National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado St. 73, Washington 55
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Ken Ditty, # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 7409

Colorado State 73, Washington 55: Colton Iverson had 13 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Rams took control with a pair of big runs in the second half.

Greg Smith scored 15 points, Dorian Green had 14 and Pierce Hornung added 12 rebounds as the Rams are 4-0 for the first time since starting 6-0 in 2005. Colorado State, which outrebounded the Huskies 19-4 in the second half and 40-19 for the game, was 6-for-10 from 3-point range after intermission.

C.J. Wilcox scored a career-high 28 points for Washington (2-3), which had won 77 of its previous 82 non-conference games before dropping its last two. Aziz N'Diaye, who entered the game as the leading rebounder in the Pac-12 at 11.8 per game, had eight boards and eight points.

Wilcox scored 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting in the first half as Washington took a 30-28 lead at intermission. Iverson had seven points and eight rebounds for the Rams, who stayed in the game despite shooting 33.3 percent from the field, and like the Huskies, were 2-of-8 from 3-point range.

Washington led 38-34 before a 13-0 Colorado State run, highlighted by a pair of Green 3-pointers, gave the Rams a 47-38 lead. After the Huskies got to within five, the Rams ripped off a 22-7 spurt - with Daniel Bejarano scoring eight of his 13 points - to take a 69-49 lead with 2:34 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Washington senior G Scott Suggs, who is averaging 10.3 points and is 8-for-14 from 3-point range, missed the game with plantar fasciitis. ... The Huskies lost to Albany 63-62 on Nov. 13 in their previous home game. ... Colorado State was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West preseason poll.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado St.   Washington
Greg Smith 15 Scoring C.J. Wilcox 28
Dorian Green 7 Assists Andrew Andrews 3
Pierce Hornung 12 Rebounds Aziz N'Diaye 8
Dorian Green 3 Free Throws Made C.J. Wilcox 4
Pierce Hornung 3 Steals Andrew Andrews 1
Daniel Bejarano 1 Blocks Desmond Simmons 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado St. 73 43.3 8-18 7-10 15 40 2 4 11
Washington 55 44.0 3-11 8-15 7 19 3 4 10