San Diego State uses a 20-rebound edge and makes 22 of 23 FTs to beat Air Force 70-60 Saturday night and remain in solo first place in the Mountain West
As Air Force scored a layup on a back cut once, twice, three times in the opening minutes Saturday night, as San Diego State’s players looked like they were running in deep snow from the lung-scorching 7,081 feet, San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher stood impassively on the sideline.game at Air Force since coming to SDSU in 1999. He knows it takes a few moments sometimes to adjust to the thin air, to catch your second wind.
The Aztecs finally started making some shots after a 4 of 17 start, but they really didn’t need to. They simply rebounded their own misses, finishing with 15 offensive boards that they converted into 18 points — or more than quarter of their total scoring output.SDSU got balanced scoring, with four players in double figures all from 11 to 13 points.
The Falcons shot 46.2 percent overall and made eight treys, but they had a three-game win streak snapped because they couldn’t rebound, losing the battle of the boards 45-25. Going 4 of 10 from the line by a bunch of guys who are supposed to be able to shoot didn’t help, either.
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