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Mbemba leads Colorado State to 66-47 win over San Jose State

AP
Feb 09, 2024

Fort Collins, Colo. (AP) Freshman Rashaan Mbemba came off the bench to score 13 points to lead Colorado State to a 66-47 win over San Jose State on Friday night.

The Rams (19-5, 7-4 Mountain West) jumped out to a 38-19 lead at the break and cruised to their fourth straight win. San Jose State (8-16, 1-10) lost its seventh straight game.

Mbemba was 5-for-5 from the field and was 3 of 4 from the free throw line. Joel Scott scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds and Nique Clifford added a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds while dishing five assists.

Alvaro Cardenas paced the Spartans with 14 points and five assists. Myron Amey Jr. added 13 points.

Colorado State plays at No. 24 San Diego State Tuesday. The Rams beat the Aztecs at Fort Collins 79-71. San Jose State plays at Air Force Tuesday.

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1st Half
SJSU
Spartans
19
COLST
Rams
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Adrame Diongue vs. Patrick Cartier (Isaiah Stevens gains possession)
19:46		Adrame Diongue blocks Joel Scott's two point layup
19:44		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
19:18		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:16		Joel Scott defensive rebound
18:59		Patrick Cartier misses two point layup
18:57		Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Tibet Gorener makes two point dunk (Trey Anderson assists)	2-0
18:19		Josiah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Alvaro Cardenas steals)
18:14		Patrick Cartier blocks Myron Amey Jr.'s two point layup
18:12		Joel Scott defensive rebound
18:05		Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot
18:03		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
17:45		Trey Anderson misses two point jump shot
17:43		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	2-2
17:08	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	4-2
16:44		Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot
16:42		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
16:21		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:19		Rams defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	4-5
15:44		Trey Anderson misses two point jump shot
15:42		Trey Anderson offensive rebound
15:38		Trey Anderson misses two point layup
15:36		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
15:32		Trey Anderson shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:32	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
15:32	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
15:09	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	7-7
14:36	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point hook shot (Jalen Lake assists)	7-9
14:02	+3	Alvaro Cardenas makes three point jump shot	10-9
13:56	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	10-11
13:36		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul (Diogo Seixas draws the foul)
13:21		Rashaan Mbemba blocks Diogo Seixas's two point jump shot
13:19		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
13:14		Diogo Seixas shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
13:14	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-13
13:00		Ricky Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:58		Tibet Gorener offensive rebound
12:50		Christian Wise misses two point jump shot
12:48		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
12:36	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point turnaround hook shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	10-15
12:05		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
12:03		Rams defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	10-17
11:43		Myron Amey Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
11:41		Josiah Strong misses two point layup
11:39		Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
11:39		Joe Palmer personal foul (Tibet Gorener draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:22		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (lost ball)
11:03		Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot
11:01		Ricky Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:42		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point layup
10:40		Christian Wise offensive rebound
10:40		Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
10:28		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:26		Adrame Diongue offensive rebound
10:21		Adrame Diongue misses two point layup
10:19		Joel Scott defensive rebound
10:08		Joel Scott misses two point layup
10:06		Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
9:40		Tibet Gorener misses two point jump shot
9:38		Adrame Diongue offensive rebound
9:36		Jump ball. Adrame Diongue vs. Jalen Lake (Jalen Lake gains possession)
9:36		Adrame Diongue turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
9:17		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Myron Amey Jr. steals)
9:08		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
9:06		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	10-20
8:30		Adrame Diongue turnover (out of bounds)
8:00		Josiah Strong misses two point jump shot
7:58		Adrame Diongue defensive rebound
7:53		Trey Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Kyan Evans steals)
7:52		Ricky Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Kyan Evans draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:35	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	10-22
7:21	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup (Adrame Diongue assists)	12-22
6:59	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	12-25
6:57		Spartans 30 second timeout
6:39		Nique Clifford blocks Tibet Gorener's two point layup
6:37		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
6:32		Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot
6:30		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
6:10		Tibet Gorener misses two point layup
6:08		Adrame Diongue offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Adrame Diongue makes two point layup	14-25
5:59	+3	Joe Palmer makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	14-28
5:39		Tibet Gorener misses two point layup
5:38		Alvaro Cardenas offensive rebound
5:38		Joe Palmer shooting foul (Tibet Gorener draws the foul)
5:27	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	16-28
5:19	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	16-30
4:50		Garrett Anderson misses two point jump shot
4:48		Rams defensive rebound
4:25		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
4:23		Christian Wise defensive rebound
4:15		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Myron Amey Jr. draws the foul)
4:15		Myron Amey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:15	+1	Myron Amey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-30
3:51	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	17-32
3:32		TV timeout
3:16		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
2:57		Joel Scott turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Anderson steals)
2:33		Garrett Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
2:30		Alvaro Cardenas personal foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
2:26		Joel Scott misses two point layup
2:24		Christian Wise defensive rebound
2:13		Trey Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:11		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
2:06		Isaiah Stevens turnover (traveling)
1:59		Tibet Gorener turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
1:51	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk	17-34
1:21	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	19-34
1:19		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:54		Nique Clifford offensive foul
0:54		Nique Clifford turnover (offensive foul)
0:45		Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot
0:43		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
0:36		Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot
0:34		Jalen Lake offensive rebound
0:34		Rams 30 second timeout
0:23	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	19-36
0:03		Myron Amey Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
0:01	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	19-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJSU
Spartans
28
COLST
Rams
28

