PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - Wichita State put together a furious second-half rally and dominated the offensive glass, but a 21-point first half deficit proved too much to overcome in a 76-70 loss to Colorado State Thursday night in the consolation round of the 2025 Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis at Imperial Arena.

Wichita State will meet Western Kentucky on Friday in the 7th place game at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

The Shockers (4-3) trailed by as many as 21 late in the first half and never held a lead, but outscored the Rams 40-29 after halftime and pulled within two possessions multiple times in the final minutes behind relentless second-chance scoring and efficient interior offense.

Kenyon Giles finished in double figures for the seventh straight game, scoring a team-high 18 points, but finished just 6-of-19 from the field and 2-of-10 from beyond the arc. Karon Boyd registered his second double-double of the season behind 14 points and 11 rebounds, seven on the offensive end. Will Berg just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Colorado State (5-2) put together one of the most efficient halves the Shockers have faced this season, shooting 76.0 percent (19-of-25) in the opening half and knocking down six three-pointers to seize control early.

Despite 20 first-half paint points and a flurry of early offensive rebounds from Boyd and Emmanuel Okorafor, Wichita State struggled to slow Colorado State's execution. The Rams repeatedly generated clean looks through crisp ball movement and transition opportunities.

A 21-6 Ram run covering during a 6:00 minute stretch pushed the margin to 47-26, CSU's largest lead of the night. A second-chance bucket from Boyd in the final 30 seconds trimmed it to 47-30 at the break.

The Shockers' defensive intensity rose immediately out of the locker room. Berg's second-chance bucket at 18:08 and Boyd's hook at 13:55 highlighted an early 12–5 burst that cut the margin to 60-44.

WSU held CSU to 37 percent shooting after halftime and forced the Rams into tougher, late-clock attempts.

Giles heated up in the mid-second half, scoring 11 points across a five-minute stretch, including a second-chance three at the 5:38 mark that brought WSU within 70-62.

Two minutes later Berg followed a missed three with a tough second-chance layup to make it 70-64, the closest the Shockers had been since the early first half.

Colorado State answered each Shocker push with timely perimeter shooting, highlighted by Brandon Rechsteiner, who hit 7-of-12 three-pointers on his way to a game-high 21 points, including a dagger triple with 2:12 remaining to extend CSU's lead to 76-67.

WSU held CSU scoreless for the final 2:12 but could not convert enough late opportunities, despite a pair of buckets from Dre Kindell and a free throw from Boyd in the final minute.