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• Lobos hand Falcons worst home loss ever

  February 1, 2012 3:04 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Drew Gordon and Kendall Williams both scored 13 points in limited duty as New Mexico handed Air Force its worst home loss ever, 81-42 Tuesday night. With their third straight win, the Lobos (18-4, 4-2) moved within a half-game of Mountain West co-leaders No.... more »

• Falcons lose overtime heartbreaker to 12th ranked UNLV

  January 29, 2012 2:36 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The Air Force men's basketball team was close to pulling off arguably the greatest win in program history. Then, just like that, UNLV stole it away. Chace Stanback made a steal of Todd Fletcher's pass with 2 seconds remaining in overtime to help No.... more »

• Rams upset 13th ranked San Diego State

  January 29, 2012 2:22 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Wes Eikmeier scored 19 points and Will Bell added 17, helping Colorado State beat No. 13 San Diego State 77-60 on Saturday for its first home win over a ranked team in more than eight years. The Rams (14-6, 3-2 Mountain West) frustrated the fatigued... more »

• Falcons fall in Fort Worth

  January 26, 2012 2:55 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Hank Thorns scored 22 points and TCU held on to beat Air Force 59-56 on Wednesday night in men's basketball. J.R. Cadot added 13 points for TCU (12-7, 2-2 Mountain West). He was 7 for 7 from the free-throw line and also led the Horned... more »

• Cowboys rally late to beat Falcons at Clune Arena

  January 19, 2012 2:06 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Luke Martinez and Francisco Cruz each scored 15 points to lead Wyoming to a 64-53 win over Air Force Wednesday night. The Falcons (11-5, 1-1 Mountain West) led 46-42 with 5:46 remaining, but committed a series of costly turnovers while Wyoming (15-3, 1-1) went... more »

• Buffs basketball team suffers first Pac 12 loss

  January 13, 2012 3:12 AM

  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Harper Kamp scored on a baseline layup with 49.7 seconds left, Allen Crabbe made three late free throws and California overcame one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat Colorado 57-50 on Thursday night. Kamp finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and... more »

• Falcons win fourth straight

  January 10, 2012 3:05 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - It wasn't easy or pretty, but the Air Force men's basketball team will enter Mountain West Conference play riding a four-game winning streak. Todd Fletcher led four Falcons in double figures with 15 points, and freshman Kamryn Williams had his first career double-double in... more »

• Buffs beat Huskies for fifth straight win

  January 6, 2012 3:42 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Carlon Brown scored 18 points and Colorado used balanced scoring to defeat Washington 87-69 on Thursday night. Spencer Dinwiddie and Austin Dufault had 13 points each Colorado (10-4, 2-0 Pac-12), which had five players in double figures. Askia Booker added 12 and Nate Tomlinson 11 for... more »

• Air Force basketball team kicks off New Year with a win

  January 4, 2012 3:53 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - A matchup against in-state NAIA opponent Johnson & Wales was just what Air Force needed to begin the New Year. The Falcons hit a season-high 13 3-pointers and had four players in double figures in an 83-53 rout Tuesday night. After two tough Cable... more »

• Rams down Bears in Greeley

  December 23, 2011 3:13 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Dorian Green scored a career high 36 points in leading Colorado State to its first road win, beating Northern Colorado 92-78 on Thursday night. Green was 8 for 10 on 3-pointers and had two, four-point plays for Colorado State (7-4). Green's previous career-best was 21 points.... more »

• Lyons leads Falcons past Wright State

  December 8, 2011 2:43 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons scored 15 points and Air Force put cold-shooting Wright State away in the first half Wednesday night in a 55-34 victory. Lyons finished 5-for-10 from the field, including three 3-pointers, for Air Force (4-2). Mike Fitzgerald added nine points as the Falcons... more »

• Seventh ranked Dukies pound Rams

  December 8, 2011 2:40 AM

  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Freshman Austin Rivers scored 17 points to help No. 7 Duke beat Colorado State 87-64 on Wednesday night. Andre Dawkins added 15 first-half points for the Blue Devils (8-1), who were playing their first game since last week's lopsided loss at Ohio State. Duke had no... more »

• Buffs beat Bulldogs in Boulder

  December 8, 2011 2:37 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Andre Roberson had a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds, Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 points and Colorado beat Fresno State 71-64 in men's basketball on Wednesday night. Austin Dufault had 13 points for the Buffaloes (5-3), who have won 27 straight against non-conference opponents at home.... more »

• Falcons rally falls short against Drake

  December 4, 2011 2:48 AM

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Ben Simons scored 16 points, Rayvonte Rice added 15, and Drake survived a wild finish to beat Air Force 62-60 Saturday in a Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge men's basketball game Saturday. Drake led the entire game, but almost found itself on the losing end after... more »

• Rams edge Buffs on late layup

  December 1, 2011 3:21 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Dorian Green made a layup with 9.5 seconds left to give Colorado State a 65-64 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night. Wes Eikmeier had 19 points for the Rams (5-2), who have won three straight, and Green finished with nine. Spencer Dinwiddie matched a career-high... more »

• Falcons lose heartbreaker to Buffs

  November 24, 2011 2:44 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Askia Booker hit a 3-pointer and Andre Roberson got a key block and layup in overtime to help Colorado to a 76-73 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night. Nate Tomlinson led Colorado (3-2) with 19 points on 4 of 7 shooting from 3-point... more »

• CSU beats Manhattan in overtime

  November 23, 2011 3:04 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Wes Eikmeier scored six of his 23 points in overtime as Colorado State defeated Manhattan 91-86 Tuesday night in a consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Eikmeier made 11 of his 12 free-throw attempts. Dorian Green added 17 points for Colorado State (4-2). Michael... more »

• CSU wins in consolation round of NIT Tip-Off Classic

  November 22, 2011 2:24 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Wes Eikmeier scored 18 points and Colorado State used a decided free throw advantage to defeat UTSA 85-75 in a consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Monday night. Dwight Smith scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half for the Rams... more »

• Falcons go to 3-0 with win over Western State

  November 19, 2011 1:37 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Air Force hit 10 3-pointers and held Western State (Colo.) to 31.3 percent shooting in a 65-37 win on Friday night. Freshman Kamryn Williams went 4 for 4 from the floor in leading the Falcons (3-0) with 10 points against the Division II Mountaineers.... more »

• Buffs fall to Marlyand at Puerto Rican Tip-Off

  November 19, 2011 1:34 AM

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Terrell Stoglin scored 32 points to lead Maryland to a 78-71 victory over Colorado on Friday in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Stoglin tied the single-game tournament record with 12 field goals, including 4-for-7 on 3-pointers, and keyed the run that put the Terrapins (2-1)... more »

• CSU wins opener in NIT Tip-Off Classic

  November 15, 2011 1:11 AM

  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Dorian Green scored 19 points and Wes Eikmeier added 18 in leading Colorado State to a 75-56 victory over SMU on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament. Greg Smith and Will Bell each added 10 points as the Rams won... more »

• Two Mountain West players selected to Wooden All-American team

  March 31, 2011 1:53 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The John R. Wooden Award Men's All American team was announced Wednesday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and the Mountain West Conference was represented by two student-athletes. The ten-player team includes Jimmer Fredette, BYU; Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame; JaJuan Johnson,... more »

• Buffs lose heartbreaker in NIT Final 4

  March 29, 2011 11:41 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - JaMychal Green scored 22 points, Trevor Releford scored the go-ahead basket in the closing seconds, and top-seeded Alabama withstood a late rally to beat Colorado 62-61 in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night. Releford finished with 13 points for the Crimson Tide (25-11), who advanced to play... more »

• NIT Final Four kicks off Tuesday

  March 29, 2011 2:42 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - All four coaches in the NIT semifinals gathered for photos Monday, three wearing snappy suits and ties. Anthony Grant sported a red Alabama pullover. If the Crimson Tide coach wanted to remind everyone which team was his, there was good reason. Grant took as many questions,... more »

• Northern Colorado falls in Tourney opener

  March 18, 2011 1:48 AM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and second-seeded San Diego State survived Devon Beitzel's scoring burst to win its first NCAA tournament game, 68-50 over Northern Colorado on Thursday. The Aztecs (33-2) had their hands full with the Bears of the Big Sky early,... more »

• Falcons travel to Santa Clara for second round of CIT

  March 17, 2011 1:18 AM

  The Air Force men's basketball team will face the Santa Clara Broncos on Friday in the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT) at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Air Force (16-15) defeated North Dakota, 77-67, in the first round... more »

• Buffs win NIT opener

  March 17, 2011 1:09 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Alec Burks had 27 points and seven rebounds, Cory Higgins scored 25 points and top-seeded Colorado beat Texas Southern 88-74 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday night. Freshman Andre Roberson had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Buffaloes (22-13), who... more »

• Rams lose NIT opener to Fairfield

  March 16, 2011 1:55 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Yorel Hawkins scored 17 points and Fairfield's defense shut down Colorado State in a 62-60 victory in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night Ryan Olander added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Fairfield (25-7), winners of six of seven. The Stags forced... more »

• Air Force kicks off CIT Tournament Tuesday

  March 15, 2011 1:31 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Former NCAA tournament darlings Northern Iowa and Valparaiso highlight the 24 teams selected to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Air Force also received a bid to the CIT Tourney. The Falcons will host North Dakota Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Clune Arena. If Air... more »

• Jayhawks beat Buffs in Big-12 semifinals

  March 11, 2011 9:49 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Marcus and Markieff Morris personally outscored Colorado 17-4 during one stretch of the first half, pulling No. 2 Kansas out of a deep early deficit and leading the second-ranked Jayhawks past Colorado 90-83 Friday night in the Big 12 tournament semifinals. Marcus, the younger of... more »

• Falcons fall to UNLV in first round of tourney

  March 11, 2011 3:03 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Chace Stanback and Tre'Von Willis each scored 20 points in leading the UNLV Runnin' Rebels past Air Force 69-53 Thursday night in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals for their sixth straight win. The Rebels (24-7) will face No. 7 San Diego State (30-2) Friday night at... more »

• CSU falls to New Mexico

  March 11, 2011 2:37 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - New Mexico earned a shot at beating BYU for a third time by outlasting Colorado State 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Thursday. Drew Gordon had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds and Kendall Williams, the league's freshman of the... more »

• Buffs win again in Big 12 Tourney

  March 11, 2011 1:20 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Cory Higgins scored 28 points, Alec Burks had 24 and Colorado beat No. 19 Kansas State for the third time this season, ousting the Wildcats 87-75 on Thursday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals. Colorado (21-12), after losing nine in a row to Kansas State,... more »

• Northern Colorado punches ticket to the Big Dance!

  March 10, 2011 1:03 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Devon Beitzel scored 13 of his 27 points over the final 5 minutes, helping top-seeded Northern Colorado earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history with a 65-60 win over Montana on Wednesday night. The Bears (21-10) have only been... more »

• Buffs win opener in Big 12 tourney

  March 9, 2011 5:46 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Alec Burks scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half and Colorado unleashed a 12-2 run in the final minutes to slip past 12th-seeded Iowa State 77-75 Wednesday in a hard-fought first-round game in the Big 12 tournament. Jake Anderson had a career-high... more »

• Three Falcons receive All-Conference nods

  March 7, 2011 11:14 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference announced its 2010-11 men's basketball awards today. The league's nine men's head coaches, along with a select media panel, picked the all-Conference teams, as well as the coach, player, newcomer, freshman, sixth man and defensive awards. BYU head coach Dave Rose... more »

• Falcons rally in second half to beat TCU

  March 2, 2011 10:34 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons scored 20 points and Air Force hit five free throws in the final 38.5 seconds for a 70-65 come-from-behind victory over Texas Christian on Wednesday night. After trailing 34-27 at the break, Air Force (15-13, 6-9 Mountain West) opened the second half... more »

• Buffs tourney hopes take setback in Iowa

  March 2, 2011 10:14 PM

  AMES, Iowa (AP) - Freshman Calvin Godfrey scored a career-high 23 points and Iowa State beat Colorado 95-90 Wednesday night, damaging the Buffaloes' hopes for an NCAA tournament bid. Scott Christopherson added 17 for the Cyclones (16-14, 3-12 Big 12), who have won two straight after dropping 10 in a... more »

• Eberhart steps down at CSU-Pueblo

  March 2, 2011 8:56 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. - CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves' head men's basketball coach, Patrick Eberhart, resigned his position with CSU-Pueblo, director of athletics Joe Folda announced Wednesday. Eberhart, who was hired prior to the 2005-06 season, was just the fifth head men's basketball coach in CSU-Pueblo history. In his time with the ThunderWolves, CSU-Pueblo... more »

• Falcons suprise CSU in men's hoops

  February 26, 2011 10:34 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons scored 21 points and Air Force's swarming defense held Colorado State scoreless for nearly nine minutes in the second half, propelling the Falcons to a 74-57 win over the Rams on Saturday. Todd Fletcher and Tom Fow each had 13 points and... more »

• Buffs upset 5th ranked Longhorns

  February 26, 2011 10:28 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to upset No. 5 Texas 91-89 on Saturday behind 33 points from Alec Burks and 21 from Levi Knutson. Colorado (18-11, 7-7 Big 12) was down 48-33 at halftime, but the Longhorns (24-5, 13-2), who used their superior size and... more »

• Falcons lose close one in Laramie

  February 24, 2011 2:29 AM

  LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Amath M'Baye scored a career-high 27 points and Adam Waddell blocked the potential game-winning shot at the buzzer, helping Wyoming hold off Air Force 63-61 in men's basketball on Wednesday night. Francisco Cruz added 14 for the Cowboys (10-17, 3-10 Mountain West). Tom Fow had 12... more »

• 6th ranked Aztecs use strong second half to beat Falcons

  February 19, 2011 10:11 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Malcolm Thomas scored 20 points and Kawhi Leonard posted his 19th double-double to help sixth-ranked San Diego State outlast Air Force 70-58 Saturday and set a school record with their 27th win. Leonard had 18 points and 15 rebounds as the Aztecs (27-1, 12-1... more »

• Buffs blown out by top ranked Kansas

  February 19, 2011 10:01 PM

  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Markieff Morris had 26 points and 15 rebounds and No. 1 Kansas bounced back from a lopsided loss to Kansas State with an 89-63 victory over Colorado, the Buffaloes' 28th straight defeat in Lawrence. Brady Morningstar hit his first four 3-pointers to help the Jayhawks (25-2,... more »

• UNLV hangs on to beat CSU

  February 19, 2011 9:39 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Oscar Bellfield scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Anthony Marshall added 16, helping UNLV hold off Colorado State for a 68-61 win on Saturday night. The Rebels (20-7, 8-5 Mountain West) have won 20 games for a fifth straight season.... more »

• Rams win third straight!

  February 17, 2011 1:52 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Greg Smith snagged a double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, to boost Colorado State over TCU 69-55 on Wednesday night. The Rams (18-7, 8-3 Mountain West) led most of the game and were ahead as many as 14 points early in the... more »

• Falcons fall in Vegas

  February 16, 2011 2:57 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tre'Von Willis had 13 points to lead UNLV over Air Force 49-42 on Tuesday night in the lowest-scoring game of the season for both teams. Willis went 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. He also had four rebounds and four assists. The Rebels (19-7, 7-5... more »

• Jimmer leads Cougars past Falcons at Clune

  February 10, 2011 3:39 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Jimmer Fredette scored 25 points and No. 7 BYU used runs of 16-0 and 14-0 to cruise past Air Force 90-52 Wednesday night. Fredette, the nation's leading scorer, reached the 20-point mark for the 10th straight game to lead the Cougars (23-2, 9-1 Mountain... more »

• Aggies rally to beat Buffs

  February 10, 2011 3:31 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Nathan Walkup scored 18 points and B.J. Holmes added 13, including a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime, as No. 22 Texas A&M rallied for a 73-70 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night. The Aggies (18-5, 5-4 Big 12) snapped a... more »

• BYU - Air Force is a sellout!

  February 9, 2011 1:35 AM

  Wednesday's men's basketball game between the 7th ranked BYU Cougars and Air Force is a sellout. It's the first sellout at Clune Arena since November of 2009. The Cougars are lead by guard Jimmer Fredette who is a candidate to be the national player of the year. Fredette leads... more »

• CSU almost pulls off major upset

  February 3, 2011 1:27 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - D.J. Gay sank a jumper with 1.8 seconds left to lift seventh-ranked San Diego State past Colorado State 56-54 Wednesday night. Gay, who has a reputation for coming through in the clutch, then hauled in the long inbounds pass as the buzzer sounded and his... more »

• Lobos blow out Falcons at Clune

  February 2, 2011 1:37 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Drew Gordon led four New Mexico players in double figures with a game-high 17 points and Steve Alford earned his 400th career victory as a college head coach as the Lobos defeated Air Force 75-61 Tuesday night. Alford, in his 20th year of coaching... more »

• Buffs snap four-game losing streak

  February 2, 2011 1:34 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Alec Burks had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Colorado snapped a four-game skid with a 95-69 victory over Iowa State in front of a sparse crowd on a frigid Tuesday night. Four teammates also scored in double figures, including Cory Higgins with 16, as the... more »

