Falcons Fly by Rams!

Dan Nwaelele tied his career-high with 18 points and Air Force hit 10 3-pointers to beat Colorado State, 59-47, Monday night.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Antoine Hood added 15 points as Air Force (15-8, 6-2 Mountain West Conference) remained two games back of Utah for the conference lead. The Falcons were 10-for-28 on 3-pointers in completing the season sweep of Colorado State and winning their third in four games.

Matt  Nelson led Colorado State (9-12, 1-7) with 18 points and eight rebounds, his 19th-straight game in double figures. The Rams had 21 turnovers in losing their sixth straight game.

Trailing 22-18 at the break, Air Force hit its first five 3-pointers of the second half, including two by Nwaelele to take a 33-27 lead. A free throw by Stuart Creason and dunk by Michael Morris off a steal got Colorado State as close as 40-36 with 6:11 left.

But the Rams managed just four points over the next four minutes. Hood, who was 6-for-6 from the free throw line, converted four free throws and Tim Keller chipped in a layup off a steal and two free throws to extend Air Force's lead to 51-40. Air Force made all 11 of its free throws in the game.

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See the Falcons next on Big Monday, 10PM (MT), 14 Feb 05 on ESPN.<BR>