STANFORD -- Dorian Pickens scored 17 points and Stanford held Colorado State to its lowest point total since the 2014-15 season with a 56-49 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Pickens made 4 of 6 from 3-point range, but was the only player on either team to shoot with success from the perimeter. Pickens' teammates were a combined 1-for-12 and the Rams were 5-for-18.
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The Rams (2-1) hadn't been held under 50 points since a 56-43 loss to San Diego State on March 13, 2015.
Prentiss Nixon led Colorado State with 15 points. Braden Koelliker, who averaged 14.5 points in the team's first two games, was scoreless. The Rams struggled on offense all afternoon, thanks in part to 20 turnovers.
BIG PICTURE
Stanford: The Cardinal is 4-0 under first-year head coach Jerod Haase, although early success is not necessarily indicative of long-terms results. Previous coach Johnny Dawkins started 10-0 in his debut season of 2008-09 (including a win over Colorado State) before the Cardinal lost 90-60 to Arizona State in its Pac-10 opener. Stanford wound up finishing ninth in the conference.
Colorado State: The Rams need to shoot the ball better. They converted just 38 percent from the field - including 6 for 33 from the 3-point arc - in their first two games. They were worse against a stronger Stanford defense, making just 29.8 percent (14-for-47).
UP NEXT:
Stanford, having concluded a three-game homestand, treks east to play in the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Fla., where it opens the three-day event against Miami (3-0), which averaged nearly 87 points in three easy victories.
Colorado State returns home for a Wednesday night matchup vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (0-4), which comes off a 116-79 loss at Wichita State and will play its fourth game in five on the road.