Colorado State Rams vs. Memphis Tigers

Mar 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CSU	31	47	78
MEM	36	34	70

Game Recap

Kyan Evans and favored No. 12 seed Colorado State beat short-handed Memphis 78-70 in March Madness. Kyan Evans made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. 12 seed Colorado State past fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Player Stats

COLORADO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Rashaan Mbemba	21	3-5	1-1	1-2	5	0	1	0	2	3	8
8Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	30	5-9	0-3	2-2	5	0	1	1	1	0	12
0Kyan Evans	36	7-11	6-9	3-5	2	4	2	0	0	2	23
15Jalen Lake	33	4-10	3-7	3-4	5	2	2	0	3	1	14
10Nique Clifford	38	3-13	0-6	8-10	8	6	1	0	0	4	14
35Kyle Jorgensen	8	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
23Nikola Djapa	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13Bowen Born	10	1-4	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
11Keshawn Williams	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Ethan Morton	14	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	11-3036.7%	19-2576.0%	29	14	8	1	9	13	78

MEMPHIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Jourdain	22	1-4	0-3	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	5	2
42Dain Dainja	40	8-13	0-0	6-10	12	0	3	3	4	0	22
6Baraka Okojie	22	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	2	0
4P.J. Haggerty	38	7-23	1-8	3-4	6	3	2	0	4	4	18
3Colby Rogers	36	7-12	4-7	0-0	1	0	0	1	4	3	18
32Moussa Cisse	18	1-1	0-0	1-2	11	0	1	1	1	3	3
0Damarien Yates	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7PJ Carter	21	1-4	1-4	4-4	1	0	0	0	1	3	7


TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	6-2326.1%	14-2070.0%	40	8	7	6	16	20	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCSUMEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Memphis.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Colorado State.
(19:47) Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
(19:43) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Rashaan Mbemba missed Jumper.
(19:19) PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Baraka Okojie Turnover.
(19:03) Kyan Evans Steal.
(18:57) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:54) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:49) PJ Haggerty made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
02
+2 (18:24) Rashaan Mbemba made Layup. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
22
+2 (18:03) Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
24
+3 (17:40) Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper.
54
(17:28) PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.
(17:26) Colorado State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:11) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
84
(16:51) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(16:51) Jalen Lake Steal.
(16:50) Jalen Lake Turnover.
+3 (16:40) Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
87
+2 (16:15) Nique Clifford made Jumper.
107
(16:03) Colby Rogers Turnover.
(16:03) Jalen Lake Steal.
+2 (15:58) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kyan Evans.
127
(15:35) Foul on Nique Clifford.
(15:28) PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.
(15:27) Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:27) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
(15:20) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(15:20) Foul on Moussa Cisse.
(15:03) Foul on PJ Carter.
(14:45) Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:41) Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:33) Colby Rogers made Jumper.
129
+3 (14:12) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper.
159
(14:01) PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.
(13:59) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Dain Dainja made Layup.
1511
(13:41) Bowen Born missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:38) Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Dain Dainja made Jumper.
1513
(12:58) Ethan Morton missed Jumper.
(12:56) Ethan Morton Offensive Rebound.
(12:56) Ethan Morton missed Layup.
(12:56) Dain Dainja Block.
(12:56) Colorado State Offensive Rebound.
(12:39) Ethan Morton Turnover.
+2 (12:27) Colby Rogers made Layup.
1515
(12:11) Foul on Moussa Cisse.
(12:05) Bowen Born Turnover.
(12:05) PJ Haggerty Steal.
(11:56) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(11:56) Ethan Morton Steal.
(11:44) Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:41) Ethan Morton Offensive Rebound.
(11:40) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
(11:33) Jalen Lake Turnover.
(11:33) Moussa Cisse Steal.
(11:27) PJ Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:24) Moussa Cisse Offensive Rebound.
(11:17) PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.
(11:13) Moussa Cisse Offensive Rebound.
(11:01) Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.
+1 (11:01) PJ Carter made Free Throw.
1516
+1 (11:01) PJ Carter made Free Throw.
1517
+3 (10:43) Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyan Evans.
1817
+2 (10:23) Dain Dainja made Layup.
1819
(9:58) Jalen Lake missed Jumper.
(9:56) PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Colby Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:49) Jalen Lake Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Rashaan Mbemba missed Jumper.
(9:31) PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Colorado State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:02) Kyan Evans made Layup.
2019
(9:02) Foul on PJ Haggerty.
+1 (9:02) Kyan Evans made Free Throw.
2119
(8:46) PJ Carter Turnover.
(8:46) Kyan Evans Steal.
(8:22) Kyle Jorgensen missed Layup.
(8:22) Nicholas Jourdain Block.
(8:19) Colby Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
(8:08) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Kyan Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:48) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:31) Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:23) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:58) Ethan Morton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Jumper.
2319
+3 (6:21) Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Haggerty.
2322
+3 (5:46) Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Morton.
2622
(5:34) Foul on Jalen Lake.
+1 (5:34) PJ Haggerty made Free Throw.
2623
(5:34) PJ Haggerty missed Free Throw.
(5:32) PJ Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) Dain Dainja made Layup.
2625
(5:09) Foul on Colby Rogers.
+2 (5:02) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Bowen Born.
2825
+2 (4:42) Dain Dainja made Jumper.
2827
(4:35) Bowen Born missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:32) Nicholas Jourdain Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:19) Colby Rogers made Jumper.
2829
(3:56) Ethan Morton missed Jumper.
(3:56) Dain Dainja Block.
(3:53) Nicholas Jourdain Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:52) PJ Haggerty made Layup.
2831
(3:35) Foul on PJ Carter.
(3:35) Nique Clifford missed Free Throw.
(3:35) Colorado State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:35) Nique Clifford made Free Throw.
2931
(3:22) Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.
(3:16) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(2:53) Kyan Evans missed Layup.
(2:53) Dain Dainja Block.
(2:51) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(2:47) Nique Clifford missed Layup.
(2:44) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Dain Dainja made Jumper.
2933
(2:21) Foul on PJ Carter.
+1 (2:21) Nique Clifford made Free Throw.
3033
+1 (2:21) Nique Clifford made Free Throw.
3133
(1:59) PJ Haggerty missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:56) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(1:54) PJ Haggerty missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Nicholas Jourdain Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:48) PJ Haggerty made Jumper. Assisted by Nicholas Jourdain.
3135
(1:25) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:20) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:58) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
(0:58) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
+1 (0:58) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
3136
(0:57) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
(0:55) Jalen Lake Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Jalen Lake missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:34) PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) PJ Haggerty missed Layup.
(0:05) PJ Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(0:05) PJ Haggerty Turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

CSU

MEM

78Points70

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)25-59(42.4%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)6-23(26.1%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(16)

14Assists8

8Steals7

1Blocks6

10Turnovers16

13(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

12Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, March 21, 2025 · 2:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

capacity: 18,400

tv: TBS