• BYU hands Aztecs first loss in huge Mountain West game

  January 27, 2011 1:42 AM

  PROVO, Utah (AP) - Jimmer Fredette scored 43 points and ninth-ranked BYU beat No. 4 San Diego State 71-58 before a frenzied crowd Wednesday night, handing the Aztecs their first defeat of the season. The loss by SDSU (20-1, 5-1 Mountain West Conference) leaves Ohio State as the only unbeaten... more »

• Rams edge Falcons in Fort Collins

  January 27, 2011 1:36 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Travis Franklin scored 21 points and made two late free throws to help Colorado State hold off Air Force 69-66 Wednesday night. Andy Ogide had 15 points and reserve Pierce Hornung added 13 for the Rams (14-6, 4-2 Mountain West), winners of three of four.... more »

• Rams win big in Vegas

  January 20, 2011 2:13 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Travis Franklin scored 24 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Colorado State to a 78-63 victory over UNLV on Wednesday night. Franklin not only scored six points during an 11-2 run that Colorado State (13-5, 3-1 Mountain West) used to take a 42-33... more »

• Falcons stay close but fall to 6th ranked Aztecs

  January 20, 2011 2:09 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - D.J. Gay scored 20 points and Billy White had 10 of his 12 during a decisive 13-3 run, and No. 6 San Diego State beat Air Force 68-55 on Wednesday night to extend the country's longest active winning streak to a school-record 20 games. The Aztecs... more »

• Huskers end Buffs winning streak

  January 19, 2011 1:22 AM

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Toney McCray matched his career high with 18 points and Nebraska defeated Colorado 79-67 on Tuesday night, ending the Buffaloes' seven-game winning streak. Jorge Brian Diaz had 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting and Lance Jeter and Drake Beranek added 10 apiece for the Cornhuskers (14-4, 2-2).... more »

• Falcons win conference opener over Utah!

  January 6, 2011 3:49 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons took an outlet pass from Evan Washington, slammed it home, was fouled and made the free throw with 1:47 remaining to give Air Force the lead for good in a 77-69 victory over Utah in a Mountain West Conference opener Wednesday night.... more »

• Buffs down Hoosiers in Vegas

  December 23, 2010 10:26 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cory Higgins had 22 points and four steals to lead Colorado to a 78-69 victory over Indiana in the consolation game of the Las Vegas Classic on Thursday night. Marcus Relphorde added 14 points, and Levi Knutson and Austin Dufault scored 10 each for the Buffaloes... more »

• Falcons fall in Flagstaff

  December 23, 2010 12:48 AM

  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Cameron Jones scored 19 points and Northern Arizona shot 54.5 percent from the floor against one of the nation's stingiest defenses in a 74-63 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night. Shane Johannsen had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Eric Platt added 12 points for... more »

• ThunderWolves edge Tigers

  December 15, 2010 1:27 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Senior forward Brady Ohlsen recorded career rebound No. 600, but Colorado College dropped a 63-61 decision in overtime to Division II Colorado State University-Pueblo on Tuesday night at Reid Gymnasium. The Tigers had a chance to tie the game at the final buzzer, only to... more »

• Falcons four-game win streak ends in Dayton

  December 9, 2010 2:15 AM

  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Vaughn Duggins scored 22 points to lead Wright State to a 76-61 win over Air Force on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak. Troy Tabler and N'Gai Evans added 19 apiece as the Raiders (4-5) jumped out to an 18-9 lead with 12:22 left in... more »

• Falcons edge Evansville in men's hoops

  December 6, 2010 12:20 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons' free throw with 3 seconds to play was the difference as Air Force defeated Evansville 57-56 on Sunday. Lyons, who scored 20 points to lead the Falcons (5-1), was fouled by Colt Ryan and made the first of two free-throw attempts. ... more »

• Fow leads Falcons past Northridge

  December 3, 2010 2:02 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Tom Fow scored a season-high 22 points, and Air Force's defense held Cal State Northridge to 34 percent shooting in a 72-63 victory on Thursday night Fow made 4 of 8 3-point attempts for the Falcons (4-1). Todd Fletcher had 15 points and Taylor... more »

• Falcons get first road win in nearly two years

  November 25, 2010 1:46 AM

  Evan Washington scored seven of his 14 points in overtime and Air Force shot 51 percent from the field as the Falcons won their first road game in nearly two years, defeating Wofford 72-66 Wednesday night in Spartanburg, S.C. The Falcons, who had not won a true road game... more »

