Nick Welch drives to the basket against SDSU (AP)
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The magic continues; Air Force is now 15-2 overall and 5-0 in Conference play. The Falcons continue their masterful defense and bring the shots on when they need them even when they are running cold on offense. AFA just keeps leaving it's fellow MWC teams in a state of shock as they rack em up.
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Falcons win yet
another big game on the road
AFA 57- SDSU 43 |
Another big mountain West win by the Falcons, this time on the road
against San Diego State. The Aztecs really needed this win and so
did the other MWC teams as they all would like to reign in the
Falcons. Air Force was 2 games ahead in first place before tonight's
game and the conference is really starting to feel their pressure from
this upstart team that cannot be stopped.
It doesn't seem to matter, on the road or back at Clune, the Falcons,
playing dominating defense, always seem to take control of the game at
some point. The Aztecs, a very quick team, but a team lacking good
depth, had plans for beating the Falcons. They pressed early and
often; SDSU is a very quick team and their press along with the Falcon's
offense going cold once again kept the game close.
The Aztecs even lead early on and twice tied it up after the Falcons
had gone ahead. But the Falcon defense never wavered, they were
strong the entire game and in last part of the 2nd half the Falcons pulled
away and could not be stopped. |
Nick Welch drives through Sanders
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Joel Gerlach over Sanders
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More images to come as I get them down from the AP.
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Game Stats
| Air
Force |
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
REB |
AST |
PF |
PTS |
| A. Kuhle |
38 |
3-4 |
1-2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
| J. Gerlach |
30 |
1-8 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| N. Welch |
35 |
4-6 |
2-2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
| T. Keller |
37 |
2-9 |
4-4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
| A. Hood |
37 |
6-9 |
1-2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
| M. McCraw |
4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Burtschi |
14 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| C. Buchanan |
5 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Totals |
200 |
19-42 |
8-10 |
4 |
22 |
17 |
12 |
57 |
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.452 |
.800 |
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TEAM REBOUNDS: 0
TURNOVERS: 12 (J Gerlach 4, N Welch 4, A Kuhle 3, M McCraw)
BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 (J Gerlach 3, C Buchanan, N Welch)
STEALS: 14 (T Keller 4, N Welch 4, A Kuhle 2, J Gerlach, J
Burtschi, A Hood, C Buchanan)
3-PT FGS: 11-26, .423 (A Kuhle 3-4, J Gerlach 1-4, N Welch 1-2, T
Keller 2-7, A Hood 2-4, M McCraw 0-1, J Burtschi 1-3, C Buchanan
1-1)
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| San
Diego State |
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
REB |
AST |
PF |
PTS |
| C. Walton |
28 |
3-8 |
1-2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| A. Sanders |
33 |
2-6 |
0-1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| M. Slaughter |
28 |
5-9 |
1-1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| B. Heath |
32 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| J. Sharper |
19 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| T. Johnson |
18 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| W. Stokes |
35 |
5-7 |
1-2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
| C. Manker |
7 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Totals |
200 |
19-42 |
3-6 |
6 |
24 |
9 |
13 |
43 |
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.452 |
.500 |
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TEAM REBOUNDS: 2
TURNOVERS: 19 (W Stokes 6, A Sanders 4, C Walton 3, M Slaughter 2,
B Heath 2, T Johnson, C Manker)
BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 (A Sanders)
STEALS: 5 (A Sanders, C Walton, W Stokes, J Sharper, B Heath)
3-PT FGS: 2-7, .286 (C Walton 0-1, B Heath 0-1, J Sharper 1-3, W
Stokes 1-1, C Manker 0-1)
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No Technicals |
Next Game: Monday night on ESPN |
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