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Falcons win on the road

BY BRENT BRIGGEMAN brent.briggeman@gazette.com

Air Force blew past Fresno State, asserting its separation from the bottom teams in the Mountain West. The Falcons trailed by eight points with 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter Thursday night but dominated the second half to win 74-59, grabbing their first win at the Bulldogs’ Save Mart Center after starting 0-10 in the building. Air Force (12-11, 7-4 Mountain West) has won five of its past six, its best six-game run in conference play in program history at the Division-i level. Senior Kamri Heath led the way with 24 points and sophomore Madison Smith added 23 as the Falcons shot 52.9 percent from the floor and buried 16-of19 free throws. Junior Taylor Britt scored 12 points in 10 minutes off the bench. Fresno State (8-16, 1-10) shot 30 percent in the second half. “I think we just wore them down in a lot of ways,” coach Chris Gobrecht told 1300 AM’S Ryan Kaufman following the game that saw the Falcons trailing 35-33 at halftime. Air Force has feasted on teams sitting in the last three spots in the Mountain West, having now finished off sweeps of Utah State, San Jose State and Fresno State. But now the Falcons, tied with Colorado State (14-8, 7-4) for fourth in the conference, will learn how they stack up with the league’s best. League-leading UNLV (21-2, 11-0) visits Air Force on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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