Nique Clifford leads Colorado State to 76-72 OT win over TCU at Acrisure Invitational
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) Nique Clifford finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds to help Colorado State rally for a 76-72 overtime victory over TCU in the consolation final of the Acrisure Invitational on Friday.
Bowen Born hit a 3-pointer for the Rams (4-3) with 56 seconds left in regulation, tying the game at 66 and forcing OT after Frankie Collins missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Horned Frogs (4-3). Jalen Lake hit a go-ahead jumper and Clifford followed with two baskets for a 74-68 advantage with 57 seconds to go.
Clifford made 12 of 20 shots with a 3-pointer and picked up his third double-double of the season. He added six assists and blocked three shots. Lake had 15 points and Born scored 13 off the bench. Rashaan Mbemba pitched in with 10 points and six rebounds.
Collins led TCU with 18 points on 5-for-17 shooting. He made all six of his free throws and added eight rebounds, five assists and five steals. Noah Reynolds had 12 points and Trazarien White scored 10.
Lake hit three 3-pointers and scored 11, and Clifford added eight points and four assists to help Colorado State take a 32-31 lead into halftime.
TCU made five free throws in a 9-3 spurt to begin the second half for a five-point lead. Mbemba answered with back-to-back baskets and Born hit two straight 3-pointers in a 10-0 run and the Rams moved in front 45-40 with 13:29 left to play.
Colorado State used a 10-0 run to go up 45-40 and maintained a lead until White made two free throws to pull TCU even at 61 with 2:34 remaining..
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Noah Reynolds vs. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (Horned Frogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Frankie Collins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Frankie Collins personal foul | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Frankie Collins steals) | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Kyan Evans shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul) | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Trazarien White misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Trazarien White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Trazarien White steals) | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Trazarien White turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists) | 0-3 | |
17:27 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | David Punch defensive rebound | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks Micah Robinson's two point layup | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Vasean Allette personal foul | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup | Â | |
16:43 | Â | David Punch defensive rebound | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Kyan Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Kyan Evans offensive rebound | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Micah Robinson blocks Jaylen Crocker-Johnson's two point layup | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Brendan Wenzel turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:53 | +2 | Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists) | 0-5 | |
15:24 | +3 | Micah Robinson makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists) | 3-5 | |
15:08 | Â | Nique Clifford misses two point layup | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Micah Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Frankie Collins misses two point layup | Â | |
14:56 | Â | David Punch offensive rebound | Â | |
14:50 | +2 | David Punch makes two point layup | 5-5 | |
14:38 | +3 | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists) | 5-8 | |
14:28 | +3 | Frankie Collins makes three point jump shot | 8-8 | |
14:01 | Â | Vasean Allette shooting foul (Kyle Jorgensen draws the foul) | Â | |
14:01 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:01 | +1 | Kyle Jorgensen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-9 | |
14:01 | +1 | Kyle Jorgensen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-10 | |
13:43 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen personal foul | Â | |
13:28 | +2 | Frankie Collins makes two point jump shot | 10-10 | |
13:05 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot | 10-12 | |
12:50 | Â | Jace Posey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Frankie Collins steals) | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Frankie Collins turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:19 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 10-14 | |
12:05 | Â | Bowen Born personal foul | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Trazarien White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Keshawn Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Ethan Morton personal foul | Â | |
11:00 | +3 | Frankie Collins makes three point jump shot (Trazarien White assists) | 13-14 | |
10:40 | Â | Bowen Born turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Trazarien White misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Nique Clifford turnover | Â | |
10:04 | +2 | David Punch makes two point layup (Frankie Collins assists) | 15-14 | |
9:43 | Â | Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Noah Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Jalen Lake shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul) | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Noah Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:36 | +1 | Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-14 | |
9:13 | +2 | Keshawn Williams makes two point jump shot | 16-16 | |
8:59 | Â | Micah Robinson offensive foul | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Micah Robinson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Jalen Lake turnover (lost ball) (Noah Reynolds steals) | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Trazarien White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Frankie Collins offensive rebound | Â | |
8:19 | +3 | Vasean Allette makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 19-16 | |
7:54 | Â | Keshawn Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:52 | Â | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | Â | |
7:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Vasean Allette misses two point layup | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists) | 19-19 | |
6:45 | Â | Trazarien White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) (Noah Reynolds steals) | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Nique Clifford blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â | |
6:09 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Kyan Evans assists) | 19-21 | |
5:57 | Â | Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Jace Posey offensive rebound | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Frankie Collins turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
5:17 | +2 | Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Jalen Lake assists) | 19-23 | |
5:03 | Â | Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Ethan Morton defensive rebound | Â | |
4:51 | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists) | 19-26 | |
4:49 | Â | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:30 | +3 | Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Ernest Udeh Jr. assists) | 22-26 | |
4:05 | +2 | Kyle Jorgensen makes two point hook shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 22-28 | |
3:44 | Â | Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Ethan Morton defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Noah Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen shooting foul | Â | |
3:29 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:29 | +1 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 | |
3:29 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Noah Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson blocks David Punch's two point layup | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Bowen Born defensive rebound | Â | |
2:26 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point layup | 23-30 | |
2:05 | +3 | Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 26-30 | |
1:44 | +2 | Ethan Morton makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists) | 26-32 | |
1:16 | Â | Nique Clifford blocks Frankie Collins's two point layup | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Jalen Lake defensive rebound | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Micah Robinson personal foul | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:00 | Â | David Punch defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | David Punch turnover (bad pass) (Kyan Evans steals) | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Frankie Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:40 | +3 | Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 29-32 | |
0:38 | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:12 | Â | Kyan Evans misses two point layup | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Frankie Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point dunk (Frankie Collins assists) | 31-32 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |