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Amzil's 14 lead New Mexico past Colorado State 76-68

AP
Dec 28, 2024

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Mustapha Amzil scored 14 points as New Mexico beat Colorado State 76-68 on Saturday.

Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (10-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Donovan Dent added 14 points while going 7 of 16 from the field while they also had six assists. C.J. Noland had 11 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field.

Nique Clifford led the way for the Rams (7-6, 1-1) with 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 13 points and nine rebounds for Colorado State. Kyan Evans also had 10 points.

New Mexico took the lead with 8:53 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Filip Borovicanin racking up 10 points. New Mexico was outscored by Colorado State in the second half by eight points, with Amzil scoring a team-high six points in the final half.

Both teams next play Tuesday. New Mexico visits Fresno State and Colorado State goes on the road to play San Jose State.

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

1st Half
NMEX
Lobos
41
COLST
Rams
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nelly Junior Joseph vs. Rashaan Mbemba (Rams gains possession)
19:33		Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
19:31		Kyan Evans offensive rebound
19:21		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
19:00		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point hook shot
18:58		Filip Borovicanin offensive rebound
18:40		Tru Washington misses two point layup
18:38		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
18:28		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
18:26		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
18:10		Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (Rashaan Mbemba steals)
17:56		Nique Clifford turnover (Filip Borovicanin steals)
17:43		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul
17:41		Tru Washington misses two point jump shot
17:39		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
17:06		Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
17:04		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
16:53		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Kyan Evans steals)
16:46		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
16:44		Lobos defensive rebound
16:28		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
16:26		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
16:26		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
16:24		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
16:24		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
16:24	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
16:24	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
16:09		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (traveling)
15:42	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point hook shot	4-0
15:20		Ethan Morton misses two point layup
15:18		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
15:15		Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
14:53		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
14:51		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	6-0
14:17		Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul
14:17		TV timeout
14:14		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point layup
14:12		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
14:02		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
14:00		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
13:54		Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot
13:52		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	6-2
13:30		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point jump shot
13:28		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
13:22	+3	Braden Appelhans makes three point jump shot (Mustapha Amzil assists)	9-2
13:03	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point hook shot (Nique Clifford assists)	9-4
12:49		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
12:47		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
12:30	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	9-7
12:12		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
12:10		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	9-9
11:31		CJ Noland misses two point jump shot
11:29		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
11:23	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	9-11
11:23		Lobos 30 second timeout
11:23		TV timeout
10:55	+3	Jovan Milicevic makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	12-11
10:35		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:33		CJ Noland defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup (CJ Noland assists)	14-11
10:16	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	14-13
10:08		Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point layup
10:06		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
9:53		Bowen Born misses two point layup
9:51		CJ Noland defensive rebound
9:43	+2	CJ Noland makes two point layup	16-13
9:17		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
9:15		Kyle Jorgensen offensive rebound
9:11	+3	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	16-16
8:53	+3	CJ Noland makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	19-16
8:41		Braden Appelhans personal foul
8:30		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Filip Borovicanin steals)
8:12		CJ Noland turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
8:06		Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (Kayde Dotson steals)
8:06		Rashaan Mbemba blocks Kayde Dotson's two point layup
8:04		Lobos offensive rebound
7:58		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
7:56		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
7:51		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass)
7:51		TV timeout
7:32	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot	21-16
7:18		Filip Borovicanin personal foul
7:17		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) (Kayde Dotson steals)
7:02		Kayde Dotson misses two point jump shot
7:00		Lobos offensive rebound
6:58		Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot
6:56		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
6:46		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
6:39		Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass) (Filip Borovicanin steals)
6:33	+2	Filip Borovicanin makes two point layup	23-16
6:33		Rams 30 second timeout
6:03		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
6:01		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
5:52	+3	Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists)	26-16
5:29		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
5:27		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point jump shot	28-16
4:52		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
4:50		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
4:37		Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (traveling)
4:24		Filip Borovicanin blocks Jaylen Crocker-Johnson's two point layup
4:22		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	31-16
3:55		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Filip Borovicanin steals)
3:55		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point jump shot	33-16
3:33		Tru Washington personal foul
3:23		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point hook shot
3:21		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot	35-16
2:50		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Mustapha Amzil steals)
2:40	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	37-16
2:25	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	37-18
2:09	+2	Filip Borovicanin makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	39-18
1:58	+3	Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	39-21
1:43		Mustapha Amzil turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Jorgensen steals)
1:36	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	39-23
1:19		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
1:17		Tru Washington offensive rebound
1:07		Filip Borovicanin offensive foul
1:07		Filip Borovicanin turnover (offensive foul)
0:56		Kyle Jorgensen misses three point jump shot
0:54		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
0:49		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
0:47		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	39-25
0:14		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
0:12		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
0:06		Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Braden Appelhans steals)
0:01	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	41-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NMEX
Lobos
35
COLST
Rams
43

