|
|
|
Air Force Scores Late Basket To Down Utah 52-51 Luke Nevill had 21 points and eight boards in the loss.
Feb. 18, 2006
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Jacob Burtschi made a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left to play and Air Force rallied to beat Utah 52-51 Saturday night. Burtschi finished with 18 points, making half of the Falcons' eight 3-pointers, and Air Force (21-5, 9-4 Mountain West) took advantage after Utah (12-12, 5-8) failed to seal it. The Utes (12-12, 5-8) led 51-49 on Luke Nevill's three-point play with 52.8 seconds left and Shawn Green drew a foul after pulling down a defensive rebound. But Green missed on his free throw in a one-and-one opportunity with 32.7 seconds left and the Falcons got the ball back. Air Force found Burtschi, who had given the Falcons a 49-48 lead with 1:09 left, and Burtschi hit a shot from a few feet in front of the Air Force bench. Utah called time out and had plenty of time for a final play, but Johnnie Bryant's fadeaway jumper was short and Air Force got the ball back with 1 second left. The Falcons just had to inbound the ball to run out the clock and sweep the Utes this season. Air Force won its third straight and stayed in second place in the Mountain West standings by going 8-for-20 from 3-point range. Burtschi was 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and John Frye, who scored 17, finished with three 3s. Utah honored Andrew Bogut, the national player of the year last season, by retiring his No. 4 jersey in a halftime ceremony. Bogut sat behind the Utah bench in a suit and tie and cheered on his former teammates, who trailed most of the game before taking a few leads near the end. Nevill, a fellow Australian who spent last season redshirting and taking a beating from Bogut during practice, had 21 points and eight rebounds. Bryant finished with nine points.
|
|
