Air Force Academy
Texas-Pan American
Falcons Drop 37-35 Decision to Texas-Pan American
2/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 16, 2004
Allen Holcomb had 12 points and Eric Montalvo added eight as Texas-Pan American snapped Air Force's three-game winning streak with a 37-35 victory over the Falcons Monday night in Edinburg, Texas.
The game was a struggle for both teams from the outset as Air Force scored the fewest points in one game since scoring 33 at BYU last season. The Falcons shot just 30.2 percent (13-of-43) from the field and 16.7 percent (4-of-24) from 3-point range, both season-low totals.
Sophomore Nick Welch was one of the few bright spots for the Falcons as he scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds. Welch had a chance to tie the game with about 25 seconds remaining with a jump shot from six feet that rolled around the rim and did not fall. The Falcons got the ball back on a jump ball and A.J. Kuhle missed a 16-footer with eight seconds left.
Neither team scored for the final 3:13 of the game. Welch scored nine of the last 11 points, including the final five for Air Force, which fell to 18-4 this season.
Poor shooting ruled the first half on both ends of the court in the first half. The Falcons were 6-of-19 from the field, including 2-of-11 from three-point range. Texas-Pan American wasn't much better, going 8-of-19, with Holcomb making four of his six attempts. UTPA, which won its seventh straight game and is 12-13 this season, went into halftime with a 19-16 advantage.
