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Nique Clifford propels Colorado State to 72-50 victory over San Jose State

AP
Dec 31, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Nique Clifford totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Colorado State to a 72-50 victory over San Jose State on Tuesday.

Rashaan Mbemba had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Rams (8-6, 2-1 Mountain West Conference). Jalen Lake hit two 3-pointers and scored 12.

Will McClendon led the way for the Spartans (7-8, 0-3) with 15 points. Sadraque NgaNga added eight points and Latrell Davis had six points and six rebounds.

Clifford had eight points in the first half to help put the Rams up 33-15 at the break.

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

1st Half
COLST
Rams
33
SJSU
Spartans
15

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:29	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:06		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
19:04		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
18:53		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:51		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
18:48		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
18:46		Spartans defensive rebound
18:36		Robert Vaihola turnover (traveling)
18:07		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:05		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
17:56		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
17:54		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
17:48		Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Will McClendon steals)
17:43		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
17:43	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
17:43	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
17:26		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
17:24		Will McClendon defensive rebound
17:11		Robert Vaihola misses two point layup
17:09		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
17:04		Will McClendon personal foul
16:58	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	6-2
16:39		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
16:37		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
16:30		Donavan Yap personal foul
16:20	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	8-2
15:54		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
15:53		Rams defensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:25		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot
15:23		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
15:06		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
15:04		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
14:37	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	11-2
14:26		Will McClendon misses two point layup
14:24		Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound
14:13		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
14:11		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
13:55		Robert Vaihola offensive foul
13:55		Robert Vaihola turnover (offensive foul)
13:41		Josh Uduje personal foul
13:35		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
13:33		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
13:19		Sadaidriene Hall misses three point jump shot
13:17		Latrell Davis offensive rebound
13:16		Latrell Davis misses two point layup
13:14		Sadaidriene Hall offensive rebound
13:12	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	11-4
12:47		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:45		Jermaine Washington defensive rebound
12:26		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
12:24		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
12:18		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point layup
12:16		Jermaine Washington defensive rebound
12:11	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Jermaine Washington assists)	11-6
11:49	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup	13-6
11:30	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Will McClendon assists)	13-8
11:12		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:10		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Latrell Davis assists)	13-10
10:38		Rashaan Mbemba offensive foul
10:38		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (offensive foul)
10:38		TV timeout
10:14		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:12		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
9:43	+2	Bowen Born makes two point jump shot	15-10
9:15		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
9:13		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
9:09		Keshawn Williams misses two point layup
9:07		Chol Marial defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Will McClendon makes two point layup	15-12
9:00		Kyle Jorgensen shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-13
8:45	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists)	17-13
8:24		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
8:22		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
8:14	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup	19-13
7:55		Robert Vaihola misses two point jump shot
7:53		Bowen Born defensive rebound
7:47		Jalen Lake turnover (Jermaine Washington steals)
7:37	+2	Will McClendon makes two point jump shot (Latrell Davis assists)	19-15
7:22		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass)
7:22		TV timeout
6:54		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
6:52		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
6:38		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
6:36		Rams defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	21-15
5:48		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
5:46		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
5:41		Nique Clifford offensive foul
5:41		Nique Clifford turnover (offensive foul)
5:21		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
5:19		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
5:12	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	24-15
4:49		Donavan Yap misses two point layup
4:47		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists)	26-15
4:23		Steven Vasquez misses three point jump shot
4:21		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup	28-15
4:14		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:14		TV timeout
3:52		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
3:50		Bowen Born defensive rebound
3:36		Bowen Born turnover (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
3:25		Pasha Goodarzi misses three point jump shot
3:23		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
3:13		Kyle Jorgensen offensive foul
3:13		Kyle Jorgensen turnover (offensive foul)
3:02		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks Robert Vaihola's two point layup
3:02		Rams defensive rebound
2:45	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	31-15
2:20		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
2:18		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
2:06		Keshawn Williams turnover (traveling)
1:48		Rashaan Mbemba blocks Will McClendon's two point layup
1:46		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
1:39		Josh Uduje turnover (lost ball) (Bowen Born steals)
1:33		Bowen Born turnover (bad pass)
1:16		Sadaidriene Hall misses three point jump shot
1:14		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
0:56	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point dunk (Nique Clifford assists)	33-15
0:18		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
0:00		Will McClendon misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLST
Rams
39
SJSU
Spartans
35

