Jan. 31, 2005
Final Stats
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)- Antoine Hood scored 15 points and shot 4-for-4 from the 3-point line Monday night to lead Air Force to a 64-48 win over UNLV.
The win extended Air Force's winning streak at home to 24 games, the second longest in the nation.
Air Force (14-7, 5-1 Mountain West Conference) won it in the first half with superior 3-point shooting and the nation's No. 1 scoring defense. Air Force made 10 of its first 15 field goal attempts, including 8 of its first 12 3-point attempts to take a 42-24 lead into the break.
Nick Welch and Jacob Burtschi added nine points each for the Falcons.
The Rebels' Odartey Blankson hit a jumper to pull UNLV to 18-15 with 11:39 left in the first half, but UNLV's next field goal didn't come until Joel Anthony hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Romel Beck led UNLV with 14 points, while Odartey Blankson added 11 points.
Air Force outrebounded the Rebels 26-24, despite UNLV (9-9, 2-4) entering the game ranked second in the Mountain West Conference in offensive rebounds while the Falcons were seventh. Air Force finished with a 10-7 advantage on the offensive glass.
In the second half, the Falcons substituted liberally and 15 Air Force players saw action.