• It's official. Bzdelik leaves CU for "dream job"

  April 15, 2010 1:17 AM

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Jeff Bzdelik has been announced as the new basketball coach at Wake Forest, ending a weeklong search for a replacement for Dino Gaudio. Athletic director Ron Wellman said Wednesday that Bzdelik "first and foremost ... understands Wake Forest." The former coach at Air Force and the... more »

• Bzdelik leaves CU for Wake Forest

  April 13, 2010 10:54 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A person familiar with Wake Forest's coaching search says the Demon Deacons have selected Colorado's Jeff Bzdelik as their new men's basketball coach. Bzdelik has been in Winston-Salem since Monday, the person told The Associated Press Tuesday, speaking the condition of anonymity because the formal announcement... more »

• Falcons give Lobos a scare at Mountain West Tournament

  March 12, 2010 2:23 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Darrington Hobson's 28 points helped eighth-ranked New Mexico stave off a scare from the scrappy Air Force Falcons 75-69 Thursday in the Mountain West Conference men's basketball quarterfinals. Dairese Gary added 20 points for the Lobos (29-3), who set a school record for wins in a... more »

• Falcons open Mountain West tourney with win over Wyoming

  March 10, 2010 11:36 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Air Force Falcons are getting good at play-in games. Now, they'd love to parlay that into an upset of top-seeded New Mexico. For the second straight season, the ninth-seeded Falcons won in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference tournament, beating Wyoming 59-40 Wednesday.... more »

• Buffs bow out of Big-12 tourney

  March 10, 2010 10:52 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - John Roberson scored 19 points, Nick Okorie added 18 and Texas Tech overcame a sloppy start defensively to open the Big 12 tournament with an 82-67 victory over Colorado on Wednesday. Texas Tech (17-14) has been plagued by shoddy defense since reaching No. 16 in... more »

• Aztecs beat Falcons in regular season finale

  March 7, 2010 2:34 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Malcolm Thomas and Kawhi Leonard each scored 18 points as San Diego State defeated Air Force 61-42 in men's college basketball Saturday night. The Aztecs (22-8, 11-5 Mountain West) finished the regular season by winning six of seven, and they beat the Falcons (9-20,... more »

• Utes hold Falcons to season low

  February 25, 2010 2:04 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Marshall Henderson scored 16 points, and Utah held Air Force to a season-low points total in a 54-43 men's basketball win on Wednesday night. Henderson scored in double figures for the 11th straight game. The Utes (13-14, 6-7 Mountain West) earned a sixth straight... more »

• Falcons drop heartbraker to CSU

  February 10, 2010 1:43 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Andy Ogide scored 12 points and Colorado State made three free throws in the closing minutes as the Rams topped Air Force 51-47 in men's basketball Tuesday night. Colorado State (15-9, 6-4 Mountain West) trailed 29-21 at the half but clamped down on defense... more »

• Falcons fall to Aztecs in San Diego

  February 3, 2010 1:45 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Freshman Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points to lead San Diego State to a 70-48 win over Air Force on Tuesday night. Malcolm Thomas added 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Aztecs (16-6, 5-3 Mountain West) raised their home record to 24-6 against the Falcons. Reserve... more »

• Rams snap hoops losing streak against TCU

  January 27, 2010 11:57 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Travis Busch made four free throws in he final 26 seconds and Greg Smith scored a career-high 15 points as Colorado State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 63-57 victory over TCU on Wednesday night. Andy Ogide added 14 points and 10 rebounds for... more »

• Falcons lose 22nd straight MWC game

  January 27, 2010 1:08 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kendall Wallace made his first four 3-point attempts of the second half to boost UNLV to a 60-50 victory over Air Force on Tuesday night. The Rebels took the lead in the second half when Wallace's 3-pointer gave them a 26-24 lead with 18:06 left. Wallace... more »

• Buffs upset Bears in men's hoops

  January 13, 2010 12:50 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Cory Higgins scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, and Colorado pulled away to upset No. 22 Baylor 78-71 on Tuesday night, ending a nine-game winless streak stretching back three years against ranked opponents. Marcus Relphorde added 17 points and Alec Burks 16... more »

• Falcons lose conference opener at TCU

  January 7, 2010 2:19 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Zvonko Buljan had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead TCU to a 59-50 victory against Air Force on Wednesday night in the conference opener for both teams. Kevin Butler and Greg Hill had 12 points each and Ronnie Moss added 10 for the Horned... more »