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:38		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
19:31		Donavan Yap personal foul
19:27		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
18:57		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
18:55		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
18:45		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive foul
18:45		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
18:29		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
18:27		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
18:19		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
18:17		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Rashaan Mbemba assists)	35-15
17:53		Robert Vaihola turnover (traveling)
17:29		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
17:28		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
17:28		Sadaidriene Hall shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-15
17:28	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-15
16:57		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
16:55		Sadaidriene Hall offensive rebound
16:53	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	37-17
16:42	+2	Kyan Evans makes two point layup	39-17
16:21		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
16:19		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
16:04		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point hook shot
16:02		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
15:48		Nique Clifford blocks Latrell Davis's two point layup
15:46		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
15:37		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
15:35		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
15:27		Sadaidriene Hall misses three point jump shot
15:25		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	41-17
15:19		Rams 30 second timeout
15:19		TV timeout
15:04		Jalen Lake shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-18
15:04	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-19
14:45		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
14:43		Jermaine Washington defensive rebound
14:16		Sadraque NgaNga misses three point jump shot
14:14		Bowen Born defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	43-19
14:11		Sadraque NgaNga shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
14:11	+1	Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-19
13:57		Sadraque NgaNga misses two point layup
13:55		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
13:46	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup	46-19
13:29	+2	Will McClendon makes two point jump shot	46-21
13:21		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
13:19		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
13:19		Josh Uduje turnover
13:07	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Bowen Born assists)	48-21
12:53		Keshawn Williams shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-22
12:53	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-23
12:53		Spartans 30 second timeout
12:26		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
12:24		Chol Marial defensive rebound
12:10		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
12:08		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
12:03		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover
11:57		Kyan Evans blocks Will McClendon's two point layup
11:55		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
11:52		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
11:50		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
11:45		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
11:43		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists)	50-23
11:10	+2	Will McClendon makes two point jump shot	50-25
10:54	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	52-25
10:31		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
10:29		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	54-25
10:11		Will McClendon misses two point jump shot
10:09		Bowen Born defensive rebound
9:57	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	57-25
9:35		Will McClendon turnover (Nique Clifford steals)
9:27		Jermaine Washington personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
9:27		TV timeout
9:20	+2	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Jalen Lake assists)	59-25
9:09		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson shooting foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Latrell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-26
9:09	+1	Latrell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-27
8:57		Chol Marial blocks Kyle Jorgensen's two point jump shot
8:55		Will McClendon defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Chol Marial makes two point jump shot	59-29
8:20		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:18		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
8:10		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
8:08		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound
7:42		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:40		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
7:40		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
7:38		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
7:37		Donavan Yap offensive foul
7:37		Donavan Yap turnover (offensive foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:35	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	61-29
7:24		Pasha Goodarzi misses three point jump shot
7:22		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
6:54		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
6:52		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
6:52		Steven Vasquez personal foul
6:47	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	64-29
6:26	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point hook shot	64-31
6:13		Kyan Evans turnover (Donavan Yap steals)
6:05		Steven Vasquez misses three point jump shot
6:05		Spartans offensive rebound
6:05		Kyan Evans personal foul
5:51		Kyle Jorgensen shooting foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
5:51		Latrell Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:51		Latrell Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:51		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:31		Nikola Djapa misses two point layup
5:29		Pasha Goodarzi defensive rebound
5:19		Jalen Lake shooting foul (Donavan Yap draws the foul)
5:19		Rams 30 second timeout
5:19	+1	Donavan Yap makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-32
5:19		Donavan Yap misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:19		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
5:12		Donavan Yap personal foul (Keshawn Williams draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-32
5:12	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-32
5:00	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup	66-34
4:39	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup	68-34
4:22	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Washington assists)	68-36
3:57		Pasha Goodarzi personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-36
3:57		Keshawn Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:34		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
3:32		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
3:26		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive foul
3:26		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
3:09		Nikola Djapa shooting foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Latrell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-37
3:09	+1	Latrell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-38
2:39		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
2:37		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Latrell Davis makes two point layup	69-40
2:33		Kyan Evans personal foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
2:33		Latrell Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:33		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Keshawn Williams assists)	71-40
1:54	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup	71-42
1:37		Nikola Djapa turnover (lost ball)
1:29	+3	Pasha Goodarzi makes three point jump shot	71-45
1:07		Steven Vasquez shooting foul (Nikola Djapa draws the foul)
1:07		Nikola Djapa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07	+1	Nikola Djapa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-45
0:54	+2	Sadraque NgaNga makes two point layup	72-47
0:29		Luke Murphy misses three point jump shot
0:27		Steven Vasquez defensive rebound
0:23	+3	Jermaine Washington makes three point jump shot	72-50
0:00		End of period

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Jermaine Washington makes three point jump shot