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Clifford and Colorado State win 78-69 in OT against Air Force

AP
Jan 17, 2024

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Nique Clifford scored 17 points and Josiah Strong added five in the overtime as Colorado State defeated Air Force 78-69 on Tuesday night.

Clifford made a layup that tied it 64-all with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime. The Rams outscored Air Force 14-5 in the extra period.

Clifford added six rebounds for the Rams (14-3, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Joel Scott scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Isaiah Stevens was 4-of-12 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding nine assists.

The Falcons (7-9, 0-4) were led in scoring by Rytis Petraitis, who finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Ethan Taylor added 18 points and eight rebounds for Air Force. In addition, Beau Becker finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Falcons.

Joe Palmer scored eight points in the first half and Colorado State went into the break trailing 27-24. Colorado State used a 7-0 second-half run to erase a six-point deficit and take the lead at 51-50 with 6:49 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Clifford scored 10 second-half points.

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

1st Half
AF
Falcons
27
COLST
Rams
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Beau Becker vs. Patrick Cartier (Isaiah Stevens gains possession)
19:37	+3	Joel Scott makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	0-3
19:02		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:50		Jeffrey Mills blocks Patrick Cartier's two point layup
18:48		Beau Becker defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup	2-3
18:09		Rytis Petraitis blocks Josiah Strong's two point layup
18:07		Beau Becker defensive rebound
17:40		Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
17:38		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
17:28		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
17:26		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
17:15		Beau Becker misses two point layup
17:13		Kellan Boylan offensive rebound
16:57		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:55		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
16:48		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
16:46		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
16:26		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
16:24		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
16:19	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	4-3
15:59		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
15:57		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
15:38		Josiah Strong personal foul
15:38		TV timeout
15:34		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
15:32		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
15:26		Isaiah Stevens personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
15:18	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	7-3
14:48		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
14:31	+3	Joe Palmer makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	7-6
14:07		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
14:07	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-6
13:54		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
13:52		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:37	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	12-6
13:12	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot (Rashaan Mbemba assists)	12-8
12:41		Rytis Petraitis misses two point jump shot
12:39		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
12:39		Kellan Boylan personal foul
12:15		Taviontae Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Kellan Boylan steals)
12:07	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	14-8
11:42		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) (Kellan Boylan steals)
11:19	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point hook shot	16-8
11:19		Rams 30 second timeout
11:19		TV timeout
11:04	+3	Joe Palmer makes three point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	16-11
10:26		Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
10:24		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
10:19		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Taviontae Jackson draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Taviontae Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
10:19	+1	Taviontae Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-13
10:12		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
10:10		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
10:03		Joe Palmer misses two point hook shot
10:01		Jalen Lake offensive rebound
9:58		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
9:56		Beau Becker defensive rebound
9:33	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	19-13
9:18		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
9:16		Falcons defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	22-13
8:36		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
8:34		Beau Becker defensive rebound
8:12		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:10		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
8:03		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
7:54		Joel Scott turnover (bad pass) (Kellan Boylan steals)
7:33	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	25-13
7:07		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
7:05		Joel Scott offensive rebound
6:54	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	25-15
6:23		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:21		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
6:16	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	27-15
5:55		Joel Scott misses three point jump shot
5:53		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
5:26		Jeffrey Mills misses two point hook shot
5:24		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
5:09		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
5:07		Byron Brown defensive rebound
4:38		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
4:36		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:13		Beau Becker shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
4:13		TV timeout
4:13	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-16
4:13	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-17
3:49		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
3:47		Joel Scott defensive rebound
3:42		Nique Clifford misses two point dunk
3:40		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
3:12		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
3:12		TV timeout
2:49		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
2:47		Joe Palmer offensive rebound
2:46		Joe Palmer turnover (bad pass)
2:17		Kellan Boylan misses two point hook shot
2:15		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	27-20
1:23		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
1:15	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	27-22
0:39		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:37		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
0:29		Chase Beasley blocks Jalen Lake's three point jump shot
0:27		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
0:22		Chase Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
0:17	+2	Joe Palmer makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	27-24
0:00		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:00		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
37
COLST
Rams
40

