FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Despite 21- and 20-point efforts from LMU's two point guards, Colorado State's second half sharp shooting allowed the home Rams to take the game, 87-71. 
 
Jalin Anderson hit LMU's first five points of the game, knocking down a three to take an early lead then tying the score with a jumper that started a 7-0 run for the Lions. Justin Ahrens hit a three to double LMU up on the Rams, 10-5 with 16:17 on the clock.
 
After Colorado State retook the lead, Chance Stephens knocked down a three to push the Lions ahead 17-15 with less than 10 minutes to play in the half. 
 
Colorado State put together a 13-2 run to build their largest lead of the half. Cam Shelton scored the last eight points for LMU, including a 4-0 run to cut into the deficit and make it a 32-27 game at intermission.
 
Anderson opened the second half with the first eight points for the Lions on a pair of threes and a midrange jumper. Anderson's second three cut it to a four-point game before Colorado State put together an 11-0 run in less than three minutes of game play. Rick Issanza ended the run with an offensive rebound dunk.
 
Keli Leaupepe scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including a personal 8-0 run to bring LMU within 10, 67-57 with 5:44 to play. Leaupepe, Anderson, and Shelton scored 40 of LMU's 44 second half points.

Jalin Anderson hit his fourth three of the game in the final minutes to give himself a new career-high of 20 points.
 
Both teams hit six threes in the second half, but Colorado State shot 63.3 percent overall in the game's final 20 minutes to pull away.
 
The Lions will return to Gersten Pavilion for Saturday's second-consecutive matchup against a Mountain West opponent as the Nevada Wolf Pack visit Los Angeles. The game is scheduled to tip at 7:00 PM.

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