Air Force drops 6th straight

UNLV used a barrage of 3-pointers to overcome a first half deficit and hand Air Force their sixth-straight loss last night in Las Vegas.

Air Force (8-10, 0-6 Mountain West) was led by junior Tom Fow and senior Grant Parker, who each finished with 11 points. The Falcons were ahead by three points at the half before UNLV’s Kendall Wallace knocked down four consecutive 3-pointers early in the second half to help give the Runnin’ Rebels a lead they would not relinquish.

Here’s a game story.

Here’s the box score.

The loss was Air Force’s 22nd consecutive defeat in MWC regular season contests. Denver Post columnist Irv Moss examined the Falcons’ recent struggles in a column yesterday, and he found a lot of optimism from coach Jeff Reynolds and athletic director Hans Mueh, who each indicated they felt the program is closer to turning around than it might appear from the outside.

Here’s some pictures from the UNLV game:

UNLV guard Kendall Wallace guards Air Force's Avery Merriex in the first half of Runnin' Rebels 60-50 win over the Falcons at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, K.M. Cannon)

UNLV guard Tre'Von Willis looks to pass around Mike McLain in the first half. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, K.M. Cannon)

UNLV's Chace Stanback (22) and Brice Massamba battle for a rebound with Air Force's Taylor Broekhuis in the first half. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, K.M. Cannon)