WYO

Joyce scores 21 to lead Air Force past Wyoming 72-69

AP
Jan 16, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Chris Joyce had 21 points as Air Force Falcons edged past Wyoming Cowboys 72-69 on Saturday.

Joyce hit 8 of 10 shots.

A.J. Walker had 15 points for Air Force (4-7, 2-5 Mountain West Conference), which broke its four-game losing streak. Ameka Akaya added 15 points and six rebounds and Keaton Van Soelen had 13 points.

Marcus Williams had 15 points for the Cowboys (7-5, 1-4), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Hunter Maldonado added 14 points and seven rebounds and Xavier DuSell scored 13.

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1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
36
AF
Falcons
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hunter Thompson vs. Nikc Jackson (Hunter Maldonado gains possession)
19:49		Hunter Maldonado turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Van Soelen steals)
19:24		Chris Joyce misses three point jump shot
19:22		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
19:03		Kenny Foster misses three point jump shot
19:01		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
18:55		Marcus Williams turnover (traveling)
18:33		Keaton Van Soelen misses three point jump shot
18:31		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Kwane Marble II makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)	3-0
17:55	+2	Keaton Van Soelen makes two point driving layup	3-2
17:36	+3	Kenny Foster makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	6-2
17:04		Nikc Jackson misses two point jump shot
17:02		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
16:39		Marcus Williams misses two point driving jump shot
16:37		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
16:26		Glen McClintock misses two point pullup jump shot
16:24		Kwane Marble II defensive rebound
15:55		Kwane Marble II misses three point jump shot
15:53		Glen McClintock defensive rebound
15:31		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
15:29		Kwane Marble II defensive rebound
15:22		Kwane Marble II turnover (bad pass) (Glen McClintock steals)
15:15	+3	Chris Joyce makes three point jump shot (Glen McClintock assists)	6-5
14:49	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	9-5
14:34		Jeremiah Oden personal foul
14:34		TV timeout
14:17	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point reverse layup	9-7
13:53	+3	Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	12-7
13:32		Keaton Van Soelen turnover (lost ball)
13:14		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
13:12		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
12:48		Hunter Maldonado shooting foul (Ameka Akaya draws the foul)
12:48	+1	Ameka Akaya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-8
12:48		Ameka Akaya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:48		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
12:37	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Drake Jeffries assists)	15-8
12:23		Xavier Dusell shooting foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
12:22		A.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22	+1	A.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-9
12:09	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point reverse layup (Hunter Thompson assists)	17-9
11:41		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
11:39		Drake Jeffries defensive rebound
11:33		Marcus Williams turnover (lost ball) (Mason Taylor steals)
11:20		Keaton Van Soelen misses three point jump shot
11:18		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
10:59		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
10:57		Keaton Van Soelen defensive rebound
10:44		A.J. Walker turnover (bad pass)
10:44		TV timeout
10:31		Hunter Maldonado misses two point hook shot
10:29		Glen McClintock defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point layup (Nikc Jackson assists)	17-11
9:51		Drake Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Walker steals)
9:40	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point finger roll layup	17-13
9:29	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point driving layup	19-13
9:12	+3	Nikc Jackson makes three point jump shot (A.J. Walker assists)	19-16
9:00		Kenny Foster turnover (bad pass) (Glen McClintock steals)
8:55		Glen McClintock misses two point reverse layup
8:53		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
8:48	+3	Drake Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Kenny Foster assists)	22-16
8:18		Hunter Maldonado blocks A.J. Walker's two point driving layup
8:16		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
8:08	+3	Kenny Foster makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)	25-16
7:56		Nikc Jackson turnover (bad pass)
7:56		TV timeout
7:37		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Kwane Marble II draws the foul)
7:37		Kwane Marble II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:37	+1	Kwane Marble II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-16
7:09		Glen McClintock misses three point pullup jump shot
7:07		Jeremiah Oden defensive rebound
6:59		Kenny Foster turnover (traveling)
6:32		A.J. Walker misses two point driving layup
6:30		Jeremiah Oden defensive rebound
6:21		Chris Joyce blocks Hunter Maldonado's two point layup
6:19		Chris Joyce defensive rebound
6:05		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:03		Ameka Akaya offensive rebound
5:57		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
5:55		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point turnaround hook shot	28-16
5:22	+2	Keaton Van Soelen makes two point layup (Chris Joyce assists)	28-18
4:54		Xavier Dusell turnover (lost ball)
4:39	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point reverse layup	28-20
4:22	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point driving layup	30-20
4:04		Chris Joyce misses two point floating jump shot
4:02		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
3:45		Nikc Jackson blocks Kwane Marble II's two point layup
3:43		Kwane Marble II offensive rebound
3:36		Keaton Van Soelen blocks Hunter Thompson's two point layup
3:34		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
3:30		Xavier Dusell misses three point jump shot
3:28		Kwane Marble II offensive rebound
3:28		Glen McClintock personal foul
3:28		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Xavier Dusell makes two point finger roll layup	32-20
2:48		Nikc Jackson misses two point jump shot
2:46		Drake Jeffries defensive rebound
2:36	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point driving layup	34-20
2:04	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point turnaround hook shot	34-22
1:54		Hunter Maldonado turnover (traveling)
1:24		Abe Kinrade misses two point layup
1:22		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point driving layup	36-22
1:02	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (Glen McClintock assists)	36-25
0:44		Drake Jeffries misses three point jump shot
0:42		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
0:24	+3	Chris Joyce makes three point jump shot (Keaton Van Soelen assists)	36-28
0:00		End of period
0:02		Marcus Williams turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Walker steals)