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:40		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
19:33		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Josiah Strong draws the foul)
19:14		Kellan Boylan blocks Patrick Cartier's two point layup
19:12		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
19:00		Beau Becker turnover (bad pass)
18:37		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
18:35		Joel Scott offensive rebound
18:35		Ethan Taylor personal foul
18:27		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
18:25		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point layup	29-24
17:42		Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot
17:40		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	31-24
17:14	+3	Patrick Cartier makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	31-27
17:00		Falcons turnover (10-second violation)
16:47	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	31-29
16:24		Nique Clifford personal foul
16:11	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot	33-29
15:52		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
15:50		Joe Palmer offensive rebound
15:45		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
15:43		Beau Becker defensive rebound
15:18	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	36-29
14:54	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	36-31
14:25		Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
14:23		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
14:13		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
14:07		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
14:05		Beau Becker offensive rebound
14:05		Joe Palmer personal foul
14:05		TV timeout
13:54	+2	Beau Becker makes two point jump shot	38-31
13:41	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	38-33
13:21		Jeffrey Mills turnover (out of bounds)
13:15		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
13:04	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point dunk	38-35
12:43		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
12:37	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup (Kellan Boylan assists)	40-35
12:37		Taviontae Jackson technical foul
12:37		Taviontae Jackson turnover
12:37	+1	Ethan Taylor makes technical free throw 1 of 1	41-35
12:26		Isaiah Stevens misses two point layup
12:24		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
12:24		Luke Kearney personal foul
12:17	+3	Joe Palmer makes three point jump shot (Taviontae Jackson assists)	41-38
12:02		Joe Palmer personal foul
11:54	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	44-38
11:35		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Taviontae Jackson draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35	+1	Taviontae Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-39
11:35	+1	Taviontae Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-40
11:30		Patrick Cartier shooting foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
11:30		Kellan Boylan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:30	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-40
11:15		Patrick Cartier turnover (lost ball) (Kellan Boylan steals)
11:15		Patrick Cartier personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
10:47		Joe Palmer blocks Beau Becker's two point layup
10:45		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
10:44		Rytis Petraitis personal foul
10:37		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
10:37	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
10:37	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-42
10:10		Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
10:08		Beau Becker offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup	47-42
9:58		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
9:56		Joel Scott offensive rebound
9:54		Beau Becker shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
9:54	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
9:32	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	50-44
9:13		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
9:11		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
9:00		Kellan Boylan turnover (bad pass)
9:00		Rams 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:47	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	50-46
8:13		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
8:11		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
7:57		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
7:55		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
7:55	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	50-48
7:55		Kellan Boylan shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Nique Clifford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:55		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
7:32		Rams kicked ball violation
7:17		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
7:15		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
7:03		Beau Becker shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
7:03		Joel Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:03		Joel Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:03		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
7:00		Rytis Petraitis turnover (lost ball) (Joe Palmer steals)
6:49	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	50-51
6:21		Rytis Petraitis misses two point jump shot
6:19		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
6:10		Josiah Strong personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-51
6:10		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:10		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:57		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
5:55		Falcons defensive rebound
5:35		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
5:33		Kellan Boylan offensive rebound
5:14		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
5:12		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
5:12		Joe Palmer flagrant 1 (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	52-51
5:12	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	53-51
4:53		Josiah Strong shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-51
4:53	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
4:33	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	55-54
4:10	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	58-54
3:50		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Jalen Lake draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Jalen Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
3:50		Jalen Lake misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
3:21		Kellan Boylan turnover (lost ball) (Joel Scott steals)
3:08		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
3:06		Isaiah Stevens offensive rebound
3:03	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	58-58
2:33	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup	60-58
2:14		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
2:12		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
1:55		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
1:49		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
1:26		Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
1:24		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
1:16		Kellan Boylan blocks Isaiah Stevens's two point layup
1:14		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
1:05		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:53		Joel Scott blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point jump shot
0:51		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
0:46		Nique Clifford blocks Beau Becker's two point layup
0:44		Joel Scott defensive rebound
0:44		Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass)
0:43		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Joe Palmer steals)
0:34		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
0:34		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
0:34		Joe Palmer personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
0:34	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
0:33		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-59
0:33	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
0:27		Joel Scott personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-60
0:27	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-60
0:20		Byron Brown personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-61
0:20	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-62
0:08		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
0:06	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	64-64
0:06		Rams 30 second timeout
0:02		Rytis Petraitis misses two point jump shot
0:01		Byron Brown offensive rebound
0:01		Byron Brown misses two point layup
0:00		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
AF
Falcons
5
COLST
Rams
14

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Beau Becker vs. Nique Clifford (Ethan Taylor gains possession)
4:35		Joel Scott blocks Kellan Boylan's two point dunk
4:33		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	64-67
3:58		Josiah Strong shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
3:58		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:58		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		Joel Scott defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	64-69
3:23	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	66-69
3:23		Falcons 30 second timeout
2:58	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	66-71
2:48		Kellan Boylan offensive foul
2:48		Kellan Boylan turnover (offensive foul)
2:34	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	66-73
2:15		Falcons 30 second timeout
1:59		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
1:30		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
1:29		Joel Scott offensive rebound
1:29		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
1:29	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
1:11	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	69-75
0:52		Byron Brown personal foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-76
0:52		Isaiah Stevens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
0:42		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Lake steals)
0:39		Jump ball. (Rams gains possession)
0:34	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Joel Scott assists)	69-78
0:27		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:25		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rams defensive rebound