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By: Ana Kieu

It was a week of a million headlines in the Mountain West. That’s great news for the majority of Mountain West reporters. But about the San Jose State Spartans, it has been the same story, different week. The Spartans are still seeking their first conference win of the season, and they hoped to get that against the Colorado State Rams at the Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.

Oumar Barry scored a couple of layups from SJSU’s consecutive possessions to pull the Spartans within four, 15-11, at the 13-minute mark of the first half.

As usual, Ryan Welage continued to dominate out on the court with his third triple of the game midway through the first. In addition, Noah Baumann hit a 3-pointer of his own. The Spartans trailed by just two points, 34-32.

The Spartans were down by six, 46-40, as they headed to the locker room at halftime. Welage led all scorers with 13 points. Baumann scored 11 points for the Spartans. SJSU outshot Colorado State 46.7% as opposed to 45.9%.

The Spartans had the first strike of the second half.

However, SJSU was affected by a scoring drought for several minutes until Barry nailed a three to end the Spartans’ drought. Yet, they still trailed the Rams by five, 55-50, at the 13:28 mark of the second.

With a basket and a foul, Noah Baumann tied his career-high with 14 points. But the Rams continued to lead by 10 (71-61) with 7:11 left in the second.

The Spartans lost to the Rams 90-79. Despite the blowout loss, SJSU had some things to be proud of. Keith Fisher scored a career-high 23 points while Baumann had a career-high 16 points.

Notes
The Spartans got in a few warm up shots before the starting lineup introductions were called at Moby Arena.

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The Spartans return home to host the Fresno State Bulldogs on Valentine’s Day at 7 pm PT.