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Nique Clifford scores career-high 36 to lead Colorado State over Boise State 83-73

AP
Mar 08, 2025

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Nique Clifford scored a career-high 36 points to lead Colorado State past Boise State 83-73 on Friday night in a Mountain West Conference regular-season finale.

Clifford shot 13 for 18 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Rams (22-9, 16-4), who finished second to New Mexico in earning the No. 2 seed. Colorado State earns a bye into Thursday's quarterfinals.

Kyan Evans added 14 points and Jalen Lake scored 11 as the Rams upped their win streak to seven.

Andrew Meadow led the Broncos (22-9, 14-6) with 22 points and six rebounds. Alvaro Cardenas totaled 18 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Tyson Degenhart added 15 points and nine rebounds as the Broncos saw a five-game win streak end.

Clifford had 13 points in the first half of a 34-all tie.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CSU
Rams
34
BOISE
Broncos
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rashaan Mbemba vs. O'Mar Stanley (Rams gains possession)
19:37		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
19:35		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
19:11		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
19:09		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
19:01	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	0-2
18:38		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
18:36		Pearson Carmichael defensive rebound
18:16		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
18:14		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
18:00		Pearson Carmichael personal foul
17:47		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
17:45		Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Pearson Carmichael makes two point jump shot	0-4
16:56	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists)	3-4
16:31		O'Mar Stanley misses three point jump shot
16:29		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
16:23		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
16:09		Pearson Carmichael turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
16:02	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	6-4
15:40	+3	Pearson Carmichael makes three point jump shot (Andrew Meadow assists)	6-7
15:21	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists)	9-7
14:59		Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
14:57		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	11-7
14:18		O'Mar Stanley misses two point hook shot
14:16		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
13:52		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
13:49		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
13:49		TV timeout
13:23		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
13:21		Nique Clifford personal foul
13:15	+2	RJ Keene II makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	11-9
12:45	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	13-9
12:24		Andrew Meadow turnover (lost ball) (Kyan Evans steals)
12:16	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	15-9
11:48	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point jump shot	15-11
11:25		Alvaro Cardenas personal foul
11:25		TV timeout
11:06	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot	18-11
10:31	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	18-13
10:07		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
10:05		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
9:59	+3	Alvaro Cardenas makes three point jump shot	18-16
9:45		Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (Emmanuel Ugbo steals)
9:40		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
9:38		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
9:37		Nikola Djapa shooting foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
9:37	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
9:21		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
9:19		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup	18-20
8:39		Keshawn Williams misses two point layup
8:37		Pearson Carmichael defensive rebound
8:31	+3	Alvaro Cardenas makes three point jump shot	18-23
8:28		Rams 30 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:12		Tyson Degenhart personal foul
8:00	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup	20-23
7:53		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
7:51		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
7:37	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	22-23
7:37		Pearson Carmichael shooting foul (Jalen Lake draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-23
7:18		O'Mar Stanley turnover (lost ball) (Rashaan Mbemba steals)
7:18		O'Mar Stanley personal foul
6:52		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
6:35		O'Mar Stanley misses three point jump shot
6:33		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
6:19		O'Mar Stanley personal foul
6:16	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	25-23
5:55		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul
5:46	+3	Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (RJ Keene II assists)	25-26
5:32		Andrew Meadow personal foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
5:32		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:31		Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
5:05	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	26-29
4:31	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	28-29
4:12		Ethan Morton personal foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
3:59		RJ Keene II misses three point jump shot
3:57		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
3:47		Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (RJ Keene II steals)
3:29		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
3:27		Rams defensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:12	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	30-29
2:40		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson steals)
2:33	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	32-29
2:17		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
2:15		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
2:11		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
2:09		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
2:04		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
2:02		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	32-31
1:36		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass)
1:18		Javan Buchanan misses three point jump shot
1:16		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	34-31
0:44		Kyan Evans personal foul
0:38		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
0:37		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
0:37		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
0:37		Tyson Degenhart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Bowen Born defensive rebound
0:20		Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
0:18		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
0:01		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point jump shot
0:01		Emmanuel Ugbo offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup	34-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CSU
Rams
49
BOISE
Broncos
39

