Led by Nique Clifford's 16 points, the Colorado State Rams edged the Nevada Wolf Pack 66-64 to win the Mountain West Conference opener
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RENO, Nev. — Nique Clifford had 16 points and his free throws with four seconds left sealed Colorado State’s 66-64 win over Nevada in the Mountain West Conference opener on Saturday night. Clifford also had 12 rebounds for the Rams . Kyan Evans shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line to add 16 points. Rashaan Mbemba shot 4 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points.
Nick Davidson led the Wolf Pack in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Kobe Sanders added 13 points and six assists for Nevada. Tre Coleman had 12 points. Colorado State went into halftime ahead of Nevada 33-30. Clifford scored 11 points in the half. Colorado State took the lead for good with 2:12 remaining in the second half on a layup from Mbemba to make it a 58-57 game.
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