Air Force Downed By Colorado State Saturday

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Air Force men's basketball (5-18, 3-16 MW) dropped a 72-49 contest at Colorado State (15-4, 12-3 MW) in Mountain West play Saturday afternoon at Moby Arena. Junior guard AJ Walker led Air Force with 13 points.

Colorado State shot 61 percent from the field with four players in double-figures. Guard/forward David Roddy and guard Isaiah Stevens led Colorado State with 19 points each.

Air Force played a solid first half, leading for the first 17 minutes of the game. The Falcons were up by as many as six, at 21-15 with 4:24 to play in the first half. A 10-0 run helped CSU go ahead right before halftime. The teams went to the break with the Rams up 28-24.

Colorado State pulled away in the second half by shooting 73.9 percent from the field in the latter half. Air Force shot 42 percent from the field for the game.

Walker was Air Force's leading scorer with his 13 points. Walker added three rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes played.

Joining Walker in double figures was senior guard Carter Murphy and sophomore guard Carter Murphy. Both scored 10 points for the Falcons. Murphy was 2 of 3 from three-point range, adding three rebounds. Joyce also added three rebounds.

Game two of the series is Monday, March 1 back at Moby Arena. Tip time is 8 pm MT and the game will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network.

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Team Stats

A.J. Walker

Carter Murphy

Chris Joyce

Nikc Jackson

Players Mentioned

Carter Murphy

Players Mentioned

Carter Murphy

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