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Colorado State edges Nevada 66-64 in Mountain West opener

AP
Dec 21, 2024

RENO, Nev. (AP) Nique Clifford had 16 points and his free throws with four seconds left sealed Colorado State's 66-64 win over Nevada in the Mountain West Conference opener on Saturday night.

Clifford also had 12 rebounds for the Rams (7-5). Kyan Evans shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line to add 16 points. Rashaan Mbemba shot 4 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points.

Nick Davidson led the Wolf Pack (8-4) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Kobe Sanders added 13 points and six assists for Nevada. Tre Coleman had 12 points.

Colorado State went into halftime ahead of Nevada 33-30. Clifford scored 11 points in the half. Colorado State took the lead for good with 2:12 remaining in the second half on a layup from Mbemba to make it a 58-57 game.

Both teams next play Saturday. Colorado State hosts New Mexico and Nevada plays Wyoming on the road.

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1st Half
COLST
Rams
33
NEV
Wolf Pack
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:29	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	2-0
19:29		Brandon Love shooting foul
19:29	+1	Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:00		Tré Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:58		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	5-0
18:55		Xavier DuSell shooting foul
18:55	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-0
18:25	+2	Brandon Love makes two point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists)	6-2
18:02		Ethan Morton misses three point jump shot
18:00		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	6-4
17:30		Rashaan Mbemba misses three point jump shot
17:28		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
17:12	+3	Tré Coleman makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists)	6-7
16:48	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	8-7
16:21		Ethan Morton personal foul
16:14	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point dunk (Kobe Sanders assists)	8-9
15:54	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot	11-9
15:28		Xavier DuSell misses two point jump shot
15:26		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
14:59	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	13-9
14:31		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
14:29		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
14:24		Brandon Love personal foul
14:24		TV timeout
14:03		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:01		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
13:59	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	15-9
13:27		K.J. Hymes misses two point jump shot
13:25		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
13:17		Nick Davidson blocks Keshawn Williams's two point layup
13:15		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
13:03		Tré Coleman misses two point layup
13:01		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
12:56		Nick Davidson shooting foul
12:56	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-9
12:56	+1	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-9
12:43	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Tyler Rolison assists)	17-11
12:31		Nique Clifford turnover (Tré Coleman steals)
12:20		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
12:18		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
11:55		Kyle Jorgensen misses three point jump shot
11:53		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
11:44		Bowen Born personal foul
11:44		Tré Coleman technical foul
11:44		Tré Coleman turnover
11:44		Bowen Born technical foul
11:44		Bowen Born turnover
11:44		TV timeout
11:32	+2	K.J. Hymes makes two point layup	17-13
10:58		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
10:43	+3	Daniel Foster makes three point jump shot (Justin McBride assists)	17-16
10:17	+2	Kyle Jorgensen makes two point jump shot	19-16
9:49		Justin McBride misses three point jump shot
9:47		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
9:35		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot
9:33		Justin McBride defensive rebound
9:17		Tyler Rolison misses two point jump shot
9:15		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
9:11		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive foul
9:11		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
8:56		Kobe Sanders misses two point layup
8:54		Rams defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	22-16
8:27		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
8:25		Justin McBride offensive rebound
8:25		Ethan Morton personal foul
8:10	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	22-18
7:38		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
7:38		TV timeout
7:21		Jalen Lake personal foul
7:19		Justin McBride misses two point jump shot
7:17		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
7:17	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	22-20
7:17		Nique Clifford shooting foul
7:17	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-21
6:50		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
6:48		Tré Coleman defensive rebound
6:38		Tré Coleman misses two point jump shot
6:36		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
6:10		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:08		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
5:56		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul
5:56	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
5:56	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-23
5:39	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	25-23
5:14		Tré Coleman misses two point jump shot
5:12		Brandon Love offensive rebound
5:12		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul
5:12		Brandon Love misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:12		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:01		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
4:34	+2	Tré Coleman makes two point layup (Nick Davidson assists)	25-25
4:18		Nique Clifford turnover (Xavier DuSell steals)
4:10		Kobe Sanders turnover (out of bounds)
3:42	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	28-25
3:07	+3	Tyler Rolison makes three point jump shot (Tré Coleman assists)	28-28
2:35		Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
2:33		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
2:33		TV timeout
2:07		Tré Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:05		K.J. Hymes offensive rebound
2:00		Tyler Rolison misses two point jump shot
1:58		K.J. Hymes offensive rebound
1:50		K.J. Hymes turnover (Ethan Morton steals)
1:43		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
1:41		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
1:35		Tyler Rolison turnover (Nique Clifford steals)
1:31	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Jalen Lake assists)	30-28
1:15		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
1:13		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	32-28
0:58		Nick Davidson shooting foul
0:58		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
0:58	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-28
0:43	+2	Justin McBride makes two point jump shot (Tré Coleman assists)	33-30
0:04		Ethan Morton misses three point jump shot
0:02		Justin McBride defensive rebound
0:01		Daniel Foster turnover (traveling)
0:01		Rams 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLST
Rams
33
NEV
Wolf Pack
34

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
19:41		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
19:19		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
19:17		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
19:14	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	35-30
18:50		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
18:48		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	37-30
18:22		Nick Davidson turnover (bad pass)
18:10		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
18:08		Brandon Love defensive rebound
17:51		Tré Coleman misses two point jump shot
17:49		Tré Coleman offensive rebound
17:45	+2	Tré Coleman makes two point layup	37-32
17:29		Brandon Love personal foul
17:26	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	39-32
17:17		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
17:15		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
17:11	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	41-32
17:10		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
16:41		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
16:39		K.J. Hymes offensive rebound
16:34		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
16:32		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:21		Rashaan Mbemba offensive foul
16:21		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (offensive foul)
15:59		Kyan Evans personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:54		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul
15:54	+1	K.J. Hymes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
15:54		K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:54		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
15:27	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	44-33
15:09		Kyle Jorgensen personal foul
14:53	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Tré Coleman assists)	44-35
14:43		Tyler Rolison personal foul
14:39		Nick Davidson personal foul
14:37		Tyler Rolison shooting foul
14:37	+1	Kyle Jorgensen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-35
14:37	+1	Kyle Jorgensen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-35
14:29		Kobe Sanders misses two point layup
14:27		Wolf Pack offensive rebound
14:17		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks K.J. Hymes's two point dunk
14:15		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
13:56		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
13:54		Justin McBride defensive rebound
13:47		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul
13:47		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:47	+1	Justin McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-36
13:27		Tré Coleman blocks Nique Clifford's two point jump shot
13:25		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
13:09		Brandon Love misses two point jump shot
13:07		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
12:47		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
12:45		Brandon Love defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Tyler Rolison makes two point layup	46-38
12:21	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point dunk (Bowen Born assists)	48-38
11:58	+2	Justin McBride makes two point jump shot	48-40
11:40	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists)	50-40
11:16	+2	Daniel Foster makes two point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	50-42
10:58		Kyle Jorgensen turnover (bad pass)
10:58		TV timeout
10:46	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point layup	50-44
10:46		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul
10:46	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-45
10:20		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:18		Justin McBride defensive rebound
10:00		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
9:58		Daniel Foster offensive rebound
9:52		Jalen Lake personal foul
9:52	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-46
9:52	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-47
9:29		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
9:27		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Justin McBride makes two point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	50-49
9:10		Rams 60 second timeout
8:44		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
8:42		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
8:18	+3	Chuck Bailey III makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	50-52
7:56		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
7:54		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
7:41		Kyan Evans personal foul
7:41		TV timeout
7:41		Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:41		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
7:18		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
7:16		Justin McBride defensive rebound
7:02		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
7:00		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	52-52
6:20		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
6:18		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
6:13		Keshawn Williams turnover (lost ball)
6:04		Kyan Evans personal foul
6:04	+1	Tré Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-53
6:04	+1	Tré Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
5:52		Chuck Bailey III personal foul
5:45		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
5:43		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
5:17		Chuck Bailey III misses three point jump shot
5:15		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:15		Nick Davidson personal foul
4:59		K.J. Hymes blocks Rashaan Mbemba's two point layup
4:57		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
4:41		Nique Clifford personal foul
4:41		K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:41	+1	K.J. Hymes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
4:34		Tyler Rolison personal foul
4:34	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-55
4:34	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-55
4:07		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
4:05		Daniel Foster offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	54-57
3:43		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
3:41		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
3:12		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
3:10		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
2:52		Kobe Sanders personal foul
2:52		TV timeout
2:52	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-57
2:52	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-57
2:27		Nick Davidson turnover (Kyan Evans steals)
2:12	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	58-57
1:58		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
1:56		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
1:39	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	61-57
1:29		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
1:12		Tré Coleman turnover (Ethan Morton steals)
0:56		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point dunk
0:54		Tré Coleman defensive rebound
0:51		Kobe Sanders turnover (bad pass)
0:49		Tyler Rolison personal foul
0:49	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-57
0:49		Rashaan Mbemba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Justin McBride defensive rebound
0:39		Tyler Rolison misses two point jump shot
0:37		Justin McBride offensive rebound
0:37		Kyan Evans shooting foul
0:37		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
0:32		Tré Coleman personal foul
0:32	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-57
0:32		Nique Clifford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
0:23	+3	Tré Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	63-60
0:22		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
0:22		Rams 30 second timeout
0:19		Rams 30 second timeout
0:09		Nick Davidson personal foul
0:09	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
0:09		Rashaan Mbemba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
0:05		Jalen Lake personal foul
0:05	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-61
0:05		Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:04		Daniel Foster personal foul
0:04	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
0:04	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
0:01	+3	Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot	66-64
0:00		End of period

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Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot