Colorado State 78-70 Memphis (Mar 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Colorado State Rams

26-9

	1	2	T
CSU	31	47	78
MEM	36	34	70

TIME	CSU	MEM
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Memphis	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Colorado State	0	0
19:47	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	0	0
19:43	Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Rashaan Mbemba missed Jumper.	0	0
19:19	PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Baraka Okojie Turnover.	0	0
19:03	Kyan Evans Steal.	0	0
18:57	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:54	Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	PJ Haggerty made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	0	2
18:24	Rashaan Mbemba made Layup. Assisted by Nique Clifford.	2	2
18:03	Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	2	4
17:40	Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:28	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	5	4
17:26	Colorado State Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:11	Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.	8	4
16:51	Dain Dainja Turnover.	8	4
16:51	Jalen Lake Steal.	8	4
16:50	Jalen Lake Turnover.	8	4
16:40	Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	8	7
16:15	Nique Clifford made Jumper.	10	7
16:03	Colby Rogers Turnover.	10	7
16:03	Jalen Lake Steal.	10	7
15:58	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kyan Evans.	12	7
15:45	Official TV Timeout	12	7
15:45	Nicholas Jourdain subbing out for Memphis	12	7
15:45	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Memphis	12	7
15:45	PJ Carter subbing in for Memphis	12	7
15:45	Moussa Cisse subbing in for Memphis	12	7
15:45	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing out for Colorado State	12	7
15:45	Jalen Lake subbing out for Colorado State	12	7
15:45	Rashaan Mbemba subbing out for Colorado State	12	7
15:45	Bowen Born subbing in for Colorado State	12	7
15:45	Nikola Djapa subbing in for Colorado State	12	7
15:45	Ethan Morton subbing in for Colorado State	12	7
15:35	Foul on Nique Clifford.	12	7
15:28	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	12	7
15:27	Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.	12	7
15:27	Foul on Nikola Djapa.	12	7
15:20	Dain Dainja Turnover.	12	7
15:20	Foul on Moussa Cisse.	12	7
15:03	Foul on PJ Carter.	12	7
14:45	Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.	12	7
14:41	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	12	7
14:33	Colby Rogers made Jumper.	12	9
14:12	Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper.	15	9
14:01	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	15	9
13:59	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	15	9
13:58	Dain Dainja made Layup.	15	11
13:41	Bowen Born missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
13:38	Moussa Cisse Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:21	Dain Dainja made Jumper.	15	13
12:58	Ethan Morton missed Jumper.	15	13
12:56	Ethan Morton Offensive Rebound.	15	13
12:56	Ethan Morton missed Layup.	15	13
12:56	Dain Dainja Block.	15	13
12:56	Colorado State Offensive Rebound.	15	13
12:56	PJ Carter subbing out for Memphis	15	13
12:56	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Memphis	15	13
12:39	Ethan Morton Turnover.	15	13
12:39	Kyan Evans subbing out for Colorado State	15	13
12:39	Nikola Djapa subbing out for Colorado State	15	13
12:39	Keshawn Williams subbing in for Colorado State	15	13
12:39	Rashaan Mbemba subbing in for Colorado State	15	13
12:27	Colby Rogers made Layup.	15	15
12:11	Foul on Moussa Cisse.	15	15
12:11	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	15	15
12:11	PJ Carter subbing in for Memphis	15	15
12:05	Bowen Born Turnover.	15	15
12:05	PJ Haggerty Steal.	15	15
11:56	Dain Dainja Turnover.	15	15
11:56	Ethan Morton Steal.	15	15
11:44	Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.	15	15
11:41	Ethan Morton Offensive Rebound.	15	15
11:40	Foul on Baraka Okojie.	15	15
11:40	Official TV Timeout	15	15
11:40	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Memphis	15	15
11:40	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	15	15
11:40	Nique Clifford subbing out for Colorado State	15	15
11:40	Jalen Lake subbing in for Colorado State	15	15
11:33	Jalen Lake Turnover.	15	15
11:33	Moussa Cisse Steal.	15	15
11:27	PJ Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	15	15
11:24	Moussa Cisse Offensive Rebound.	15	15
11:17	PJ Haggerty missed Jumper.	15	15
11:13	Moussa Cisse Offensive Rebound.	15	15
11:01	Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.	15	15
11:01	PJ Carter made Free Throw.	15	16
11:01	Moussa Cisse subbing out for Memphis	15	16
11:01	Nicholas Jourdain subbing in for Memphis	15	16
11:01	Bowen Born subbing out for Colorado State	15	16
11:01	Ethan Morton subbing out for Colorado State	15	16
11:01	Kyan Evans subbing in for Colorado State	15	16
11:01	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing in for Colorado State	15	16
11:01	PJ Carter made Free Throw.	15	17
10:43	Jalen Lake made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyan Evans.	18	17
10:23	Dain Dainja made Layup.	18	19
9:58	Jalen Lake missed Jumper.	18	19
9:56	PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:53	Colby Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
9:49	Jalen Lake Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:35	Rashaan Mbemba missed Jumper.	18	19
