Merrill scores 20 to lift Utah St. past Air Force 76-62
Sam Merrill had 20 points as Utah State beat Air Force 76-62 on Saturday.
Sam Merrill had 20 points as Utah State beat Air Force 76-62 on Saturday.
Amauri Hardy had a career-high 24 points as UNLV narrowly beat Air Force 77-72 on Tuesday night.
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Lavelle Scottie scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Air Force downed Wyoming 81-76 on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game skid.
Nico Carvacho scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and Colorado State beat Air Force 85-53 on Saturday.
Jalen McDaniels had 11 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, the most at San Diego State since Michael Cage had eight straight in 1983-84, to help the Aztecs beat Air Force 66-51 Wednesday night.
Chris Joyce hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left in the second overtime and Air Force pulled out a 73-71 win to keep San Jose State winless in Mountain West Conference action on Saturday night.
Lavelle Scottie scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Chris Joyce scored a go-ahead jumper, and Air Force pulled away late to beat Boise State 74-60 on Tuesday night for the Broncos' third straight loss.
Jordan Caroline scored 19 points and No. 10 Nevada overcame a poor offensive performance to beat Air Force 67-52 on Saturday night.
Ryan Swan had 22 points and nine rebounds and Air Force handed UNLV its first conference loss, beating the Runnin' Rebels 106-88 on Wednesday night.
The Air Force men's and women's basketball games that were postponed during the government shutdown have been rescheduled.
The Air Force Academy has canceled all athletic events due to a federal government shutdown that began overnight.
The Denver Nuggets will host Florida G Canyon Barry, Air Force G Hayden Graham, Miami F Kamari Murphy, Baylor F Johnathan Motley, Arizona G Kobi Simmons and Gonzaga G Nigel Williams-Goss for a pre-draft workout Thursday.
Nevada is the favorite to win the MWC, and is in good position for an at-large bid if it doesn't get an automatic berth. After that, it's hard to see anyone else in the conference sneaking into the NCAA tournament.
Air Force carries a five-game winning streak into its Arizona Bowl date with South Alabama. ESPN's FPI shows the Falcons being one of only three teams given at least a 75 percent chance of winning their bowl. Breaking down bowl season
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Nevada | 10-1 | - | 23-1 |
Utah State | 10-3 | 1 | 20-6 |
Fresno State | 10-3 | 1 | 19-6 |
San Diego State | 8-4 | 2.5 | 16-9 |
UNLV | 8-5 | 3 | 14-11 |
Boise State | 6-7 | 5 | 11-15 |
New Mexico | 5-8 | 6 | 11-14 |
Air Force | 5-8 | 6 | 10-15 |
Colorado State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 9-16 |
Wyoming | 2-9 | 8 | 6-18 |
San José St | 0-12 | 10.5 | 3-21 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Glen McClintock | PG | Committed | - |
Carter Murphy | SG | Committed | - |
Jordan Simmons | PG | Committed | - |
Christian DePollar | SG | Committed | - |
Joseph Octave | SG | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-4 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 4 |