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Clifford scores 15, Colorado State defeats San Jose State 83-56 for sixth straight win

AP
Mar 05, 2025

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Nique Clifford's 15 points helped Colorado State defeat San Jose State 83-56 on Tuesday.

The Rams (21-9, 15-4), with one game remaining in the regular season, still have a chance to share the Mountain West Conference title but at best can only be the No. 2 seed in the league tournament, having been swept by New Mexico (16-3).

The 15 conference wins are a program record for Colorado State.

Clifford also contributed six rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Rams. Kyan Evans added 13 points while going 5 of 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had six rebounds and seven assists. Jalen Lake went 5 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points. The Rams extended their winning streak to six games.

Sadraque NgaNga finished with 16 points for the Spartans (13-18, 6-13). Josh Uduje added 10 points for San Jose State. Sadaidriene Hall also recorded nine points and seven rebounds.

Up next for Colorado State is a matchup Friday with Boise State on the road. San Jose State hosts Fresno State on Saturday.

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

1st Half
SJSU
Spartans
23
COST
Rams
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chol Marial vs. Rashaan Mbemba (Josh Uduje gains possession)
19:36		Latrell Davis misses two point jump shot
19:34		Chol Marial offensive rebound
19:30		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
19:28		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Jalen Lake assists)	0-2
19:00	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point jump shot (Sadaidriene Hall assists)	2-2
18:36		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (lost ball)
18:17		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
18:17	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
18:06		Chol Marial shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
18:06	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-3
18:06	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
17:37		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson steals)
17:27		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball)
17:06		Jalen Lake blocks Latrell Davis's two point layup
17:04		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
16:55		Chol Marial blocks Jalen Lake's two point jump shot
16:53		Chol Marial defensive rebound
16:50		Chol Marial turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
16:44	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	4-7
16:23		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
16:21		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
16:12		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
16:10		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
15:51		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
15:49		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
15:34		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
15:32		Chol Marial defensive rebound
15:13		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
15:11		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
14:48		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
14:46		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup	6-7
14:13	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot	6-10
13:49		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul (Sadaidriene Hall draws the foul)
13:49		TV timeout
13:38		Jermaine Washington offensive foul
13:38		Jermaine Washington turnover (offensive foul)
13:27		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
13:25		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
13:17		Jermaine Washington turnover (out of bounds)
13:00		Nikola Djapa turnover (lost ball)
12:48		Sadraque NgaNga turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
12:42		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
12:40		Spartans defensive rebound
12:20		Latrell Davis misses two point layup
12:18		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	6-12
11:53		Bowen Born personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:32		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
11:16		Keshawn Williams turnover (bad pass)
10:52		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
10:50		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
10:32	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	6-14
10:14		Chol Marial offensive foul
10:14		Chol Marial turnover (offensive foul)
10:07	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	6-17
9:48		Kyle Jorgensen personal foul
9:36		Sadraque NgaNga misses three point jump shot
9:34		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
9:28		Josh Uduje misses two point layup
9:26		Sadraque NgaNga offensive rebound
9:21	+3	Sadraque NgaNga makes three point jump shot (Josh Uduje assists)	9-17
9:15		Pasha Goodarzi personal foul
9:04	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	9-20
8:40	+3	Sadaidriene Hall makes three point jump shot (Sadraque NgaNga assists)	12-20
8:20		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
8:18		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
8:03		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
8:01		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
7:52		Bowen Born misses two point layup
7:50		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
7:44		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
7:42		Bowen Born defensive rebound
7:26	+3	Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	12-23
6:56		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (lost ball) (Bowen Born steals)
6:47		Ethan Morton misses two point layup
6:45		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
6:30		Sadraque NgaNga misses three point jump shot
6:28		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
6:23		Keshawn Williams misses two point layup
6:21		Keshawn Williams offensive rebound
6:17		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
6:15		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	14-23
6:00		Rams 30 second timeout
6:00		TV timeout
5:44		Kyan Evans misses two point layup
5:42		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point dunk (Nique Clifford assists)	14-25
5:13		Jermaine Washington turnover (lost ball) (Kyan Evans steals)
5:06	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	14-27
5:06		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:40	+3	Jermaine Washington makes three point jump shot (Josh Uduje assists)	17-27
4:08		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:06		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
3:34		Jermaine Washington misses two point jump shot
3:32		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
3:26		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
3:24		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
3:04		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
3:02		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	17-29
2:26		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul
2:26		TV timeout
2:19	+3	Latrell Davis makes three point jump shot (Sadraque NgaNga assists)	20-29
2:04	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	20-32
1:37		Sadaidriene Hall misses three point jump shot
1:35		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
1:24	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	20-35
0:59		Chol Marial misses two point hook shot
0:57		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
0:43		Nikola Djapa offensive foul
0:43		Nikola Djapa turnover (offensive foul)
0:23	+3	Sadraque NgaNga makes three point jump shot (Sadaidriene Hall assists)	23-35
0:05		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
0:01		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJSU
Spartans
33
COST
Rams
48

