FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Prentiss Nixon scored 16 points, J.D. Paige added 15, and Colorado State beat Sacramento State 72-61 Friday night in a season opener to win its fifth straight against the Hornets.
Deion James scored 10 points and Che Bob grabbed 10 rebounds and added eight points for the Rams, who shot 38.1 percent from the floor to Sacramento State's 31.7 percent.
Colorado State pulled away for good on a 9-0 run sparked by Bob's jumper early in the second half and led 53-38 after Paige's 3-point play with 13:05 to go.