
Che Bob and Anthony Bonner paced the Rams (10-15, 3-9) with 13 points each, while Deion James added 12 points and eight rebounds.
The Rams trailed just 37-35 at halftime and used two James' 3-pointers to grab a 41-40 lead early in the second half. But Stephens twice connected from beyond the arc and Martin added a layup to cap an 11-1 run for a 51-43 lead. Martin scored eight in the final 3:13 to seal it.
Game Notes:
Mountain West leading Nevada improved to 20-4 overall and 9-1 in conference play after its 76-67 victory at Colorado State (10-15, 3-9 MW) on Saturday night.
Nevada hosts intrastate rival UNLV (16-7, 5-5 MW) in a Governor's Series matchup on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center). The game will air on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m.
Third-year head coach Eric Musselman has now led the Pack to three consecutive 20 win seasons which is the second longest streak in school history. Mark Fox led Nevada to five in a row as part of a seven-year stretch of 20 wins seasons from 2003-2010.
Nevada has won 20 games in 11 of the last 15 seasons.
Musselman improved to 72-25 at Nevada.
Nevada has won seven of its last eight MW road games and is 15-1 in its last 16 MW games.
The Pack is 8-2 in true road contests.
Senior Kendall Stephens 15 points pushed him past d his 1,000th collegiate point finishing the night with 1,001. He joins transfers Jordan Caroline (1,227) and Caleb Martin (1,027) to give the Pack three players that have scored 1,000 collegiate points, not all coming at Nevada.
Caleb Martin's 26 points was his 12th game high of the season. It was his 13th game of 20 or more points and 13th time leading the team in scoring. He has scored in double figures in 22-of-24 games.
Junior Lindsey Drew tied his career high with 16 points. His first game of 16 points came his freshman year against Montana in the CBI.
A Nevada has had a player score 20 points in 21-of-24 games this season and 19 in the other three.
At least three Nevada players have scored in double figures in every game.
Nevada leads the series with CSU 11-9 and has won the last four meetings.
