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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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…
