Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, March 7
Boise, ID
8:00 PM
Colorado State
22-9,16-4Mountain West
83
at
73
Boise State
22-9,14-6Mountain West
1
2
F
Colorado St.
34
49
83
Boise St.
34
39
73
Clifford Career Night Leads Rams over Broncos
3/7/2025 11:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Colorado State sets program’s record for Mountain West road wins
BOISE, Idaho – Nique Clifford turned in an all-time performance for Colorado State scoring 36 points to help Colorado State in the come from behind 83-73 win over Boise State Friday night. The Rams picked up their 22nd win of the season and finish the regular season with a 16-4 record in conference play.
How It Happened
- CSU worked its way to an 18-11 lead before Boise State used a 12-0 run to go up by five
- The Rams responded with a 7-0 run to reclaim the lead
- The teams entered the half tied at 34 thanks to a last-second tip-in from Boise State's Emanual Ugbo.
- Boise State came out hot to start the second half with 10-2 run to go up eight by the first media time out.
- Clifford took over for CSU, scoring 15 of the Rams' first 17 points in the second half, helping cut the BSU lead to one with 12:28 left.
- Boise State responded to CSU's 10-2 run with an 8-0 of their own to go up by nine.
- Colorado State never gave in with a 14-2 run to take the lead with 6:23 remaining.
- Kyan Evans hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and the Rams never trailed after that.
- Cliford went on another personal run of 6-0 to put the game for CSU
- The Rams held Boise State without a field goal for the final 3:10 of the game.
Game Notes
- Colorado State finished Mountain West play with a program record 16 conference wins
- The road win was the seventh of the year for CSU, making a program record since joining the Mountain West.
- Clifford's 36 points were a career-high. It was the most points by a Ram since David Roddy in 2021 against Creighton.
- He added in four rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Kyan Evans finished the game with 14 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Jalen Lake was the third Ram in double figures with 11 points
- The eight assists were a season low for CSU
Play of the Game
What's Ahead
Colorado State and the rest of the Mountain West descend upon Las Vegas for the 2025 Mountain West Tournament March 12-15 inside Thomas & Mack Center. The Rams will be the No. 2 seed in next week's tournament.
How It Happened
- CSU worked its way to an 18-11 lead before Boise State used a 12-0 run to go up by five
- The Rams responded with a 7-0 run to reclaim the lead
- The teams entered the half tied at 34 thanks to a last-second tip-in from Boise State's Emanual Ugbo.
- Boise State came out hot to start the second half with 10-2 run to go up eight by the first media time out.
- Clifford took over for CSU, scoring 15 of the Rams' first 17 points in the second half, helping cut the BSU lead to one with 12:28 left.
- Boise State responded to CSU's 10-2 run with an 8-0 of their own to go up by nine.
- Colorado State never gave in with a 14-2 run to take the lead with 6:23 remaining.
- Kyan Evans hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and the Rams never trailed after that.
- Cliford went on another personal run of 6-0 to put the game for CSU
- The Rams held Boise State without a field goal for the final 3:10 of the game.
Game Notes
- Colorado State finished Mountain West play with a program record 16 conference wins
- The road win was the seventh of the year for CSU, making a program record since joining the Mountain West.
- Clifford's 36 points were a career-high. It was the most points by a Ram since David Roddy in 2021 against Creighton.
- He added in four rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Kyan Evans finished the game with 14 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Jalen Lake was the third Ram in double figures with 11 points
- The eight assists were a season low for CSU
Play of the Game
𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏'𝙎 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏🤯
— Colorado State Men's Basketball (@CSUMBasketball) March 8, 2025
New career high for Nique Clifford with 33 points #Relentless x #TeamTogether pic.twitter.com/tJCp6yvI3g
What's Ahead
Colorado State and the rest of the Mountain West descend upon Las Vegas for the 2025 Mountain West Tournament March 12-15 inside Thomas & Mack Center. The Rams will be the No. 2 seed in next week's tournament.
Team Stats
CSU
Boise
FG%
.574
.418
3FG%
.471
.241
FT%
.955
.870
RB
25
27
TO
10
9
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
36
FGM
13
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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