National Basketball Association
UNLV 65, Air Force 63
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: Clune Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Officials:
# David Hall, # Duane Allen, # Mike Giarratano
Attendance:
4170
By SportsDirect Inc.
Chace Stanback stole the ball from a driving Todd Fletcher to preserve No. 15 UNLV's 65-63 overtime victory over host Air Force on Saturday.
Mike Moser had 27 points and 12 rebounds - his 12th double double of the season - for the Runnin' Rebels (20-3, 4-1 Mountain West), who won their second straight overtime game.
In a game that featured 15 lead changes, Oscar Bellfield put UNLV up for good 64-61 with a 3-pointer with 2:28 left in overtime. Bellfield finished with 15 points. Air Force held Runnin' Rebels scoring leader Stanback to two points.
Michael Lyons scored a season-high 25 points for Air Force (11-8, 1-4), which has never beaten a ranked team.
With the game tied at 57, Air Force had a chance to win it in regulation, but Lyons missed a last-second shot.
UNLV made nine of its first 11 field goals, jumping out to a 24-13 lead with 9:47 left in the first half.
Air Force responded with a 17-4 run to take a 30-28 lead with 4:36 left in the first half. The Falcons were aided by nine first-half turnovers by the Runnin’ Rebels.
After its hot start, UNLV made 5 of 16 to finish the half trailing 34-33.
Top Game Performances
UNLV |
|
Air Force |
Mike Moser 27 |
Scoring |
Michael Lyons 25 |
Oscar Bellfield 7 |
Assists |
Todd Fletcher 5 |
Mike Moser 12 |
Rebounds |
Kamryn Williams 8 |
Mike Moser 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Taylor Broekhuis 7 |
Chace Stanback 4 |
Steals |
Michael Lyons 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Kamryn Williams 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UNLV
|
65 |
42.9 |
8-26 |
9-18 |
19 |
34 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
Air Force
|
63 |
40.4 |
11-26 |
14-18 |
15 |
27 |
4 |
10 |
17 |