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
19:49		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point hook shot (Nique Clifford assists)	41-27
19:09		Tru Washington turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
18:52	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	41-29
18:28		Rashaan Mbemba shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
18:28	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-29
18:28	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-29
18:14		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
18:11	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	43-31
17:41		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
17:39		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
17:32		Jalen Lake blocks Donovan Dent's two point jump shot
17:30		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:21		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
17:19		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
17:19		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
17:05	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup	43-33
16:50	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	45-33
16:28		Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul
16:18		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
16:16		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Jalen Lake assists)	45-35
15:55	+2	Jovan Milicevic makes two point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists)	47-35
15:33		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
15:27		Kyan Evans blocks Tru Washington's two point layup
15:25		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
15:18		Ethan Morton turnover (bad pass)
15:18		TV timeout
15:07		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
15:05		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
14:48		Donovan Dent shooting foul (Kyan Evans draws the foul)
14:48	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-36
14:48	+1	Kyan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
14:21	+2	CJ Noland makes two point jump shot	49-37
13:56		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:54		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
13:40		Kyan Evans shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-37
13:40		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:40		Braden Appelhans offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	52-37
13:06		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point hook shot
13:04		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
12:54		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
12:52		CJ Noland offensive rebound
12:50		CJ Noland turnover (bad pass)
12:24	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	52-39
12:06		Braden Appelhans misses three point jump shot
12:04		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
11:53		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball)
11:53		TV timeout
11:26	+2	CJ Noland makes two point layup	54-39
11:08		Bowen Born misses two point layup
11:06		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
11:06		Nique Clifford misses two point dunk
11:04		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
10:48		Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot
10:46		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists)	54-41
10:22		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
10:20		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
10:16		Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (Braden Appelhans steals)
10:06	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point jump shot	56-41
9:48		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
9:46		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
9:46		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul
9:37	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists)	58-41
9:16	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point dunk (Rashaan Mbemba assists)	58-43
8:59	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	60-43
8:43		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (bad pass)
8:28		Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot
8:26		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
8:16		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
8:14		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
8:14		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
8:07		CJ Noland shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-44
8:07	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-45
7:55	+3	Kayde Dotson makes three point jump shot	63-45
7:33		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
7:31		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
7:26	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	63-48
7:10	+2	CJ Noland makes two point jump shot	65-48
7:01		Kayde Dotson shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
7:01		TV timeout
7:01	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-49
7:01	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-50
6:45	+3	Kayde Dotson makes three point jump shot (Braden Appelhans assists)	68-50
6:36	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk	68-52
6:36		Nelly Junior Joseph shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-53
6:08	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Jovan Milicevic assists)	70-53
5:46	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Kyle Jorgensen assists)	70-55
5:26		Nique Clifford blocks CJ Noland's three point jump shot
5:24		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
5:18		Kyle Jorgensen turnover (lost ball)
5:00		CJ Noland turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
4:53		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
4:51		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
4:46	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	70-57
4:39	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	72-57
4:39		Lobos 30 second timeout
4:39		TV timeout
4:21		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
4:19		Tru Washington defensive rebound
3:48		Ethan Morton blocks Donovan Dent's two point jump shot
3:46		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
3:37		Ethan Morton misses three point jump shot
3:35		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
3:15		Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
3:03	+2	Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	72-59
3:03		Rams 30 second timeout
2:38		Ethan Morton shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
2:38		TV timeout
2:38	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-59
2:38	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-59
2:24		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot
2:22		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup	76-59
1:37	+2	Ethan Morton makes two point layup	76-61
1:37		Filip Borovicanin shooting foul (Ethan Morton draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-62
1:12		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
1:10		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	76-65
0:38		Kyle Jorgensen blocks Tru Washington's two point layup
0:36		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	76-68
0:31		Nique Clifford personal foul
0:29		Ethan Morton personal foul
0:25		Jalen Lake personal foul (Filip Borovicanin draws the foul)
0:25		Filip Borovicanin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:25		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
0:19		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
0:13		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
0:11		CJ Noland defensive rebound
0:11		CJ Noland turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
0:11		Rams 30 second timeout
0:10		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
0:08		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound