Panhandle St. 97, Colorado St. 91

1/8/2008 11:29 PM

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -Will Stephenson scored five of his 28 points in overtime to lead Division II Panhandle State to a 97-91 overtime victory over Colorado State Tuesday night.

Colorado State (6-9) hadn't lost to a Division II team in 20 years since losing 58-54 to Northern Colorado in the 1986-87 season. Northern Colorado became a Division I school in 2003.

Fred Durr added 25 for Panhandle State (7-4).

Stephenson put the Aggies up 85-83 with a rebound basket over Ronnie Aguilar with 2:06 left in the extra period. Aguilar missed two free throws, turned the ball over, then missed a shot in Colorado State's next three possessions. Stephenson then scored on a breakaway layup to make it 87-83 and later put the game away with a free throw with 11 seconds left that made it 94-85.

Marcus Walker led the Rams with 27 points and Aguilar added 12 points and 17 rebounds.

Colorado State played a second straight game without 7-foot center Stuart Creason, who is out with an injured right foot.

Colorado State couldn't shake the Aggies in the second half.

Antoine Callum hit a jumper with 1:56 left to put Panhandle State ahead 78-76, but Colorado State tied it at 78 with 56 seconds left when Aguilar hit 2-of-4 free throws. Stephenson missed a layup for Panhandle State, but preserved the tie by blocking Aguilar's shot with 10 seconds left. Stephenson then missed a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

Colorado State led 41-33 at halftime despite 12 turnovers. Panhandle State shot 34 percent in the first period, but tied the game at 23 on Stephenson's jumper with 7:31 left.