2nd Half
WYO
Cowboys
33
AF
Falcons
44

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Keaton Van Soelen turnover (bad pass) (Kwane Marble II steals)
19:17		Kwane Marble II misses three point step back jump shot
19:15		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
19:06		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
19:04		Hunter Maldonado offensive rebound
18:47	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point pullup jump shot	38-28
18:27		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
18:25		Kwane Marble II defensive rebound
18:14		Hunter Maldonado misses two point layup
18:12		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
17:48		Nikc Jackson misses two point driving hook shot
17:46		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Kwane Marble II makes two point layup (Marcus Williams assists)	40-28
17:11		Hunter Thompson blocks Glen McClintock's two point reverse layup
17:09		Glen McClintock offensive rebound
17:03		Keaton Van Soelen misses three point jump shot
17:01		Marcus Williams defensive rebound
16:58		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Marcus Williams draws the foul)
16:58	+1	Marcus Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-28
16:58		Marcus Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Keaton Van Soelen makes two point dunk (Glen McClintock assists)	41-30
16:13		Glen McClintock shooting foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
16:12		Hunter Maldonado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:12		Hunter Maldonado misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:12		Glen McClintock defensive rebound
15:52		Ameka Akaya misses three point jump shot
15:50		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
15:41	+3	Drake Jeffries makes three point jump shot	44-30
15:20	+2	Chris Joyce makes two point driving layup	44-32
15:20		Drake Jeffries shooting foul (Chris Joyce draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:20	+1	Chris Joyce makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-33
15:09		Marcus Williams turnover (bad pass) (Ameka Akaya steals)
14:59		Keaton Van Soelen misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:57		Keaton Van Soelen offensive rebound
14:42	+3	Glen McClintock makes three point jump shot (Keaton Van Soelen assists)	44-36
14:18	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point driving layup	46-36
13:55		Kenny Foster personal foul (Chris Joyce draws the foul)
13:39	+3	Chris Joyce makes three point jump shot (Glen McClintock assists)	46-39
13:23		Glen McClintock personal foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
13:17	+3	Drake Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Xavier Dusell assists)	49-39
12:57		Ameka Akaya misses two point finger roll layup
12:55		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
12:37		Xavier Dusell misses three point jump shot
12:35		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
12:35		Hunter Thompson personal foul (Ameka Akaya draws the foul)
12:21		Xavier Dusell personal foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
12:03	+3	Keaton Van Soelen makes three point jump shot (Ameka Akaya assists)	49-42
11:33		Drake Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Ameka Akaya steals)
11:27	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point floating jump shot	49-44
11:24		Cowboys 30 second timeout
11:24		TV timeout
11:17		Kenny Foster misses three point jump shot
11:15		Chris Joyce defensive rebound
11:01	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	49-46
10:48		Kwane Marble II misses three point jump shot
10:46		Hunter Maldonado offensive rebound
10:42		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
10:40		Glen McClintock defensive rebound
10:31		Kenny Foster personal foul (Chris Joyce draws the foul)
10:31		TV timeout
10:24	+2	Chris Joyce makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	49-48
