Colorado State looking to get back on track against Utah State

The Colorado State men’s basketball team’s defense seemed to be turning a corner. Well at least until the Rams ran into UNLV Saturday night in Las Vegas.

The Rebels, without their two best big men, dominated CSU on the offensive end en route to an 87-80 victory at the Thomas and Mack Center.

Again, the Rams had plenty of offense, nearly matching their season average points per game, but like it has so many times this year, defense did Larry Eustachy’s team in.

CSU now sits at 14-11 overall and 6-6 in the Mountain West, and more importantly, the Rams are in sixth place in the league standings with six games to go. For what it’s worth, the top five teams heading into the conference tournament…