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Walker scores 27 to carry Air Force past Denver 66-65

AP
Nov 24, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) A.J. Walker had 27 points as Air Force Falcons held off Denver Pioneers 66-65 on Wednesday.

Jake Heidbreder made a pair of foul shots with 30 seconds to put the Falcons up by the final margin. Denver called an immediate timeout to set a play but Taelyr Gatlin missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.

Ethan Taylor had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Air Force (5-1), which earned its fifth straight win. Jeffrey Mills distributed seven assists.

Michael Henn had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Pioneers (3-4), KJ Hunt scored 15 with six assists and Jordan Johnson scored 12.

The Pioneers now have lost three of their last four.

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1st Half
DU
Pioneers
25
AF
Falcons
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Falcons gains possession)
19:37	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point hook shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	0-2
19:19	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Michael Henn assists)	3-2
18:51		Joseph Octave misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jake Heidbreder offensive rebound
18:25		Joseph Octave turnover (bad pass)
18:14		KJ Hunt misses two point jump shot
18:12		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:59		Jake Heidbreder offensive foul
17:59		Jake Heidbreder turnover
17:33		Lucas Moerman blocks KJ Hunt's two point layup
17:31		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:30		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Payton Moore steals)
17:29	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point layup (Payton Moore assists)	5-2
17:29		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Tevin Smith draws the foul)
17:29	+1	Tevin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-2
17:19	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	6-5
16:41		KJ Hunt misses three point jump shot
16:39		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
16:10		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
16:08		Falcons offensive rebound
15:46		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
15:44		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
15:41		TV timeout
15:34		Tevin Smith blocks Jake Heidbreder's two point layup
15:32		Michael Henn defensive rebound
15:03		Jordan Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:01		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists)	6-7
14:36		Taelyr Gatlin turnover (traveling)
14:23	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point hook shot	6-9
13:59	+2	Payton Moore makes two point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	8-9
13:35		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:33		Michael Henn defensive rebound
13:15		Michael Henn misses two point jump shot
13:13		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	8-11
13:06		Pioneers 30 second timeout
12:29	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point jump shot	10-11
12:16		Jake Heidbreder turnover (bad pass)
12:04	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point layup	12-11
11:41	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	12-14
11:10	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point layup	14-14
10:51		Nikc Jackson misses two point layup
10:49		Taelyr Gatlin defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	17-14
10:18	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	17-16
9:59		Touko Tainamo offensive foul
9:59		Touko Tainamo turnover
9:59		TV timeout
9:33	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point layup	17-18
9:33		Felipe Motta shooting foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
9:33	+1	A.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-19
9:22		Tevin Smith offensive foul
9:22		Tevin Smith turnover
9:11	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point dunk (Jeffrey Mills assists)	17-21
9:11		Michael Henn shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-22
8:52		Tevin Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
8:33	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Nikc Jackson assists)	17-25
8:09		A.J. Walker personal foul
8:03		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
7:47	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	17-28
7:23	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Touko Tainamo assists)	20-28
7:05		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
7:03		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
6:52		Jordan Johnson misses two point layup
6:50		Falcons defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Nikc Jackson makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	20-31
6:30	+3	Nikc Jackson makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	20-31
6:11		KJ Hunt turnover (lost ball) (Camden Vander Zwaag steals)
6:03	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point layup	20-33
5:52		Taelyr Gatlin misses three point jump shot
5:50		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
5:40	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	20-36
5:17		KJ Hunt misses two point layup
5:15		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
5:01		Touko Tainamo blocks A.J. Walker's two point layup
4:59		Falcons offensive rebound
4:54		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
4:52		Michael Henn defensive rebound
4:36		Michael Henn misses two point layup
4:34		Michael Henn offensive rebound
4:27	+2	Michael Henn makes two point layup	22-36
4:14		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:12		Taelyr Gatlin defensive rebound
3:54		Taelyr Gatlin misses three point jump shot
3:52		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
3:44		Camden Vander Zwaag turnover (bad pass)
3:44		TV timeout
3:21		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
3:21		Jordan Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:13		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
3:06		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
3:04		KJ Hunt defensive rebound
2:50		KJ Hunt turnover (bad pass)
2:38	+3	Joseph Octave makes three point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	22-39
2:16		Tevin Smith misses two point jump shot
2:14		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup	22-41
1:43		Lucas Moerman personal foul
1:35	+3	Michael Henn makes three point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	25-41
1:13		Payton Moore personal foul
1:04	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point layup	25-43
0:47		Jake Heidbreder personal foul
0:31		KJ Hunt misses three point jump shot
0:29		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
0:16		Payton Moore shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-44
0:16	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-45
0:06		KJ Hunt turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
0:00	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk	25-47
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DU
Pioneers
40
AF
Falcons
19

