FORT COLLINS — Colorado State’s men’s basketball team dominated Utah State from start to finish Saturday at Moby Arena to take over sole possession of second place in the

But CSU’s star, Nique Clifford, continues to make a push for Mountain West Player of the Year. The fifth-year senior from Colorado Springs continues to draw plenty of NBA scouts every time he takes the floor and scored 19 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as he carried the Rams home after his teammates led the way in the first half.

The two-game losing streak may impact Utah State's NCAA Tournament prospects. The Aggies were embarrassed in a road 93-66 loss to the Colorado State Rams, marking the first time they've lost two consecutive games and the most points they've allowed all season.

Colorado State’s Jalen Lake directs the Rams’ offense against San Jose State on Tuesday at Moby Arena in Fort Collins. (Nathan Wright/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

On Friday night, the two hottest teams in the Mountain West face off at ExtraMile Arena. Boise State played the Rams in Fort Collins on January 22 in a 72-75 defeat that Leon Rice called “rock bottom” in a postgame interview with BNN.

The University of Wyoming women's basketball team moved into second place in the Mountain West standings with a 68-55 win over Colorado State on Saturday in Fort

McKinley Dickerson added 12 big points off the bench and Mellema had 11 points, four rebounds and three blocks in the win. UW finished the game at 49% from the field, plus-16 on the glass and limited CSU to 34 percent shooting.

San Jose State Spartans (13-17, 6-12 MWC) at Colorado State Rams (20-9, 14-4 MWC) Fort Collins, Colorado; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -15.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Led by Nique Clifford's 15 points, the Colorado State Rams defeated the San Jose State Spartans 83-56 on Tuesday.