USAFA, CO (Sports Network) - Kamryn Williams came off the bench to score 25
points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Air Force Falcons delivered a 72-66
win over the Wyoming Cowboys in a Mountain West Conference battle at Clune
Arena.
Also scoring in double figures for the Falcons (16-10, 7-6 MWC) were Michael
Lyons with 13 points, DeLovell Earls 12 and Mike Fitzgerald 10 points as the
team snapped a two-game slide.
The Cowboys (18-10, 4-10) were led by Leonard Washington who recorded a
double-double with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds as he returned to the
lineup, but still the Pokes suffered their third consecutive setback. Nathan
Sobey accounted for 22 points off the bench, shooting a perfect 6-of-6 beyond
the arc and 7-of-7 from the floor overall, while Riley Grabau chipped in 12
points and five assists.
Wyoming led by as many as six points at the 15:37 mark of the first half, but
later in the frame the Falcons moved out to a seven-point lead of their own
before falling behind by a point at the break, 38-37. The Cowboys knocked down
an impressive 7-of-16 beyond the arc through the first 20 minutes.
In the second half the visitors dropped to just 3-of-14 on the perimeter,
allowing the Falcons to grab the six-point win after shooting 59.1 percent
from the floor in the period.
In a game that featured seven ties and 10 lead changes, Air Force held a 35-27
advantage on the glass and turned the ball over just seven times in order to
offset a dismal 3-of-18 showing on the outside.
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