2nd Half Begins

It was another in a long line of big games for the Falcons this year. This time they had to prove they could come back from a heart-breaking loss to UNLV on Nat'l TV. They did, in convincing fashion, beating the 'Pokes 83-71 at Clune. Now starts the 2nd half of the conference run.

Yes, now is yet another test for these Mountain (West) taming Falcons.  Tonight at Clune arena against Colorado State begins the re-match against all those MWC teams the Falcons have brought down this year.  Only one, the UNLV Rebels was able to escape the steam rolling Falcons from making it a 1st round sweep of the conference.  The Falcons will get the Rebels at Clune arena not too far down the road.

This game against CSU will again test the metal the mighty Falcons as each MWC team will want a piece of the Falcons in the form of a win, a revenge win if you will.  Most all the teams the Falcons have beaten have said they deserved the win, that Air Force has a good style and good players to match the good coaching.  But to a team, it may be a good bet they are embarrassed to have the once bottom feeding Falcons beat them and so convincingly.

So expect each and every conference game from here on out to be fast and furious with each team believing they know the secret to beating the Falcons and they will go down hard proving it. 

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Below are a few stories from around the college scene pertaining to the Falcons basketball prowess,  enjoy!

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Falcons Shoot For 10th Straight Home Win vs. Colorado State  -AirForceSports.com 
Air Force is 16-3 overall and 6-1 in the Mountain West Conference.  Colorado State is 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the MWC. Air Force...

Rams next test for Falcons -The Coloradoan, CO 
By KELLY LYELL. When the Falcons went 10-2 in nonconference games, observers throughout the Mountain West Conference smiled, glad ...

Colorado State (11-9) At Air Force (16-3) -KMGH, CO
FACTS & STATS: Site: Clune Arena (6,002) -- Colorado Springs, Colorado.   Television: Local. Home Record: Colorado State 7-2, Air ...

Fans flock to Clune Arena to see soaring Falcons -Denver Post, CO 
AIR FORCE ACADEMY - In past basketball seasons, freshman cadet Tyler Goulding might have given more consideration to his second option of what to do on a ...

Mountain West: Air Force back on track against Wyoming -Salt Lake Tribune, UT - Feb 8, 2004
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Tim Keller had 20 points to lead five players in double figures, and Air Force shot 66 percent to beat Wyoming 83-71 Saturday night. ...

AFA sinks Wyoming -Boulder Daily Camera, CO - Feb 8, 2004
By Associated Press. AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Tim Keller had 20 points to lead five players in double figures, and Air Force shot 66 ...

Falcons end streak vs. 'Pokes -Denver Post, CO - Feb 8, 2004
AIR FORCE ACADEMY - If this Air Force basketball team still needed to make a statement, they highlighted it Saturday by turning on old nemesis Wyoming and ...

Cowboys can't fly with Falcons -Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 7, 2004
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - As Air Force coach Joe Scott walked across the court nearly 15 minutes after the final buzzer, he received ...

Falcons should have won by more -San Jose Mercury News, CA - Feb 7, 2004
BY MILO F. BRYANT. UNLV ended the Air Force Academy's record 13-game men's basketball winning streak Monday. That made Saturday's ...

AFA makes statement over Wyoming -Rocky Mountain News, CO - Feb 7, 2004
By John Marshall, Associated Press. AIR FORCE ACADEMY - As Air Force coach Joe Scott walked across the court nearly 15 minutes after ...