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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's 88-53 win over Wyoming 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
19
COST
Rams
44

Time		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		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
19:24		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
19:13		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul
19:13	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-44
19:13		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:13		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:54		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (bad pass) (Obi Agbim steals)
18:35	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	23-44
18:07		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
18:05		Jalen Lake offensive rebound
18:03		Abou Magassa personal foul
18:01		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
17:59		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
17:50		Dontaie Allen misses two point layup
17:48		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
17:39		Jalen Lake turnover (lost ball) (Obi Agbim steals)
17:33	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup	25-44
17:04		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul
17:04	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-45
17:04	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-46
16:46	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	27-46
16:33		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
16:32		Abou Magassa personal foul
16:26		Keshawn Williams turnover (traveling)
16:13	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	29-46
15:46		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball)
15:46		TV timeout
15:24		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks Cole Henry's two point layup
15:22		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point jump shot	29-48
15:11		Sundance Wicks technical foul
15:11		Cowboys turnover
15:11		Nique Clifford misses technical free throw 1 of 2
15:11	+1	Nique Clifford makes technical free throw 2 of 2	29-49
14:44		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks Cole Henry's two point layup
14:42		Cole Henry offensive rebound
14:36		Cole Henry turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Morton steals)
14:31	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	29-52
14:15	+3	Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot (Dontaie Allen assists)	32-52
13:55		Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot
13:53		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
13:44		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
13:42		Abou Magassa offensive rebound
13:40		Nique Clifford personal foul
13:36		Bowen Born shooting foul
13:36	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-52
13:36	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-52
13:22	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	34-54
12:59	+2	Matija Belic makes two point hook shot (Obi Agbim assists)	36-54
12:41	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	36-56
12:26		Nikola Djapa shooting foul
12:26		Touko Tainamo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:26	+1	Touko Tainamo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-56
12:09	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	37-59
11:55	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	39-59
11:31	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point hook shot	39-61
11:15		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
11:13		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
11:05	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	39-64
10:51	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	41-64
10:51		Nikola Djapa shooting foul
10:51		TV timeout
10:51	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-64
10:37	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	42-67
10:07		Kobe Newton misses two point jump shot
10:05		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	42-69
9:26	+3	Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot	45-69
9:04		Cole Henry personal foul
9:03	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	45-71
8:41	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	48-71
8:15	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Rashaan Mbemba assists)	48-73
8:03		Kobe Newton misses three point jump shot
8:01		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Rashaan Mbemba assists)	48-76
7:18		Dontaie Allen turnover (lost ball)
7:18		TV timeout
7:01		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
6:59		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
6:37		A.J. Wills misses two point jump shot
6:35		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
6:19		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul
6:19	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-77
6:19	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-78
6:00		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
5:58		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
5:45		Nikola Djapa misses three point jump shot
5:43		Cowboys defensive rebound
5:27		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
5:25		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:21		Cole Henry blocks Jalen Lake's two point layup
5:19		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
5:09		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
5:07		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
5:01		Kyan Evans misses two point hook shot
4:59		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Cole Henry makes two point jump shot (Obi Agbim assists)	50-78
4:25	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	50-80
4:06		Obi Agbim misses two point layup
4:04		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
4:01		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul
4:01	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-81
4:01		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:01		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
3:43		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
3:41		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
3:16		Jump ball. (Rams gains possession)
3:16		TV timeout
3:14		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Touko Tainamo steals)
2:47		A.J. Wills turnover (bad pass) (Kyan Evans steals)
2:26		A.J. Wills personal foul
2:26		Nique Clifford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:26		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
2:08	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup	50-83
1:55		A.J. Wills misses two point jump shot
1:53		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
1:37		Ethan Morton offensive foul
1:37		Ethan Morton turnover (offensive foul)
1:13		Abou Magassa turnover (lost ball) (Bowen Born steals)
0:49	+3	Jaden Steppe makes three point jump shot (Luke Murphy assists)	50-86
0:41		Bowen Born personal foul
0:41	+1	A.J. Wills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-86
0:41		A.J. Wills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Touko Tainamo makes two point hook shot	53-86
0:16	+2	Jaden Steppe makes two point jump shot	53-88
0:00		End of period

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Jaden Steppe makes two point jump shot