Air Force Academy
UNLV
Air Force Edged by UNLV, 46-43
3/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 4, 2009
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wink Adams had 11 points to lead UNLV to a 46-43 victory against Air Force on Wednesday.
UNLV (21-8, 9-6 Mountain West Conference) led only 41-39 with 1:46 to play after Air Force's Andrew Henke connected on a pair of 3-pointers. But the Rebels scored five points on their next three possessions, including a layup by Adams as the shot clock expired and three free throws.
Joe Darger and Rene Rougeau added nine points each for UNLV, which only shot 30 percent and connected on just 6-of-23 3-point attempts.
UNLV trailed by eight points with five minutes to play in the first half before going on a 9-0 run to take a one-point advantage at halftime. It opened the second half with a 9-2 outburst.
Henke had 19 points for Air Force (9-19, 0-15), which has not won since Dec. 28 at Dartmouth.
Air Force Post-Game Notes
-- Air Force is 0-15 in conference play for the first time in program history
-- Air Force's 16-game losing streak ties the longest in program history (last 13 games of the 1995-96 season and the first three games of the '96-97 campaign)
-- Air Force has lost the last three games by a combined 11 points
-- Air Force's 34 rebounds are the most against an MWC opponent this season
-- Air Force's starters scored a season-low six points
-- Andrew Henke led the Falcons in scoring for the fourth consecutive game
-- Trevor Noonan tied his career-high with eight points and played a career-high 28 minutes
-- Grant Parker's seven rebounds are the most against an MWC opponent this season
-- Parker tied his career-high with two blocked shots
