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Nique Clifford's double-double propels Colorado State to 79-63 victory over Wyoming

AP
Jan 18, 2025

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Nique Clifford had 23 points and 11 rebounds to power Colorado State to a 79-63 victory over Wyoming on Saturday.

Clifford also handed out five assists for the Rams (11-7, 5-2 Mountain West Conference). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson had 11 points and seven rebounds. Jalen Lake scored 10.

Obi Agbim led the way for the Cowboys (9-9, 2-5) with 26 points and six rebounds. Dontaie Allen added 14 points.

Colorado State took the lead with 16:08 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 36-28 at halftime, with Crocker-Johnson racking up nine points. Clifford scored 17 in the second half.

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1st Half
COST
Rams
36
WYO
Cowboys
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson vs. Dontaie Allen (Cowboys gains possession)
19:58		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
19:56		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup	2-0
19:04		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
19:02		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	4-0
18:16		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
18:14		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
18:03		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
17:57	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point hook shot (Kyan Evans assists)	6-0
17:43	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	6-2
17:24		Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass) (Obi Agbim steals)
17:09	+2	Cole Henry makes two point hook shot	6-4
16:49		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass)
16:25		Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
16:23		Abou Magassa offensive rebound
16:21	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point layup	6-6
16:21		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Abou Magassa draws the foul)
16:21	+1	Abou Magassa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-7
16:08	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	8-7
16:08		Abou Magassa shooting foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-7
15:44		Nique Clifford personal foul
15:44		TV timeout
15:27		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
15:25		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
15:08		Matija Belic personal foul
15:06	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup	11-7
14:51		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
14:49		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
14:32		Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot
14:30		Cowboys defensive rebound
14:13		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
14:11		Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
14:01		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
13:59		Matija Belic offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup	11-9
13:38	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	14-9
13:17	+2	Touko Tainamo makes two point layup	14-11
12:52		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point hook shot
12:50		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
12:32		Keshawn Williams personal foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
12:27		Kobe Newton misses two point jump shot
12:25		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
12:17	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	16-11
12:03	+2	A.J. Wills makes two point layup	16-13
11:42		Touko Tainamo blocks Kyle Jorgensen's two point jump shot
11:40		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
11:34		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
11:32		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
11:23	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point jump shot	18-13
11:05		Kyle Jorgensen blocks Touko Tainamo's two point layup
11:03		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
10:56		Touko Tainamo personal foul
10:56		TV timeout
10:51		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
10:49		Cole Henry defensive rebound
10:33		Cole Henry turnover (lost ball) (Rashaan Mbemba steals)
10:23		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
10:21		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
10:12		Keshawn Williams shooting foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Obi Agbim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-14
10:12	+1	Obi Agbim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-15
9:59	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	20-15
9:34		Cole Henry misses two point layup
9:32		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
9:27		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
9:25		Cole Henry defensive rebound
9:16		Obi Agbim turnover (Kyan Evans steals)
9:10	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	22-15
8:47	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	22-17
8:30	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point jump shot	24-17
8:08		A.J. Wills misses three point jump shot
8:06		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
7:47		Obi Agbim personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:31	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	26-17
7:03		Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
7:01		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
6:44		Cole Henry shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-17
6:44	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-17
6:22		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
6:20		Rams defensive rebound
6:05		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive foul
6:05		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
5:45	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point layup	28-19
5:28		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
5:26		Oleg Kojenets defensive rebound
4:58		Kobe Newton misses two point layup
4:56		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	30-19
4:17		Oleg Kojenets misses two point hook shot
4:15		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
3:57		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
3:55		Rams offensive rebound
3:53		TV timeout
3:46		Oleg Kojenets blocks Jalen Lake's two point layup
3:44		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	30-21
3:05		Rashaan Mbemba offensive foul
3:05		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (offensive foul)
2:50		Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
2:48		Rams defensive rebound
2:33	+3	Rashaan Mbemba makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	33-21
2:14		Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
1:53	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	36-21
1:23		Jalen Lake shooting foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-22
1:23	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-23
0:59		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
0:57		Matija Belic defensive rebound
0:43	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	36-26
0:36		Rams 30 second timeout
0:11		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
0:09		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
0:02		Bowen Born personal foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
0:02		Rams 30 second timeout
0:02	+1	Obi Agbim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-27
0:02	+1	Obi Agbim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
0:01		Matija Belic blocks Jalen Lake's three point jump shot
0:00		Cowboys defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COST
Rams
43
WYO
Cowboys
35

Time		Play	Score
19:33	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	38-28
19:24	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup	38-30
19:17		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:15		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (Obi Agbim assists)	38-32
18:56		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
18:54		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
18:36		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
18:34		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
18:32		Rams offensive rebound
18:26		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
18:24		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
18:16	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot	41-32
17:49	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup	41-34
17:24	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	43-34
17:01		Dontaie Allen turnover (Nique Clifford steals)
16:56		Dontaie Allen shooting foul
16:56	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-34
16:56	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-34
16:41	+2	Oleg Kojenets makes two point hook shot (Dontaie Allen assists)	45-36
16:20		Kyan Evans turnover (Matija Belic steals)
16:03		Oleg Kojenets misses two point layup
16:01		Cowboys offensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:53		Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
15:51		Rams defensive rebound
15:37		Kyan Evans turnover (Matija Belic steals)
15:24		Dontaie Allen offensive foul
15:24		Dontaie Allen turnover (offensive foul)
15:19		Nique Clifford turnover (Dontaie Allen steals)
15:12	+3	Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot (Dontaie Allen assists)	45-39
15:02		Rams 30 second timeout
15:02		TV timeout
14:53		Kyan Evans turnover (out of bounds)
14:43		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
14:41		Abou Magassa offensive rebound
14:39		Keshawn Williams personal foul
14:32		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
14:30		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
14:17		Kyle Jorgensen misses three point jump shot
14:15		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
14:01	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	45-42
13:43	+3	Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	48-42
13:28		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
13:26		Bowen Born defensive rebound
13:19	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	51-42
13:04		Bowen Born personal foul
12:55		Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
12:53		Rams defensive rebound
12:37		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
12:35		Jalen Lake offensive rebound
12:28		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point dunk	51-44
11:47	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup	53-44
11:47		Matija Belic shooting foul (Ethan Morton draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-44
11:18		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
11:14		Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation)
11:05		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
11:03		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
10:38		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
10:36		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
10:29		Scottie Ebube misses two point jump shot
10:27		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
10:07	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	57-44
9:52		Cowboys 30 second timeout
9:38		Nique Clifford personal foul
9:24		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
9:22		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
9:09		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:07		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
8:55		Abou Magassa misses two point hook shot
8:53		Abou Magassa offensive rebound
8:46	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point layup	57-46
8:32		Abou Magassa personal foul
8:27		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
8:25		Rams offensive rebound
8:22	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point hook shot	59-46
7:52		Oleg Kojenets misses two point hook shot
7:50		Cowboys offensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul
7:40		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul
7:33		Oleg Kojenets misses two point hook shot
7:31		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
7:06		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
7:04		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
6:55		A.J. Wills misses three point jump shot
6:53		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
6:31		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:29		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
6:19	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup	59-48
5:59		A.J. Wills personal foul
5:55	+2	Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	61-48
5:38		Kyan Evans personal foul
5:33		Bowen Born shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
5:33		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:33	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-49
5:17	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	64-49
5:00		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
4:58		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:30		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot
4:28		Rams offensive rebound
4:28		Abou Magassa personal foul
4:28		Ethan Morton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	64-51
4:15		Kyle Jorgensen personal foul (Abou Magassa draws the foul)
4:15		Abou Magassa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:15		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
3:59		Obi Agbim shooting foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-51
3:59	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-51
3:48		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
3:46		Obi Agbim offensive rebound
3:33	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	66-53
3:09	+2	Bowen Born makes two point jump shot	68-53
2:48	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup	68-55
2:34		Bowen Born misses two point layup
2:32		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point dunk (Jalen Lake assists)	70-55
1:59		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
1:57		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	72-55
1:17	+3	Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot	72-58
1:15		Cowboys 30 second timeout
1:15		Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass)
1:14	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Obi Agbim assists)	72-61
0:58		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
0:58	+1	Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-61
0:58	+1	Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-61
0:52		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
0:50		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:47		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
0:47	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-61
0:47	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-61
0:42		Dontaie Allen turnover (lost ball)
0:40		Obi Agbim personal foul
0:40	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-61
0:40	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-61
0:31	+2	Touko Tainamo makes two point jump shot	78-63
0:27		Dontaie Allen personal foul
0:27		Nique Clifford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-63
0:21		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
0:19		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rams defensive rebound