Utah State (72) vs Colorado St (83) · Mar 14, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 14, 2025

Game Recap

Colorado State defeats Utah State in Mountain West semifinals 83-72. Nique Clifford had 26 points in Colorado State's 83-72 victory over Utah State on Friday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals.

Box Score

	1	2	T
USU	30	42	72
CSU	49	34	83

UTAH STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
21Aubin Gateretse	13	2-2	0-0	3-6	5	0	0	1	4	7
13Deyton Albury	21	3-8	0-3	3-4	2	2	1	1	4	9
12Mason Falslev	35	9-19	3-10	1-3	7	1	4	3	2	22
4Ian Martinez	35	3-12	3-9	4-5	6	4	1	2	3	13
7Dexter Akanno	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	3	0
22Karson Templin	21	4-7	0-1	3-6	9	1	1	0	4	11
2Tucker Anderson	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	3	0
23Isaac Davis	12	0-1	0-1	4-4	2	2	0	0	2	4
20Isaac Johnson	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2
5Jordy Barnes	16	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	3
8Drake Allen	13	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	-	23-6336.5%	7-3321.2%	19-3063.3%	33	13	9	10	29	72

COLORADO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Rashaan Mbemba	17	1-2	0-0	3-7	2	1	0	0	0	4	5
8Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	26	1-5	1-4	1-2	5	0	0	3	0	3	4
0Kyan Evans	34	4-6	4-5	2-3	2	3	1	0	3	3	14
15Jalen Lake	36	5-8	2-4	2-3	2	2	0	0	4	0	14
10Nique Clifford	35	7-13	3-4	9-13	11	6	1	0	4	2	26
35Kyle Jorgensen	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
23Nikola Djapa	14	2-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	6
13Bowen Born	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
11Keshawn Williams	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
25Ethan Morton	18	2-2	0-0	3-6	2	1	1	0	0	3	7

TOTAL	-	25-4259.5%	10-1855.6%	23-3762.2%	27	14	3	3	13	23	83

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfusucsu

(20:00) Start game
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Utah State
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Colorado State
(19:39) Ian Martinez Turnover.
(19:39) Kyan Evans Steal.
+3 (19:13) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
03
(18:46) Deyton Albury missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:43) Aubin Gateretse Offensive Rebound.
(18:41) Deyton Albury missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:37) Colorado State Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Aubin Gateretse.
+2 (18:07) Jalen Lake made Layup.
05
(17:53) Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.
(17:53) Aubin Gateretse missed Free Throw.
(17:53) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:53) Aubin Gateretse made Free Throw.
15
(17:53) Aubin Gateretse subbing out for Utah State
(17:53) Karson Templin subbing in for Utah State
+3 (17:28) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
18
+2 (17:06) Karson Templin made Layup. Assisted by Ian Martinez.
38
+2 (16:38) Jalen Lake made Jumper.
310
+3 (16:25) Mason Falslev made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyton Albury.
610
(16:04) Kyan Evans missed Layup.
(16:02) Colorado State Offensive Rebound.
(16:02) Official TV Timeout
(16:02) Dexter Akanno subbing out for Utah State
(16:02) Deyton Albury subbing out for Utah State
(16:02) Tucker Anderson subbing in for Utah State
(16:02) Drake Allen subbing in for Utah State
(15:57) Nique Clifford missed Jumper.
(15:54) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(15:52) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Layup.
(15:50) Karson Templin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:31) Mason Falslev made Layup. Assisted by Ian Martinez.
810
(15:31) Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.
(15:31) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing out for Colorado State
(15:31) Rashaan Mbemba subbing out for Colorado State
(15:31) Nikola Djapa subbing in for Colorado State
(15:31) Ethan Morton subbing in for Colorado State
+1 (15:31) Mason Falslev made Free Throw.
910
+3 (15:14) Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Morton.
913
+2 (14:55) Mason Falslev made Layup.
1113
+2 (14:25) Nique Clifford made Jumper.
1115
(14:08) Karson Templin missed Jumper.
(14:06) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:02) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
1118
(13:43) Ian Martinez missed Jumper.
(13:40) Nikola Djapa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Nique Clifford made Jumper.
1120
(13:20) Utah State Timeout
(13:20) Kyan Evans subbing out for Colorado State
(13:20) Jalen Lake subbing out for Colorado State
(13:20) Nikola Djapa subbing out for Colorado State
(13:20) Keshawn Williams subbing in for Colorado State
(13:20) Bowen Born subbing in for Colorado State
(13:20) Kyle Jorgensen subbing in for Colorado State
(13:20) Ian Martinez subbing out for Utah State
(13:20) Karson Templin subbing out for Utah State
(13:20) Deyton Albury subbing in for Utah State
(13:20) Aubin Gateretse subbing in for Utah State
(12:50) Foul on Ethan Morton.
(12:49) Foul on Ethan Morton.
(12:45) Drake Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:45) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:44) Keshawn Williams made Layup.
1122
(12:39) Foul on Tucker Anderson.
(12:39) Kyle Jorgensen subbing out for Colorado State
(12:39) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing in for Colorado State
(12:39) Jalen Lake subbing in for Colorado State
(12:39) Tucker Anderson subbing out for Utah State
(12:39) Drake Allen subbing out for Utah State
(12:39) Mason Falslev subbing out for Utah State
(12:39) Deyton Albury subbing out for Utah State
(12:39) Aubin Gateretse subbing out for Utah State
(12:39) Ian Martinez subbing in for Utah State
(12:39) Jordy Barnes subbing in for Utah State
(12:39) Dexter Akanno subbing in for Utah State
(12:39) Isaac Johnson subbing in for Utah State
(12:39) Karson Templin subbing in for Utah State
+1 (12:39) Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
1123
(12:39) Nique Clifford subbing out for Colorado State
(12:30) Foul on Bowen Born.
(12:06) Jordy Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:05) Ethan Morton subbing out for Colorado State
(12:05) Kyle Jorgensen subbing in for Colorado State
(12:03) Karson Templin Offensive Rebound.
(12:03) Foul on Kyle Jorgensen.
(12:03) Karson Templin missed Free Throw.
(12:03) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:03) Karson Templin made Free Throw.
1223
+2 (11:41) Jalen Lake made Layup.
1225
(11:41) Foul on Dexter Akanno.
(11:41) Official TV Timeout
(11:41) Dexter Akanno subbing out for Utah State
(11:41) Mason Falslev subbing in for Utah State
+1 (11:41) Jalen Lake made Free Throw.
1226
+3 (11:19) Ian Martinez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Johnson.
1526
(10:53) Jalen Lake missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:48) Mason Falslev Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Karson Templin missed Jumper.
(10:25) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Block.
(10:21) Karson Templin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Karson Templin made Layup.
1726
(10:07) Jalen Lake missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:04) Bowen Born Offensive Rebound.
(10:00) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:55) Ian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Isaac Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Mason Falslev.
1926
(9:48) Colorado State Timeout
(9:42) Foul on Mason Falslev.
(9:42) Keshawn Williams subbing out for Colorado State
(9:42) Bowen Born subbing out for Colorado State
(9:42) Kyle Jorgensen subbing out for Colorado State
(9:42) Kyan Evans subbing in for Colorado State
(9:42) Nique Clifford subbing in for Colorado State
(9:42) Ethan Morton subbing in for Colorado State
(9:30) Foul on Mason Falslev.
(9:18) Nique Clifford missed Jumper.
