Niko Medved says that Nique Clifford “plays on an entirely American level”
Men’s male basketball coach Niko Medved said that Ram Nique Clifford star plays at All-American level after the quarter-finals of Mountain West.
Las Vegas – The live statistics system during games has a section to display notable trends during games.
One of the notes he highlights is to mark droughts for a team.
The “Team Drought” icon was in constant use Thursday evening at Thomas & Mack Center.
An offensive masterpiece was not, but the style points are not relevant in the playoffs.
The Colorado’s male basketball team won a 67-59 rock fight against Nevada in the quarter-final of the Mountain West tournament.
The CSU n ° 2 (23-9) underwent several prolonged score droughts, but was able to prevent the Nevada from n ° 7 (17-16) from finding an offensive rhythm either.
It is the season to survive and move forward and the Rams move forward.
Nique clifford dominates again
How would the star of CSU Nique Clifford follow her 36-point explosion in the last match? It was completely following.
Clifford was excellent at both ends and led the Rams. He scored 25 points on 8-13, took 14 rebounds and collected four assists.
His Fadeaway sweater with 1:55 to do gave CSU his first two-digit lead (61-51), just a few minutes after Nevada reduced the lead to four.
Clifford may have finished second in the vote of the Mountain West player of the year (in Donovan tooth of the New Mexico), but he continues to present himself as one of the best in the country and a potential choice of draft of the NBA in the first round.
Clifford is on average 21.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and draws 57% percent in the last 10 games.
The depth of the CSU strikes in key moments
Again, it was not an offensive masterpiece (CSU was 37% at halftime and had several aimless sections of 3 minutes or more), but the Rams obtained enough areas beyond Clifford.
Kyan Evans hit three first 3 points. Keshawn Williams struck a 3-point pointer in the second half and scored five. Ethan Morton had a few buckets.
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson was limited with nominal problems in the first half and did not have a first half shot, but he scored 10 points in the second half and did not miss a shot on the field.
Beyond the score, CSU was fierce defensively. Nevada star Nick Davidson started 5-7, but finished 8-16.
Nevada was 5 to 26 (19%) of the 3 -point range. The Wolf Pack pulled only 7-26 (26.9%) in the second period and it was not by turning 17 francs in the second half that Nevada remained in the match.
It is now a sequence of eight consecutive victories for CSU and the teams are on average less than 61 points per game during this section.
The progress of the state of Colorado in the western semi-finals of the mountains
CSU will play in the second semi-final on Friday evening at 9 p.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. against the winner of State 3 of UTAH and N ° 6 UNLV.
N ° 1 of New Mexico and n ° 5 Boisse State play in the first semi-final.
CSU lives on the Bulle of the NCAA tournament and the victory maintains the hopes forward.
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