Amzil's 14 lead New Mexico past Colorado State 76-68
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Mustapha Amzil scored 14 points as New Mexico beat Colorado State 76-68 on Saturday.
Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (10-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Donovan Dent added 14 points while going 7 of 16 from the field while they also had six assists. C.J. Noland had 11 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field.
Nique Clifford led the way for the Rams (7-6, 1-1) with 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 13 points and nine rebounds for Colorado State. Kyan Evans also had 10 points.
New Mexico took the lead with 8:53 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Filip Borovicanin racking up 10 points. New Mexico was outscored by Colorado State in the second half by eight points, with Amzil scoring a team-high six points in the final half.
Both teams next play Tuesday. New Mexico visits Fresno State and Colorado State goes on the road to play San Jose State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph vs. Rashaan Mbemba (Rams gains possession) | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Kyan Evans offensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | Â | Nique Clifford turnover (traveling) | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Filip Borovicanin offensive rebound | Â | |
18:40 | Â | Tru Washington misses two point layup | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Ethan Morton defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (Rashaan Mbemba steals) | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Nique Clifford turnover (Filip Borovicanin steals) | Â | |
17:43 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba personal foul | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Tru Washington misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Ethan Morton defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Kyan Evans steals) | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Lobos defensive rebound | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Tru Washington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Nique Clifford shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul) | Â | |
16:24 | +1 | Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
16:24 | +1 | Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
16:09 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point hook shot | 4-0 | |
15:20 | Â | Ethan Morton misses two point layup | Â | |
15:18 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals) | Â | |
14:53 | Â | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Donovan Dent defensive rebound | Â | |
14:43 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 6-0 | |
14:17 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul | Â | |
14:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:14 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen misses two point layup | Â | |
14:12 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Donovan Dent misses two point layup | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Kyan Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | +2 | Kyan Evans makes two point layup | 6-2 | |
13:30 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound | Â | |
13:22 | +3 | Braden Appelhans makes three point jump shot (Mustapha Amzil assists) | 9-2 | |
13:03 | +2 | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point hook shot (Nique Clifford assists) | 9-4 | |
12:49 | Â | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Keshawn Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
12:30 | +3 | Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists) | 9-7 | |
12:12 | Â | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:52 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Kyle Jorgensen assists) | 9-9 | |
11:31 | Â | CJ Noland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:23 | +2 | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists) | 9-11 | |
11:23 | Â | Lobos 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:55 | +3 | Jovan Milicevic makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 12-11 | |
10:35 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:33 | Â | CJ Noland defensive rebound | Â | |
10:29 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup (CJ Noland assists) | 14-11 | |
10:16 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point layup | 14-13 | |
10:08 | Â | Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point layup | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Bowen Born misses two point layup | Â | |
9:51 | Â | CJ Noland defensive rebound | Â | |
9:43 | +2 | CJ Noland makes two point layup | 16-13 | |
9:17 | Â | Nique Clifford misses two point layup | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen offensive rebound | Â | |
9:11 | +3 | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Jorgensen assists) | 16-16 | |
8:53 | +3 | CJ Noland makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 19-16 | |
8:41 | Â | Braden Appelhans personal foul | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Filip Borovicanin steals) | Â | |
8:12 | Â | CJ Noland turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals) | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Bowen Born turnover (lost ball) (Kayde Dotson steals) | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba blocks Kayde Dotson's two point layup | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Lobos offensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
7:56 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:32 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot | 21-16 | |
7:18 | Â | Filip Borovicanin personal foul | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Rashaan Mbemba turnover (lost ball) (Kayde Dotson steals) | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Kayde Dotson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Lobos offensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Kyan Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Mustapha Amzil personal foul | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass) (Filip Borovicanin steals) | Â | |
6:33 | +2 | Filip Borovicanin makes two point layup | 23-16 | |
6:33 | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
5:52 | +3 | Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists) | 26-16 | |
5:29 | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point jump shot | 28-16 | |
4:52 | Â | Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Filip Borovicanin blocks Jaylen Crocker-Johnson's two point layup | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Donovan Dent defensive rebound | Â | |
4:13 | +3 | Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 31-16 | |
3:55 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Filip Borovicanin steals) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:48 | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point jump shot | 33-16 | |
3:33 | Â | Tru Washington personal foul | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point hook shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot | 35-16 | |
2:50 | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Mustapha Amzil steals) | Â | |
2:40 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot | 37-16 | |
2:25 | +2 | Jalen Lake makes two point layup (Kyle Jorgensen assists) | 37-18 | |
2:09 | +2 | Filip Borovicanin makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 39-18 | |
1:58 | +3 | Kyle Jorgensen makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists) | 39-21 | |
1:43 | Â | Mustapha Amzil turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Jorgensen steals) | Â | |
1:36 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot | 39-23 | |
1:19 | Â | Tru Washington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Tru Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Filip Borovicanin offensive foul | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Filip Borovicanin turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Kyle Jorgensen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Nique Clifford offensive rebound | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Nique Clifford misses two point layup | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists) | 39-25 | |
0:14 | Â | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:12 | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Braden Appelhans steals) | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 41-25 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |