As expected, Air Force lost to New Mexico this afternoon. But to their credit, the outmatched Falcons at least made the No. 1-seeded Lobos scratch and claw their way to a 75-69 win in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament. Las Vegas didn’t think this game would be close and favored New Mexico by 17.5 points. After all, the Lobos are ranked eighth in the country. They haven’t lost a game since Jan. 9 and were 28-3 going into the game. On the other hand, Air Force won only one regular season game in MWC play this year,…
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There’s no such thing as a moral victory, right? Nonsense. Air Force proved that Saturday by almost pulling off the stunner of the weekend by going on the road and nearly beating No. 12 New Mexico. The Lobos hit a late basket and some free throws to win 59-56, but not before Air Force gave them a helluva (and totally unexpected) challenge. This season has been a painful mess for the Falcons, as they’ve suffered through a rash of injuries and another dreadful showing in Mountain West Conference play. Last Saturday, BYU beat Air Force by 43 points, the third-worse…
If you start a game by not scoring for almost 10 minutes, you’re probably going to lose, and lose big. That’s what happened to Air Force last night, as the Falcons went scoreless until the 10:14 mark en route to a 70-48 drubbing by San Diego State. The Aztecs shot terrible themselves during that time but nevertheless managed to jump out to a 12-0 lead, and they would not trail for the rest of the game. Grant Parker had a team-high 14 points for Air Force, which now stands at 9-12 overall and 1-7 in the Mountain West Conference. The…
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…
