Recap: Colorado 81, Air Force 57
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Josh Scott scored 16 points, Askia Booker had 13, and Colorado routed Air Force 81-57 Saturday for its seventh win in a row.
Scott also pulled down 13 rebounds, helping Colorado (7-1) dominate the boards, out-rebounding Air Force 42-25. Xavier Johnson added 11 points for the Buffaloes, who won their fourth straight against the Falcons and improved to 20-3 in the all-time series between the schools.
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Colorado led 34-24 at halftime, breaking on top from the outset when Booker hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions for the game's first points. The Buffaloes led by as many as 17 points, using a 6-0 spurt that Scott started with a tip-in to go up 29-12 with 5:41 left in the first half.
Up by 10 at the break, Colorado stretched its lead to 51-30 by scoring 17 of the first 23 points opening the second half. Booker hit his third 3-pointer of the game and Johnson converted a three-point play to open the flurry for the Buffaloes.
The Falcons responded with a layup by Justin Hammonds and a pair of free throws by Zach Moer around a layup by Scott but couldn't make a dent in Colorado's lead. By the time Dustin Thomas banked in a 15-foot jumper with 9:10 remaining, the Buffaloes had opened a 30-point lead and began to empty their bench.
Marek Olesinski helped the Falcons narrow the deficit by connecting on a 3-pointer before the end of the period.
Tre' Coggins scored 18 points to lead the Falcons (3-4).
Attendance: 5,394
Colorado (7-1)
Players
Min
FG
3P
FT
Rebounds
PF
A
TO
B
S
Pts
J. Scott
25
5-10
0-0
6-6
5
8
13
2
2
0
0
1
16
S. Dinwiddie
24
3-5
1-3
0-0
0
0
0
1
5
3
0
2
7
W. Gordon
24
1-4
0-0
4-8
3
0
3
1
2
0
2
0
6
X. Johnson
23
5-6
0-1
1-1
3
5
8
1
2
0
0
0
11
A. Booker
22
5-13
3-7
0-0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
13
J. Hopkins
16
3-6
3-5
0-0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
9
X. Talton
16
0-2
0-1
2-2
1
1
2
3
4
0
0
1
2
D. Thomas
13
2-3
0-0
3-3
1
2
3
3
1
3
0
0
7
T. Fletcher
10
0-2
0-2
0-0
0
0
0
4
0
1
1
0
0
G. King
7
2-3
1-2
0-0
0
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
5
B. Mills
5
0-1
0-0
2-2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
E. Stalzer
5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
K. Nelson
4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
B. Brady
3
0-1
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
B. Gamble
3
1-2
1-2
0-2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
Team Rebounds
1
Totals
Shooting Pct.
200
27-58
46.6
9-24
37.5
18-24
75.0
14
28
43
21
20
14
3
5
81
Air Force (3-4)
Players
Min
FG
3P
FT
Rebounds
PF
A
TO
B
S
Pts
T. Coggins
34
6-13
2-7
4-4
0
4
4
1
2
7
1
0
18
M. Olesinski
30
3-8
1-5
1-2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
8
M. Yon
25
2-6
1-3
0-0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
J. Hammonds
21
2-5
0-1
3-6
0
2
2
5
0
2
0
0
7
D. Parker
20
1-2
0-0
0-0
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
0
2
H. Graham
15
1-2
0-0
0-1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
Z. Kocur
14
2-4
2-4
2-2
0
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
8
N. Jorgensen
12
0-2
0-1
1-2
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
Z. Moer
12
2-4
0-1
2-2
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
6
C. Long
8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
E. Michael
4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
C. Kammerer
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
S. Adler
2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team Rebounds
5
Totals
Shooting Pct.
200
19-46
41.3
6-22
27.3
13-19
68.4
4
21
30
18
12
18
4
4
57
Officials:
Randy McCall, Tom O'Neill, KC Ely