Colorado State’s Mountain West title hopes take a hit with a 72-51 loss at UNLV

DENVER — Colorado State (21-4, 11-4) was hot entering Saturday’s matchup with UNLV (16-11, 8-6). Winners in five straight overall and coming off back-to-back road victories, a win in Sin City would have gone a long way for the Rams in the race for the regular season Mountain West Championship, especially with two of the final three games taking place…