Arkansas Fort Smith Lions @ Colorado State Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA Fort Smith UAFS | 39 | 34 | 73 | ||
CSU | 42 | 45 | 87 |
Colorado St. uses late run to beat Arkansas-Fort Smith 87-73
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Deion James scored 22 points, Prentiss Nixon added 17 and Colorado State rolled to an 87-73 victory over Division II Arkansas-Fort Smith on Tuesday night.
James was 8 of 12 from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds. Nixon was 6-of-14 shooting and made three 3-pointers. J.D. Paige had 14 points and Anthony Bonner chipped in 12 for Colorado State (6-6), which shot 33 of 74 (44.6 percent) from the floor, but missed 18 3-pointers and seven free throws.
Darrion Strong scored 15 points and Chris Crawford had 12 to lead Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Marcus Wallace made two straight 3-pointers and Adam Rivera a layup as part of an 8-0 surge to give the Lions their only lead, 60-58 with 11 minutes left. Colorado State led 65-64 with 7:14 left, and went on a 20-5 run.
It was an exhibition game for Arkansas-Fort Smith, ranked fifth in the NCAA D-II poll.
Game Information
Fort Collins, CO
Referee:Brent Meaux
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Kelly Pfeifer
2025-26 Standings
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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