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point jump shot	27-47
19:27		Joseph Octave offensive foul
19:27		Joseph Octave turnover
19:16	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point layup	29-47
18:51		KJ Hunt shooting foul (Jake Heidbreder draws the foul)
18:51	+1	Jake Heidbreder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
18:51		Jake Heidbreder misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:51		Payton Moore defensive rebound
18:36		KJ Hunt misses two point jump shot
18:34		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
18:16		Joseph Octave misses two point jump shot
18:14		Michael Henn defensive rebound
18:07		Tevin Smith misses two point layup
18:05		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:57		Tevin Smith shooting foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
17:57	+1	A.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-49
17:57	+1	A.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-50
17:45		Taelyr Gatlin turnover (bad pass) (Jake Heidbreder steals)
17:26	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	29-52
17:01		Lucas Moerman blocks Payton Moore's two point layup
16:59		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
16:50		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
16:48		KJ Hunt defensive rebound
16:38		Jake Heidbreder personal foul
16:29		Lucas Moerman shooting foul (Payton Moore draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Payton Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-52
16:29		Payton Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:29		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
16:14		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
16:12		Taelyr Gatlin defensive rebound
15:59		Michael Henn misses three point jump shot
15:57		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
15:42		A.J. Walker offensive foul
15:42		A.J. Walker turnover
15:42		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente makes two point layup (Tevin Smith assists)	32-52
15:10		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
15:08		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Jordan Johnson makes two point layup	34-52
14:46		Tevin Smith personal foul
14:44		Taelyr Gatlin personal foul
14:42	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point dunk (Ethan Taylor assists)	34-54
14:29		Jake Heidbreder personal foul
14:16	+2	Taelyr Gatlin makes two point layup	36-54
13:46	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	36-56
13:29		Ethan Taylor personal foul
13:21		KJ Hunt misses two point jump shot
13:19		Michael Henn offensive rebound
13:14	+2	Michael Henn makes two point jump shot	38-56
13:05	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point layup (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	38-58
12:50	+3	Tevin Smith makes three point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	41-58
12:26		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
12:24		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
12:15	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point layup	43-58
12:15		Camden Vander Zwaag shooting foul (KJ Hunt draws the foul)
12:15	+1	KJ Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-58
12:04		Tevin Smith personal foul
11:59		Michael Henn personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:51		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass)
11:38	+2	Payton Moore makes two point layup	46-58
11:22		Touko Tainamo personal foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
11:22		Nikc Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		Payton Moore defensive rebound
11:05		Nikc Jackson blocks Jordan Johnson's three point jump shot
11:03		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	46-60
10:32	+2	Touko Tainamo makes two point layup (Taelyr Gatlin assists)	48-60
10:11		Nikc Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Payton Moore steals)
9:53		Taelyr Gatlin misses two point layup
9:51		Taelyr Gatlin offensive rebound
9:51		Nikc Jackson personal foul (Michael Henn draws the foul)
9:51		Michael Henn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:51		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
9:40		Joseph Octave turnover (lost ball) (KJ Hunt steals)
9:33		KJ Hunt misses two point layup
9:31		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
9:17		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
9:15		KJ Hunt defensive rebound
8:59	+3	Michael Henn makes three point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	51-60
8:23		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (KJ Hunt steals)
8:12		A.J. Walker personal foul (KJ Hunt draws the foul)
8:12		KJ Hunt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:12		Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
8:09		KJ Hunt misses three point jump shot
8:07		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
7:54		Touko Tainamo personal foul (Lucas Moerman draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54		Lucas Moerman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:54		Payton Moore defensive rebound
7:37		KJ Hunt offensive foul
7:37		KJ Hunt turnover
7:26	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	51-62
6:54		Lucas Moerman shooting foul (Michael Henn draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Michael Henn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
6:54	+1	Michael Henn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-62
6:42		Joseph Octave turnover (lost ball) (Michael Henn steals)
6:22		Lucas Moerman personal foul (Jordan Johnson draws the foul)
6:22	+1	Jordan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-62
6:22		Jordan Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:22		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
5:52		Joseph Octave misses two point jump shot
5:50		Michael Henn defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Michael Henn makes two point jump shot (KJ Hunt assists)	56-62
5:24		Jordan Johnson personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
5:24		Pioneers 30 second timeout
5:24		TV timeout
5:24		Ethan Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:24		Ethan Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		Jordan Johnson defensive rebound
5:02	+2	KJ Hunt makes two point layup	58-62
4:33	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point hook shot	58-64
4:18		Ethan Taylor blocks KJ Hunt's two point layup
4:16		Pioneers offensive rebound
4:09		KJ Hunt misses two point jump shot
4:07		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
4:07		Nikc Jackson turnover (traveling)
4:07		Taelyr Gatlin misses three point jump shot
4:05		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
4:01		Ethan Taylor turnover (traveling)
3:50		Nikc Jackson blocks Jordan Johnson's two point jump shot
3:48		Jordan Johnson offensive rebound
3:41		Jordan Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Octave steals)
3:15		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
3:13		Michael Henn defensive rebound
3:02		KJ Hunt offensive foul
3:02		KJ Hunt turnover
3:02		TV timeout
2:34		Nikc Jackson misses two point jump shot
2:32		Nikc Jackson offensive rebound
2:24		Payton Moore blocks Nikc Jackson's two point layup
2:22		KJ Hunt defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Payton Moore makes two point dunk (Taelyr Gatlin assists)	60-64
1:48		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
1:46		KJ Hunt defensive rebound
1:36	+3	Taelyr Gatlin makes three point jump shot (Michael Henn assists)	63-64
1:31		Falcons 30 second timeout
1:07		Joseph Octave misses two point layup
1:05		Michael Henn defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Michael Henn makes two point jump shot (Payton Moore assists)	65-64
0:31		KJ Hunt shooting foul (Jake Heidbreder draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jake Heidbreder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
0:31	+1	Jake Heidbreder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
0:31		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:02		Taelyr Gatlin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ethan Taylor defensive rebound