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point dunk (Kyan Evans assists)	23-37
19:35		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson steals)
19:29	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup	23-39
19:12		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-39
19:12	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-39
18:50		Sadraque NgaNga shooting foul (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-40
18:50		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:50		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
18:44		Josh Uduje turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Morton steals)
18:37		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:35		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
18:30	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot	25-43
18:13		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
18:11		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	25-45
17:59		Spartans 30 second timeout
17:59		TV timeout
17:31	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point jump shot	27-45
17:08	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Jalen Lake assists)	27-47
16:48		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Sadraque NgaNga draws the foul)
16:48		Sadraque NgaNga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:48		Sadraque NgaNga misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:48		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
16:39		Jermaine Washington personal foul
16:31		Sadraque NgaNga personal foul
16:27		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
16:25		Spartans defensive rebound
16:10		Sadaidriene Hall misses three point jump shot
16:08		Spartans offensive rebound
15:47		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
15:47		TV timeout
15:24	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	27-49
15:11	+3	Latrell Davis makes three point jump shot (Sadaidriene Hall assists)	30-49
14:50		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
14:48		Kyan Evans offensive rebound
14:46	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	30-51
14:27	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup (Latrell Davis assists)	32-51
14:10		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot
14:08		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
13:58		Josh Uduje personal foul
13:58	+2	Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	32-53
13:30	+2	Latrell Davis makes two point layup	34-53
13:22	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	34-55
13:22		Josh Uduje shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
13:22	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-56
13:11		Chol Marial turnover (lost ball) (Rashaan Mbemba steals)
13:04	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup	34-58
12:38		Josh Uduje turnover (lost ball) (Keshawn Williams steals)
12:32		Bowen Born turnover (bad pass)
12:10	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Chol Marial assists)	36-58
11:53		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
11:51		Pasha Goodarzi defensive rebound
11:34		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
11:32		Bowen Born defensive rebound
11:26		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
11:24		Pasha Goodarzi defensive rebound
11:05		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
11:03		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Bowen Born makes two point layup	36-60
10:38		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:36		Bowen Born defensive rebound
10:28		Pasha Goodarzi personal foul
10:22		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) (Sadraque NgaNga steals)
10:12		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
10:10		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
10:05		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
10:03		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
9:58		Pasha Goodarzi misses three point jump shot
9:56		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
9:52		Bowen Born turnover (bad pass) (Josh Uduje steals)
9:45		Pasha Goodarzi misses three point jump shot
9:43		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
9:26	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	36-63
9:08		Chol Marial misses three point jump shot
9:06		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
9:00		Chol Marial blocks Keshawn Williams's two point layup
8:58		Kyan Evans offensive rebound
8:51	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	36-66
8:27		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks Josh Uduje's two point jump shot
8:25		Spartans offensive rebound
8:17		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
8:17		TV timeout
8:02	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	36-68
7:46		Kyan Evans personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:33		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
7:31		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Nikola Djapa assists)	36-70
7:04		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul (Jermaine Washington draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Jermaine Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-70
7:04	+1	Jermaine Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-70
6:49	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists)	38-72
6:32		Nikola Djapa personal foul
6:25	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup	40-72
6:17	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	40-74
6:02	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point jump shot	42-74
5:44		Nikola Djapa misses three point jump shot
5:42		Pasha Goodarzi defensive rebound
5:27		Latrell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Morton steals)
5:07	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	42-76
4:42		Josh Uduje misses two point layup
4:40		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	42-78
4:23		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:21		Nique Clifford personal foul
4:08	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup (Pasha Goodarzi assists)	44-78
3:49		Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Washington steals)
3:42	+2	Jermaine Washington makes two point layup	46-78
3:16	+3	Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	46-81
3:01	+3	Pasha Goodarzi makes three point jump shot	49-81
2:47		Ethan Morton misses three point jump shot
2:45		Pasha Goodarzi defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Pasha Goodarzi makes three point jump shot	52-81
2:15	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point layup (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	52-83
2:13		Rams 30 second timeout
2:03		Jaden Steppe personal foul (Sadraque NgaNga draws the foul)
2:03		Sadraque NgaNga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:03		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
1:50		Luke Murphy turnover (bad pass)
1:33	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point hook shot (Latrell Davis assists)	54-83
1:14		Jaden Steppe misses three point jump shot
1:12		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup (Latrell Davis assists)	56-83
0:34		Jaden Steppe misses three point jump shot
0:32		Chol Marial defensive rebound
0:18		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
0:16		Latrell Davis offensive rebound
0:11		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
0:09		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rams defensive rebound