Falcons Give Way to Cowboys

Jay Straight scored seven of his 18 points in overtime in leading Wyoming past Air Force 67-63 Saturday.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming (12-8, 4-3 Mountain West Conference) has won four of its last five games, while the Falcons (14-8, 5-2) saw their two game win streak end.

The Cowboys forced overtime when Steve Leven sank a 3-point shot after Straight found him open with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 51-51.

With Wyoming leading 56-55 at the 2:39 mark of overtime, the Cowboys' Dion Sherrell committed his fifth foul, but Dan Nwaelele of Air Force was hit with a technical when he inexplicably slammed the ball to the floor.

Nwaelele, who later said he thought he was called for the foul, hit two free throws, followed by Straight who sank the two technical foul shots for a 58-57 Cowboy lead.

Wyoming outscored the Falcon 9-6 the rest of the way, with Straight recording five of the Cowboys' points.

Sherrell contributed 11 points, while Justin Williams and Leven added 10 apiece. Wyoming outrebounded Air Force 39-22, including 25-15 on offensive boards, and outshot the Falcons 50 percent to 41 percent.

Air Force, which trailed 32-25 at the half, got 13 points apiece from Jacob Burtschi and Dan Nwaelele . Antoine Hood had 12, and Nick Welch 10.

The Falcons hit 11-of-31 3-point attempts, including 4-of-14 in the first half. Wyoming made 5-of-12 3-pointers for the game.

The game was Steve McClain's 200th as head coach of Wyoming. He has a 123-77 record.