Time		Play	Score
19:30		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
19:30	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-35
19:30	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
19:03		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
19:01		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul
18:46		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
18:44		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
18:42		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
18:42	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
18:42	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
18:30	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk	36-38
18:13		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
18:13	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
18:13	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
17:52		Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Meadow steals)
17:46		Pearson Carmichael misses two point layup
17:44		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
17:41	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup	36-42
17:23		O'Mar Stanley blocks Ethan Morton's two point layup
17:21		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Pearson Carmichael makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	36-44
17:16		Rams 30 second timeout
17:16		TV timeout
17:01	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	39-44
16:41	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	39-46
16:41		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-47
16:34		Alvaro Cardenas personal foul
16:21	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	41-47
16:07	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup (Tyson Degenhart assists)	41-49
15:51		Kyan Evans misses two point layup
15:49		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
15:33		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (O'Mar Stanley draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:33	+1	O'Mar Stanley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-50
15:33		O'Mar Stanley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:33		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
15:05		Kyan Evans turnover (traveling)
14:44		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Jorgensen steals)
14:36		O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
14:36	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-50
14:36	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-50
14:16		Javan Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
14:06	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	45-50
13:51		Javan Buchanan misses two point jump shot
13:49		RJ Keene II offensive rebound
13:43		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point jump shot
13:41		Alvaro Cardenas offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	45-52
13:26	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot	48-52
12:54		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point jump shot
12:52		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
12:32		RJ Keene II personal foul
12:28	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	50-52
12:28		RJ Keene II shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
12:28	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-52
12:28		Broncos 30 second timeout
12:28		TV timeout
12:11		Javan Buchanan misses three point jump shot
12:09		Javan Buchanan offensive rebound
11:59	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	51-55
11:37		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
11:35		RJ Keene II defensive rebound
11:29	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (RJ Keene II assists)	51-58
11:11		Andrew Meadow personal foul
11:08		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
11:06		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
11:01		Bowen Born personal foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Alvaro Cardenas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-59
11:01	+1	Alvaro Cardenas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-60
10:47		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive foul
10:47		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
10:29		Tyson Degenhart turnover (traveling)
10:11		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
10:09		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
9:59		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
9:57		Bowen Born defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Bowen Born makes two point layup	53-60
9:56		RJ Keene II shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-60
9:41		Pearson Carmichael turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
9:33		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
9:31		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
9:25		Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot
9:23		Tyson Degenhart personal foul (Keshawn Williams draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
9:23	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-60
9:04		Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
9:02		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
8:57	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup	56-62
8:31		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
8:29		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
8:27		Tyson Degenhart shooting foul (Nikola Djapa draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Nikola Djapa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-62
8:27	+1	Nikola Djapa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
8:12		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
8:10		Rams defensive rebound
7:58		RJ Keene II shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
7:58	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-62
7:30		Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
7:28		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
7:03		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
7:01		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point hook shot	62-62
6:38		Nikola Djapa personal foul (O'Mar Stanley draws the foul)
6:38		O'Mar Stanley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:38		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
6:23	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	65-62
6:00		Jalen Lake personal foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Alvaro Cardenas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-63
6:00	+1	Alvaro Cardenas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
5:47	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot	68-64
5:47		O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-64
5:24		Julian Bowie turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Morton steals)
5:03	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	71-64
4:42	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	71-66
4:42		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-67
4:22		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
4:20		Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
3:55		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
3:53		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	73-67
3:16		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
3:14		Alvaro Cardenas offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	73-69
2:52	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	75-69
2:49		Rams 30 second timeout
2:49		TV timeout
2:27		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
2:25		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
2:08		Javan Buchanan shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
2:08	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-69
1:48		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Javan Buchanan draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-70
1:48	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-71
1:33		Andrew Meadow personal foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-71
1:33	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-71
1:25		RJ Keene II misses three point jump shot
1:23		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
1:10		Rams turnover (10-second violation)
0:57		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-72
0:57	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-73
0:57		Broncos 60 second timeout
0:39		RJ Keene II personal foul (Kyan Evans draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-73
0:39	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-73
0:24		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
0:22		Rams defensive rebound
0:18		Alvaro Cardenas personal foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-73
0:18	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-73
0:09		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
0:07		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rams defensive rebound