9:31	PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:25	Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
9:22	Colorado State Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:22	Keshawn Williams subbing out for Colorado State	18	19
9:22	Nique Clifford subbing in for Colorado State	18	19
9:02	Kyan Evans made Layup.	20	19
9:02	Foul on PJ Haggerty.	20	19
9:02	PJ Haggerty subbing out for Memphis	20	19
9:02	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Memphis	20	19
9:02	Rashaan Mbemba subbing out for Colorado State	20	19
9:02	Kyle Jorgensen subbing in for Colorado State	20	19
9:02	Kyan Evans made Free Throw.	21	19
8:46	PJ Carter Turnover.	21	19
8:46	Kyan Evans Steal.	21	19
8:22	Kyle Jorgensen missed Layup.	21	19
8:22	Nicholas Jourdain Block.	21	19
8:19	Colby Rogers Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:11	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	21	19
8:08	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:52	Kyan Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
7:48	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:35	Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
7:31	Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:26	Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
7:23	Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:22	Official TV Timeout	21	19
7:22	PJ Carter subbing out for Memphis	21	19
7:22	PJ Haggerty subbing in for Memphis	21	19
7:22	Kyle Jorgensen subbing out for Colorado State	21	19
7:22	Ethan Morton subbing in for Colorado State	21	19
7:02	Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
6:58	Ethan Morton Defensive Rebound.	21	19
6:42	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Jumper.	23	19
6:21	Colby Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Haggerty.	23	22
5:46	Kyan Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Morton.	26	22
5:34	Foul on Jalen Lake.	26	22
5:34	PJ Haggerty made Free Throw.	26	23
5:34	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Memphis	26	23
5:34	PJ Carter subbing in for Memphis	26	23
5:34	Jalen Lake subbing out for Colorado State	26	23
5:34	Bowen Born subbing in for Colorado State	26	23
5:34	PJ Haggerty missed Free Throw.	26	23
5:32	PJ Haggerty Offensive Rebound.	26	23
5:27	Dain Dainja made Layup.	26	25
5:09	Foul on Colby Rogers.	26	25
5:02	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Bowen Born.	28	25
4:42	Dain Dainja made Jumper.	28	27
4:35	Bowen Born missed Three Point Jumper.	28	27
4:32	Nicholas Jourdain Defensive Rebound.	28	27
4:19	Colby Rogers made Jumper.	28	29
3:56	Ethan Morton missed Jumper.	28	29
3:56	Dain Dainja Block.	28	29
3:53	Nicholas Jourdain Defensive Rebound.	28	29
3:52	PJ Haggerty made Layup.	28	31
3:51	Colorado State Timeout	28	31
3:51	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing out for Colorado State	28	31
3:51	Bowen Born subbing out for Colorado State	28	31
3:51	Jalen Lake subbing in for Colorado State	28	31
3:51	Rashaan Mbemba subbing in for Colorado State	28	31
3:35	Foul on PJ Carter.	28	31
3:35	Official TV Timeout	28	31
3:35	Nique Clifford missed Free Throw.	28	31
3:35	Colorado State Deadball Team Rebound.	28	31
3:35	Nique Clifford made Free Throw.	29	31
3:22	Foul on Rashaan Mbemba.	29	31
3:22	Rashaan Mbemba subbing out for Colorado State	29	31
3:22	Ethan Morton subbing out for Colorado State	29	31
3:22	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson subbing in for Colorado State	29	31
3:22	Nikola Djapa subbing in for Colorado State	29	31
3:16	Dain Dainja Turnover.	29	31
2:53	Kyan Evans missed Layup.	29	31
2:53	Dain Dainja Block.	29	31
2:51	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Offensive Rebound.	29	31
2:47	Nique Clifford missed Layup.	29	31
2:44	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	29	31
2:34	Dain Dainja made Jumper.	29	33
2:21	Foul on PJ Carter.	29	33
2:21	PJ Carter subbing out for Memphis	29	33
2:21	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Memphis	29	33
2:21	Nique Clifford made Free Throw.	30	33
2:21	Nique Clifford made Free Throw.	31	33
1:59	PJ Haggerty missed Three Point Jumper.	31	33
1:56	Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.	31	33
1:54	PJ Haggerty missed Three Point Jumper.	31	33
1:50	Nicholas Jourdain Offensive Rebound.	31	33
1:48	PJ Haggerty made Jumper. Assisted by Nicholas Jourdain.	31	35
1:25	Jaylen Crocker-Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	35
1:20	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	31	35
1:01	Nicholas Jourdain missed Three Point Jumper.	31	35
0:58	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	31	35
0:58	Foul on Nikola Djapa.	31	35
0:58	Dain Dainja made Free Throw.	31	36
0:58	Nikola Djapa subbing out for Colorado State	31	36
0:58	Ethan Morton subbing in for Colorado State	31	36
0:58	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	31	36
0:58	Damarien Yates subbing in for Memphis	31	36
0:57	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	31	36
0:55	Jalen Lake Defensive Rebound.	31	36
0:38	Jalen Lake missed Three Point Jumper.	31	36
0:34	PJ Haggerty Defensive Rebound.	31	36
0:30	Memphis Timeout	31	36
0:30	Damarien Yates subbing out for Memphis	31	36
0:30	Colby Rogers subbing in for Memphis	31	36
0:06	PJ Haggerty missed Layup.	31	36
0:05	PJ Haggerty Offensive Rebound.	31	36
0:05	PJ Haggerty Turnover.	31	36
0:05	Colby Rogers subbing out for Memphis	31	36
0:05	Damarien Yates subbing in for Memphis	31	36
0:00	End of 1st half	31	36

