Clifford scores 22 in Colorado State's 88-53 win against Wyoming
AP
Feb 15, 2025
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Nique Clifford had 22 points in Colorado State Rams's 88-53 win over Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday.
Clifford added 11 rebounds and five assists for the Rams (16-9, 10-4 Mountain West Conference). Kyan Evans scored 15 points, going 6 of 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Cowboys (11-15, 4-11) were led in scoring by Obi Agbim and Dontaie Allen, who both finished with 15 points.
Colorado State took the lead with 19:24 left in the first half and never looked back. Clifford led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-19 at the break. Colorado State extended its lead to 86-50 during the second half, fueled by a 15-2 scoring run. Clifford scored a team-high nine points in the second half as his team closed out the win.
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1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
19
COST
Rams
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Cole Henry vs. Rashaan Mbemba (Obi Agbim gains possession)
19:46
Cole Henry turnover (lost ball)
19:24
+3
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)
0-3
19:01
Dontaie Allen offensive foul (Kyan Evans draws the foul)
19:01
Dontaie Allen turnover (offensive foul)
18:45
Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
18:43
Cole Henry defensive rebound
18:20
Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
18:18
Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
18:09
Kyan Evans misses two point layup
18:07
Cole Henry defensive rebound
17:51
Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
17:46
Jalen Lake defensive rebound
17:46
Jump ball. Jalen Lake vs. Cole Henry (Jalen Lake gains possession)
17:35
Jordan Nesbitt blocks Rashaan Mbemba's two point layup
17:33
Abou Magassa defensive rebound
17:22
Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
17:20
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:16
+3
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)
0-6
16:56
Kyan Evans personal foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
16:52
Matija Belic turnover (traveling)
16:36
+3
Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Rashaan Mbemba assists)
0-9
16:11
+3
Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nesbitt assists)
3-9
15:48
+2
Kyan Evans makes two point jump shot
3-11
15:31
Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
15:29
Kyan Evans defensive rebound
15:28
TV timeout
15:07
Ethan Morton misses two point layup
15:05
Nique Clifford offensive rebound
15:02
Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
15:00
Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
14:35
Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
14:33
Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
14:26
Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
14:24
Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
14:05
Kobe Newton misses three point jump shot
14:03
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
13:54
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Nikola Djapa assists)
3-13
13:35
A.J. Wills misses two point jump shot
13:33
Ethan Morton defensive rebound
13:27
+2
Ethan Morton makes two point layup
3-15
13:27
Touko Tainamo shooting foul
13:27
Ethan Morton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:27
Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
13:04
Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
13:02
Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
12:55
+3
Nikola Djapa makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)
3-18
12:36
Nikola Djapa shooting foul
12:36
Cole Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36
+1
Cole Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-18
12:20
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Keshawn Williams assists)
4-20
12:00
Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass)
12:00
TV timeout
11:48
+2
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)
4-22
11:26
Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
11:24
Jalen Lake defensive rebound
11:17
Obi Agbim personal foul
10:58
Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
10:56
Matija Belic defensive rebound
10:40
Keshawn Williams personal foul
10:32
Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
10:30
Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
10:24
A.J. Wills personal foul
10:03
Keshawn Williams misses two point jump shot
10:01
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
9:50
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point hook shot
9:48
Cole Henry defensive rebound
9:31
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point dunk (Cole Henry assists)
6-22
9:16
A.J. Wills personal foul
9:03
+2
Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)
6-24
8:46
Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
8:44
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
8:38
Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
8:36
Cole Henry defensive rebound
8:26
Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
8:24
Obi Agbim offensive rebound
8:20
Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
8:18
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
8:11
+3
Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot
6-27
7:51
Matija Belic misses three point jump shot
7:49
Jalen Lake defensive rebound
7:27
Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
7:25
Kobe Newton defensive rebound
7:07
Kobe Newton turnover (bad pass) (Kyan Evans steals)
7:02
+2
Kyan Evans makes two point layup
6-29
7:02
Cowboys 30 second timeout
7:02
TV timeout
6:35
+2
Jordan Nesbitt makes two point jump shot
8-29
6:11
Rashaan Mbemba misses three point jump shot
6:09
Cowboys defensive rebound
5:47
Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
5:45
Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
5:40
Matija Belic personal foul
5:19
Ethan Morton turnover (bad pass)
5:06
+3
Matija Belic makes three point jump shot (Kobe Newton assists)
11-29
5:04
Rams 30 second timeout
4:53
+2
Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)
11-31
4:27
Ethan Morton blocks Jordan Nesbitt's two point jump shot
4:25
Matija Belic offensive rebound
4:21
Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
4:19
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:00
+2
Kyan Evans makes two point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)
11-33
3:41
Dontaie Allen misses two point hook shot
3:39
Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
3:33
Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
3:31
Matija Belic offensive rebound
3:25
+2
Matija Belic makes two point layup
13-33
3:15
+3
Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)
13-36
2:45
+2
Touko Tainamo makes two point hook shot
15-36
2:29
+3
Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)
15-39
2:07
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point jump shot
17-39
1:44
+2
Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Rashaan Mbemba assists)
17-41
1:19
Matija Belic turnover (lost ball) (Keshawn Williams steals)
1:11
Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
1:09
Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
1:01
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point jump shot
19-41
0:38
Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass)
0:38
TV timeout
0:27
Cole Henry turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
0:01
+3
Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)
19-44
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WYO
Cowboys
34
COST
Rams
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
19:40
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
19:26
Cole Henry blocks Rashaan Mbemba's two point layup