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:49		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:47		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
19:13		Patrick Cartier misses two point layup
19:11		Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
19:08		Trey Anderson turnover (traveling)
18:51		Trey Anderson shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
18:51	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-39
18:51		Nique Clifford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:51		Diogo Seixas defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	21-39
18:19		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Alvaro Cardenas steals)
18:11	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	24-39
17:59		Trey Anderson personal foul
17:52	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Patrick Cartier assists)	24-41
17:39		Josiah Strong personal foul
17:26		Nique Clifford blocks Alvaro Cardenas's two point layup
17:24		Spartans offensive rebound
17:21	+2	Tibet Gorener makes two point layup	26-41
17:11		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
17:09		Diogo Seixas defensive rebound
16:44	+3	Alvaro Cardenas makes three point jump shot	29-41
16:25	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	29-43
16:03	+2	Tibet Gorener makes two point dunk (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	31-43
16:02		Rams 30 second timeout
16:02		TV timeout
15:55		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (bad pass) (Trey Anderson steals)
15:29		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:27		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
15:22	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point alley-oop layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	31-45
15:04	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup (Diogo Seixas assists)	33-45
14:47		Diogo Seixas personal foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
14:47		TV timeout
14:40	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	33-47
14:25	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point pullup bank jump shot	35-47
14:00		Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot
13:58		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
13:58		Diogo Seixas shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
13:58	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-48
13:58		Rashaan Mbemba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:58		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
13:43		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
13:41		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
13:31		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
13:29		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
13:21	+3	Tibet Gorener makes three point jump shot (Trey Anderson assists)	38-48
13:09		Isaiah Stevens turnover (lost ball) (Adrame Diongue steals)
13:02		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:00		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
12:55		Trey Anderson personal foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
12:51		Adrame Diongue blocks Isaiah Stevens's two point layup
12:49		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
12:17		Diogo Seixas misses two point jump shot
12:15		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Joe Palmer makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	38-50
11:41		Tibet Gorener misses two point jump shot
11:39		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
11:32		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball)
11:32		TV timeout
11:13		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:11		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
10:50		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Tibet Gorener steals)
10:47		Joe Palmer shooting foul (Diogo Seixas draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Diogo Seixas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-50
10:47		Diogo Seixas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:47		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	39-52
9:54	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	41-52
9:36		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
9:34		William Humer defensive rebound
9:02		Diogo Seixas misses three point jump shot
9:00		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
8:49		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
8:47		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
8:26		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point layup
8:24		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
8:18		Joe Palmer misses two point layup
8:16		William Humer defensive rebound
8:11		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
8:01	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Patrick Cartier assists)	41-54
7:33		Josiah Strong personal foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:02	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point jump shot	43-54
6:48	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	43-56
6:20		Joel Scott blocks Trey Anderson's two point jump shot
6:18		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
6:00		Isaiah Stevens misses two point floating jump shot
5:58		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
5:39		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point layup
5:37		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:28	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	43-59
4:53		Trey Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:51		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:45		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
4:43		Joel Scott offensive rebound
4:37		Patrick Cartier offensive foul
4:37		Patrick Cartier turnover (offensive foul)
4:18		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
4:16		Joel Scott defensive rebound
4:16		Latrell Davis personal foul
3:55	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (Joel Scott assists)	43-62
3:34	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	46-62
3:10		Alvaro Cardenas personal foul (Josiah Strong draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	Josiah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-63
3:10	+1	Josiah Strong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-64
3:02		Joel Scott shooting foul (Myron Amey Jr. draws the foul)
3:02		Myron Amey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02	+1	Myron Amey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-64
2:42		Isaiah Stevens misses two point pullup jump shot
2:40		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
2:30		Trey Anderson turnover (bad pass)
2:13		Joel Scott misses two point hook shot
2:11		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
1:56		Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot
1:54		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
1:38		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
1:36		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
1:33		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:14		Garrett Anderson misses two point jump shot
1:12		Joel Scott defensive rebound
0:53		Nique Clifford misses two point floating jump shot
0:51		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
0:43		Latrell Davis misses two point layup
0:41		Christian Wise offensive rebound
0:35		Garrett Anderson misses three point jump shot
0:33		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:29		Garrett Anderson shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-65
0:29	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-66
0:00		End of period

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Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2