Defense was optional and led to a public showing of a shooting clinic.

Colorado State and New Mexico concluded their regular seasons with high-flying offenses. For one, the offensive prowess they possessed would still not be enough. Luckily, the Rams ended on the right side of the coin in a 92-84 win.

"Great night for our guys and the program," head coach Niko Medved said. "I've been asking of these guys a lot, and it's not easy to do it every day like they do. We've been playing better down the stretch but just not ending up on top, but tonight we did."

Senior night could not have gone any better. Both for the players on the floor and those in the stands. It is one for the highlight reel to show what a true offensive college basketball game looks like.

Along with senior night came various records from those across the board. Patrick Cartier reached 2,000 career points combined between his time at CSU and Hillsdale.

"Pat can score, and he's got another year left too. He's tough to cover," Medved said. "It's such a step up, and it takes a while to adjust but he's got another year left. I'm excited he has another year to grow and keep putting the ball in the basket."

The four seniors celebrated included Isaiah Stevens, John Tonje, James Moors, and Nick Bassett.

Three of the four saw the typical action they usually see on a nightly basis to supposedly close out their time on Moby's hardwood floor, while Bassett got one last hurrah in the closing seconds.

The honored stars also joined in on the record-setting fun. Tonje surpassed 1,000 career points of his own, ending the night with a game-high 24. Finally, Stevens set the single-game record for assists in a game with 13 in what was his seventh double-double of the season with 17 points.

"Finally!" Stevens said. "I've had 12 (assists) four times in my career, I was messing with John (Tonje) about it last game. It's all fun and love though, and to be able to get that one holds a special place in my heart."

In the first half, points off the bench were critical for the Rams in building a lead. At the half, Baylor Hebb was second in scoring on the team with seven and played a vital role.

Even those who didn't score did their part. Taviontae Jackson didn't put any points on the board, but ended with seven rebounds, leading the team and getting a shoutout from Medved in the postgame press conference as their best rebounder. In total, eight different scorers put even more points on the board.

"When we get rolling, I think we're really tough to stop," Stevens said. "It's anybody's game going into Vegas. Hopefully, this instills a lot of confidence in some guys, had some guys step up and made some big ones and some guys made some plays along the glass. Hopefully, that can carry over for us."

While it was an offensive clinic and a shooting gallery all game long, both teams were able to keep it close for all 40 minutes. The Lobos largest lead was three points near the beginning of the first half, while the Rams had a 12-point lead just before the halfway point of the second half.

That being said, defense was a struggle all night long for both sides. Not only if there was better defense would this have been a much-lower scoring affair, but Colorado State could've also pulled away and put the game to bed sooner.

"I thought early in the game we did a poor job on our ball screen coverages," Medved said. "On the defensive glass, we were really poor. Of course, they were really big and we play with four guards because that's what we have right now. They hurt us in the paint, but at the end of the day we came close to holding our own in the glass and playing the way we did on offense you're going to get a win."

Colorado State finishes the regular season below .500 with an overall record of 14-17, and 6-12 in the Mountain West. However, the win for them is instrumental for seeding for the Mountain West Tournament next week in Las Vegas.

However, their seed is not determined until after UNLV's game against Nevada Saturday afternoon. With a UNLV loss, the Rams will be the seventh seed; but with a UNLV win they'll be the eighth seed. The Rams did their part with the big win and now await their fate.

"It gives us a little confidence," Tonje said. "We're just going to go out there and compete. Seeding is out of our hands, but we just have to go down there to play our basketball."