The one key play proved elusive.

The Colorado State men’s basketball team lost 66-64 to Virginia Tech on Nov. 26 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.

The Rams (4-2) had a chance to tie or win in the final seconds after Virginia Tech (6-0) missed a free throw.

CSU’s Josh Pascarelli took the ball up and elected to shoot a would-be go-ahead 3-pointer. It just missed and time expired as players fought for the rebound.

"We just couldn’t quite get over the hump, it was basically that one-to-two possession game the last 11, 12 minutes of the second half. The guys fought," CSU coach Ali Farokhmanesh said after the game. "I really can’t ask for anything more. The way they played, the way they fought, it was probably one of the most physical games I’ve been a pa

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