Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003.

There was no second-half magic this time around as the Boise State men’s basketball team fell to Colorado State, 69-56, Saturday afternoon in the Mountain West Tournament title game. The fifth-seeded Broncos (24-10) reached the finals at Thomas & Mack Center with consecutive come-from-behind victories over No.

It looked good for about five minutes Saturday afternoon for the Boise State basketball team in the Mountain West Tournament championship game. The Broncos raced out to a 6-0 start against Colorado State, holding the Rams scoreless for the opening five minutes.