(9:16) Mason Falslev Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Mason Falslev missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:59) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
(8:59) Mason Falslev subbing out for Utah State
(8:59) Drake Allen subbing in for Utah State
(8:38) Jordy Barnes missed Layup.
(8:35) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Foul on Karson Templin.
(8:30) Karson Templin subbing out for Utah State
(8:30) Aubin Gateretse subbing in for Utah State
+3 (8:24) Nique Clifford made Three Point Jumper.
1929
(8:05) Drake Allen missed Layup.
(8:05) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Block.
(8:02) Jalen Lake Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Isaac Johnson.
(7:54) Official TV Timeout
(7:54) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing out for Colorado State
(7:54) Jalen Lake subbing out for Colorado State
(7:54) Bowen Born subbing in for Colorado State
(7:54) Nikola Djapa subbing in for Colorado State
(7:54) Jordy Barnes subbing out for Utah State
(7:54) Isaac Johnson subbing out for Utah State
(7:54) Tucker Anderson subbing in for Utah State
(7:54) Deyton Albury subbing in for Utah State
+1 (7:54) Ethan Morton made Free Throw.
1930
(7:54) Ethan Morton missed Free Throw.
(7:54) Kyan Evans Offensive Rebound.
(7:54) Karson Templin subbing in for Utah State
(7:54) Aubin Gateretse subbing out for Utah State
(7:43) Kyan Evans Turnover.
(7:43) Deyton Albury Steal.
+2 (7:39) Deyton Albury made Layup.
2130
+2 (7:24) Nikola Djapa made Layup. Assisted by Kyan Evans.
2132
+2 (7:06) Deyton Albury made Layup.
2332
(6:57) Foul on Drake Allen.
(6:57) Kyan Evans missed Free Throw.
(6:57) Karson Templin Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Karson Templin missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:45) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Bowen Born missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Nique Clifford Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Foul on Karson Templin.
(6:25) Nique Clifford missed Free Throw.
(6:25) Colorado State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:25) Karson Templin subbing out for Utah State
(6:25) Isaac Davis subbing in for Utah State
+1 (6:25) Nique Clifford made Free Throw.
2333
(6:09) Ian Martinez missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:03) Nikola Djapa Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on Deyton Albury.
+1 (6:02) Nikola Djapa made Free Throw.
2334
(6:02) Ethan Morton subbing out for Colorado State
(6:02) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing in for Colorado State
+1 (6:02) Nikola Djapa made Free Throw.
2335
(5:49) Foul on Nique Clifford.
(5:49) Drake Allen subbing out for Utah State
(5:49) Mason Falslev subbing in for Utah State
+1 (5:49) Deyton Albury made Free Throw.
2435
+1 (5:49) Deyton Albury made Free Throw.
2535
(5:22) Foul on Isaac Davis.
(5:22) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Free Throw.
(5:22) Colorado State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:22) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Free Throw.
2536
(5:22) Bowen Born subbing out for Colorado State
(5:22) Jalen Lake subbing in for Colorado State
(5:04) Tucker Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:59) Ian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(4:54) Mason Falslev missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:51) Colorado State Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Tucker Anderson subbing out for Utah State
(4:51) Dexter Akanno subbing in for Utah State
+3 (4:32) Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyan Evans.
2539
(4:17) Foul on Dexter Akanno.
(4:17) Dexter Akanno Turnover.
(4:02) Nique Clifford Turnover.
(3:46) Mason Falslev Turnover.
(3:46) Official TV Timeout
(3:46) Isaac Davis subbing out for Utah State
(3:46) Aubin Gateretse subbing in for Utah State
(3:26) Jalen Lake Turnover.
(3:26) Dexter Akanno Steal.
(3:25) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
(3:25) Ian Martinez missed Free Throw.
(3:25) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Nique Clifford Turnover.
+2 (2:47) Aubin Gateretse made Dunk. Assisted by Ian Martinez.
2739
(2:42) Foul on Ian Martinez.
+1 (2:42) Kyan Evans made Free Throw.
2740
+1 (2:42) Kyan Evans made Free Throw.
2741
(2:28) Mason Falslev missed Jumper.
(2:25) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:19) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Lake.
2744
(1:58) Deyton Albury missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:55) Colorado State Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Deyton Albury subbing out for Utah State
(1:55) Jordy Barnes subbing in for Utah State
+3 (1:38) Nique Clifford made Three Point Jumper.
2747
(1:14) Ian Martinez missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Ian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(1:07) Ian Martinez missed Layup.
(1:04) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Jalen Lake Turnover.
(1:01) Mason Falslev Steal.
(0:51) Mason Falslev Turnover.
(0:51) Mason Falslev subbing out for Utah State
(0:51) Drake Allen subbing in for Utah State
(0:41) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:34) Dexter Akanno Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Ian Martinez missed Layup.
(0:27) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Block.
(0:24) Jordy Barnes Turnover.
(0:24) Nique Clifford Steal.
(0:23) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:21) Nique Clifford made Dunk.
2749
+3 (0:02) Ian Martinez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drake Allen.
3049
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

USU

CSU

72Points83

23-63(36.5%)Field Goal(%)25-42(59.5%)

7-33(21.2%)3-Point(%)10-18(55.6%)

19-30(63.3%)Free Throw(%)23-37(62.2%)

39(20)Rebounds(Offensive)34(7)

13Assists14

9Steals3

0Blocks3

10Turnovers14

29(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

0Largest Lead28

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 11:59 PM

Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 9,440 (52.4%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: CSU -0.5

over/under: 145.5