Air Force Falcons at Denver Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 59
Air Force holds off Denver in 61-59 win
Moer's jumper with 5:36 to play gave Air Force (6-2) the lead for good at 51-50. Jake Pemberton made two free throws for Denver to cut the deficit to 58-56 with 1:14 remaining. The Falcons' Kyle Broekhuis missed a layup with 50 seconds left.
On Denver's next possession, however, Trevor Lyons stole the ball but Bryant Rucker blocked his layup attempt. Air Force gathered the rebound, called timeout then immediately turned it over.
Denver's Marcus Byrd proceeded to miss a 3 and Zach Kocur made two free throws for Air Force with 18 seconds left to make it 60-56.
Nate Engesser's 3 with eight seconds left made it 60-59.
Moer made one-of-two free throws with six seconds remaining, but Engesser turned the ball over and time expired.
Engesser finished with 20 points for Denver (5-3) but also had four turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nate Engesser Turnover. | 61 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Zach Moer made Free Throw. | 61 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Air Force Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Zach Moer missed Free Throw. | 60 - 59 |
Statistics
 AF |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 21-45 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 17-23 | FT | 12-14 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 3,547 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |