Colorado State needed a rebound game Thursday night against Long Beach State.
Nick Faust had other ideas.
The 49ers’ senior guard, a transfer from Maryland, poured in a team-high 27 points as Long Beach State handed the Rams their second-consecutive loss, beating CSU 83-77 at Moby Arena.
Coming off of a 99-90 double overtime loss to UTEP Saturday in which they shot 32 percent from the field and blew a 17-point halftime lead, CSU couldn’t slow down Faust, who came into the game averaging just over 14 points per contest.
CSU jumped out to an early 10-5 lead and led for more than 10 minutes before a jumper by LBSU’s Justin Bibbins tied the game at 20 with 9:41 to play in the first half.