Colorado State celebrates knocking off 5-seed Memphis

0:19

Kyan Evans drills career-high 6th three-pointer for Colorado State

0:18

Crowd erupts as Nique Clifford nails turnaround jumper

0:16

Climate Pledge Arena

2:00 PM, March 21, 2025Coverage: TBS

Seattle, WA

Line: CSU -1.5

Over/Under: 148.5

Referees:
James Breeding
Alfred Smith
Wil Howard

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
New Mexico	17-3	-	27-7
Colorado State	16-4	1	26-9
Utah State	15-5	2	26-8
Boise State	14-6	3	24-10
San Diego State	14-6	3	21-10
UNLV	11-9	6	18-15
Nevada	8-12	9	17-16
San José State	7-13	10	15-20
Wyoming	5-15	12	12-20
Fresno State	2-18	15	6-26
Air Force	1-19	16	4-28

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Memphis	16-2	-	29-6
North Texas	14-4	2	25-8
UAB	13-5	3	23-12
Tulane	12-6	4	19-14
East Carolina	10-8	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	10-8	6	18-16
Temple	9-9	7	17-15
Wichita State	8-10	8	19-15
South Florida	6-12	10	13-19
Tulsa	6-12	10	13-20
UTSA	6-12	10	12-19
Rice	4-14	12	13-19
Charlotte	3-15	13	11-22

Florida ends UConn's bid for third straight national title with 77-75 March Madness win

— Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida ended UConn’s pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the top-seeded Gators in the second round of the...

Florida ends UConn's three-peat bid with comeback victory

Walter Clayton Jr. and No. 1 seed Florida ended UConn's pursuit of a third straight national championship as the Gators move on to the Sweet 16 for the firs time since 2017.

Men's college basketball coaching changes for 2025-26

An up-to-date list of every coaching vacancy in men's college basketball ahead of the 2025-26 season.

ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Colorado State Rams

Memphis Tigers

CSU vs MEM Videos

Colorado State celebrates knocking off 5-seed Memphis

Game Information

2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

Men's College Basketball News

Florida ends UConn's bid for third straight national title with 77-75 March Madness win

Florida ends UConn's three-peat bid with comeback victory

Men's college basketball coaching changes for 2025-26