Clifford scores 22 as Colorado State knocks off Air Force 79-58
AP
Jan 29, 2025
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Nique Clifford's 22 points helped Colorado State Rams defeat Air Force Falcons 79-58 on Tuesday night.
Clifford added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Rams (14-7, 8-2 Mountain West Conference). Jalen Lake scored 14 points while going 5 of 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shot 5 for 9, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Ethan Taylor led the Falcons (3-18, 0-10) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Jeffrey Mills added nine points and six rebounds for Air Force. Kyle Marshall finished with seven points and six rebounds. The Falcons prolonged their losing streak to 11 straight.
The game was close going into the half, as Colorado State held a one-point lead, 38-37. Lake paced their team in scoring through the first half with 10 points. Colorado State took the lead just over two minutes into the second half and did not relinquish it. Clifford helped his team pull away for the victory with 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
AF
Falcons
37
COST
Rams
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Falcons gains possession)
19:40
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:21
Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
19:19
Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
19:07
Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
19:05
Kyan Evans defensive rebound
18:54
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point layup
18:52
Falcons defensive rebound
18:34
Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
18:32
Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
18:26
+3
Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Wesley Celichowski assists)
5-0
18:05
Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
18:03
Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
17:48
Wesley Celichowski misses two point hook shot
17:46
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:28
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point driving reverse layup
5-2
17:07
Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Lake steals)
16:54
+3
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)
5-5
16:41
Kyan Evans personal foul
16:30
Caleb Walker turnover (double dribble)
16:12
Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Kyan Evans draws the foul)
16:12
+1
Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-6
16:12
+1
Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-7
16:01
+3
Kyle Marshall makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)
8-7
15:43
+2
Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)
8-9
15:27
Caleb Walker misses two point hook shot
15:25
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
15:15
Caleb Walker shooting foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
15:15
TV timeout
15:15
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15
+1
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-10
14:59
Caleb Walker misses two point layup
14:57
Ethan Morton defensive rebound
14:51
Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot
14:49
Kyle Jorgensen offensive rebound
14:44
+2
Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup
8-12
14:29
+2
Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot
10-12
14:03
Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
14:01
Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
13:33
+3
Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot
13-12
13:15
Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Ethan Morton draws the foul)
13:15
Ethan Morton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:15
+1
Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-13
13:01
Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
12:55
Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
12:49
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point layup
15-13
12:22
Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
12:20
Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
12:11
Keshawn Williams personal foul
11:57
Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:55
Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
11:49
Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
11:47
Ethan Morton defensive rebound
11:36
Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Jalen Lake draws the foul)
11:36
TV timeout
11:36
+1
Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-14
11:36
+1
Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-15
11:14
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot
17-15
10:59
+3
Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)
17-18
10:39
Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
10:37
Ethan Morton defensive rebound
10:27
Wesley Celichowski blocks Kyle Jorgensen's two point layup
10:25
Byron Brown defensive rebound
10:05
Bowen Born personal foul
9:54
Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
9:52
Kyan Evans defensive rebound
9:45
+3
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)
17-21
9:29
Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:27
Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
9:22
Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
9:20
Yoda Oke defensive rebound
9:12
Beau Becker turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
9:05
+2
Kyan Evans makes two point driving reverse layup
17-23
8:44
+2
Byron Brown makes two point layup
19-23
8:35
Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
8:35
+1
Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-24
8:35
+1
Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-25
8:09
+3
Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot
22-25
7:46
+2
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)
22-27
7:25
Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
7:23
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
7:15
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:13
Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
7:07
Kyle Marshall turnover (traveling)
7:07
TV timeout
6:54
Jump ball. (Rams gains possession)
6:47
Nique Clifford misses two point layup
6:45
Rams offensive rebound
6:41
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)
22-29
6:13
+2
Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)
