Colorado State has no answer for Roadrunners hot shooting

Sometimes in sports, you just have to tip your cap to the opponent. That’s exactly what Colorado State did Monday night in an 81-63 losing effort to Cal-State Bakersfield in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament.

No. 4 CSU (24-12) fell victim to an improbable 3-point shooting barrage from the Roadrunners in the first half and never recovered. CSUB, a team that came in shooting 34 percent from deep, made 10-of-13 shots from beyond in the arc in the opening 20 minutes.

The Roadrunners zipped out to a 13-2 lead as CSU began 0-for-6 from the field. The Rams got to within one at the under-12 media timeout as Gian Clavell and Prentiss Nixon put up points in a hurry. Nixon, who…