Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 71
Lyons scores 22 as Air Force rallies past Colorado St. 76-71
Deion James and Prentiss Nixon canned consecutive 3-pointers around an Air Force miss and the Rams led 54-46 with just under 10 minutes to play.
But Van hit a 3-pointer that cut the gap to one, then hit another for a 65-64 Air Force lead with 2:54 left. Lavelle Scottie hit from distance to put Air Force (8-10, 2-4 Mountain West) back in the lead for keeps, 68-67, with 1:45 left. Trevor Lyons and Van scored the last eight points.
Colorado State missed five of its last seven shots.
The Falcons made 12 3-pointers in the game, Lyons was 4 of 4 from distance. Van scored 15 points, Scottie 14.
Nixon led Colorado State (10-10, 3-4) with 18 points and seven assists, Nico Carvacho scored 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and J.D. Paige added 10 points as Colorado State shot 5 of 17 from distance.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Lavelle Scottie Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Anthony Bonner missed Layup. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Anthony Bonner Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Raquan Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 71 |
Statistics
 AF |
 CSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 27-73 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-17 | FT | 12-15 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Attendance: 3,216 | 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 |