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With 9.6 seconds left freshman Dorian Green knocked down two free throws to put the Rams up and the defense did the rest as they stopped Montana's last two attempts. The Rams sit at 7-4 on the season and Montana dropped to 6-4.  It was an odd game for the Rams as instead of doing the little stuff needed to win they just out shot Montana.

CSU lead by 7 and half while holding Montana to 33% shooting in the first half and 43% for the game.  The Rams shot 50% from the field and 7-15 from behind the arc.  What hurt the Rams was their poor free throw shooting, only hitting 11-22.  Montana also kept it close by only turning it over 9 times to the Rams 17.  Montana also held the advantages in steals 10-4 over CSU.  The Rams did win the rebound margin 35-29.  It was a very tight game as both teams had ups and downs. 

CSU will host Northern Arizona next Sunday, December 20th, as the last of their four game home strand.

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The Montana Grizzlies(6-3) will roll into Moby Arena and try and stop the Colorado State Rams(6-3) from making it six wins at home.  Montana ranks #113 in the RPI and the Rams are close behind at #120 after beating Colorado on Thursday.  The last two years the teams have played they spilt with each winning by a huge margin.  More after the jump...

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The Colorado State Rams(6-3) extended their home winning streak to four against in state rival Colorado(6-4) behind the strong showing of Travis Franklin.  Franklin had a double double with 22 point and 10 rebounds in the 77-62 win over the Buffalos.  The Buffs lead early by 4 but the Rams crawled back into it and took a 10 point lead at half. At one point CSU lead by 18 in the second half.  However the Buffs would cut that to 7 with around three minutes remaining until the Rams hit their free throws and stretched the lead out again.  Catch more after the jump...

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The rivalry between Colorado State(5-3) and Colorado(6-3) will add another chapter Thursday night as the Buffs walk into Moby Arena in Fort Collins.  The Buffs hold a three game streak in the series, the last time the Rams beat the Buffs on the hard floor was December 2006.  As the football games go these are usually close, except for last year when the Buffs won 75-56.  Before that the last 5 games were decided by two possessions or less with the last three being 3 points of less.  A look at the teams after the jump...

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Air Force and Houston are facing off in the Armed Forces Bowl on New Years Eve.  Lets take a quick look at how the teams stack up against each other.  The bold numbers denote that team is ranked higher in that certain category.  Stats after the jump...

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The Falcons shot the roof off Clune Arena on their way to a 75-41 victory.  The Falcons shot 52% from the field, 44% from 3-point range and 88% from the free throw line.  Grant Parker lead them with 14.  Against a inferior team they did what they should have and dominated and as a team dished out 22 assists to a mere 8 turnovers.

Air Force will travel to 6-2 Washington State this Saturday.  It will be the first big test of the season for the Falcons.  If Air Force can keep it close and use their free throw shooting and ball discipline they might squeeze one out late.  On the road will be tough  as WSU is averaging 80 points a game and is 3-0 at home.  They will have to slow down sophomore Klay Thompson who is averaging 25.9 points per game.  I would look at the effort more then the final score to evaluate the Falcons in this one.

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Air Force - Thisbowl game is nothing new for Air Force.

BYU - Cougars are excited to get after the Beavers of Oregon State.

CSU - Steve Fairchild is still confident in his program.

New Mexico - The Rio Grande Rivalry just ain't what it use to be.

San Diego -  The Aztecs played at tough UCSB.

TCU -TCU looks to take down #23 Texas Tech at home.

UNLV - The Running Rebels are #18.

Utah - The Utes have quite a week of basketball in front of them.

Wyoming - Cowboys are excited for the New Mexico Bowl.

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The Air Force Falcons will host Prairie View A&M at home as they look to boost their 4-2 record.  It has been a good start for the Falcons early as they have done well with their weak schedule.  No team in the Mountain West sits below .500 and the Falcons are aiming to not fall below that for awhile.  Grant Parker is leading the Falcons with 17.7 points per game off a nifty 50% shooting percentage.  Guard Evan Washington is posting a smooth 22-13 assist to turnover ratio.  The Falcons have to be pleased with their performances so far and look to stay on the winning track.

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Starting their longest home stretch of the season, 4 games, Colorado State defeated Denver University 64-59.  Another poor shooting performance by the Rams, just 38%, was boosted by making 32 free throws at a 76% clip.  Hitting 4-8 from down town also helped them sneak out a victory against the Pioneers.  The biggest stat to me is how the Rams almost ran a 1/1 ratio on assists to turnovers, 11/12.  That is they type of team play they need since they lack a big scorer. The Rams out rebounded DU 30-23.

DU was led by Andrew Hooper off the bench with 11 points.  Adam Nigon led the Rams with 14 and Andy Ogide who came off the bench had 12.

The Rams will host rival Colorado this Thursday,12/10.

Air Force - A few notes about heading to Fort Worth, maybe, and post season football awards.

BYU -  BYU basketball falls to in-state foe Utah State.

CSU -  Lets continue with the Rams successful program, volleyball beats Middle Tennessee in 1st round of NCAA tourney.

New Mexico -  NMU looks ahead to New Mexico State.

SDSU - Recap of Aztecs beating in city rival USD.

TCU - TCU volleyball takes their 1st round game.  An opinion piece about TCU's bowl musings.

UNLV - Lon Kruger looks to improve on shot selection from behind the arc.

Utah - The Utes drop an ugly one to Weber State.

Wyoming - The Cowgirls basketball stays undefeated.