10:24		Hunter Maldonado shooting foul (Chris Joyce draws the foul)
10:24		Chris Joyce misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:24		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point finger roll layup	51-48
9:49		Keaton Van Soelen misses three point jump shot
9:47		Chris Joyce offensive rebound
9:25		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
9:12	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point driving layup	53-48
8:53	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point step back jump shot	53-50
8:52		Falcons 30 second timeout
8:38	+2	Xavier Dusell makes two point driving layup	55-50
8:38		Chris Joyce shooting foul (Xavier Dusell draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Xavier Dusell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-50
8:15	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point layup (Glen McClintock assists)	56-52
7:51		Drake Jeffries misses three point jump shot
7:33	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point layup (Glen McClintock assists)	56-54
7:15		TV timeout
7:02		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
7:00		Glen McClintock defensive rebound
6:44		Ameka Akaya turnover (bad pass)
6:21		A.J. Walker personal foul (Hunter Thompson draws the foul)
6:14	+2	Hunter Thompson makes two point layup (Hunter Maldonado assists)	58-54
6:00		Ameka Akaya misses two point layup
5:58		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Hunter Thompson makes two point layup (Marcus Williams assists)	60-54
5:22	+2	Keaton Van Soelen makes two point driving layup	60-56
5:22		Hunter Thompson shooting foul (Keaton Van Soelen draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Keaton Van Soelen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-57
4:59		Marcus Williams misses two point driving layup
4:57		Kwane Marble II offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Kwane Marble II makes two point putback layup	62-57
4:42		Glen McClintock turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Williams steals)
4:38	+2	Xavier Dusell makes two point finger roll layup (Marcus Williams assists)	64-57
4:15	+2	Chris Joyce makes two point finger roll layup	64-59
4:13		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:13		TV timeout
3:48		Keaton Van Soelen shooting foul (Marcus Williams draws the foul)
3:48	+1	Marcus Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-59
3:48		Marcus Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:48		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
3:32	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	65-61
3:32		Xavier Dusell shooting foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
3:21		Hunter Maldonado turnover (lost ball) (Ameka Akaya steals)
2:56		Xavier Dusell personal foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:56		A.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:56		Kwane Marble II defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point driving layup (Chris Joyce assists)	65-64
2:12		Kenny Foster misses three point jump shot
2:10		Falcons defensive rebound
1:54	+3	Chris Joyce makes three point jump shot (Keaton Van Soelen assists)	65-67
1:19		Keaton Van Soelen personal foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
1:19		Keaton Van Soelen personal foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
1:19		Hunter Maldonado misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:19		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
0:57		Keaton Van Soelen turnover (bad pass)
0:47		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
0:45		Jump ball. (Cowboys gains possession)
0:45		Cowboys offensive rebound
0:39		Xavier Dusell turnover (bad pass) (Ameka Akaya steals)
0:13	+2	Chris Joyce makes two point fadeaway jump shot	65-69
0:08		A.J. Walker personal foul (Marcus Williams draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Marcus Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
0:08		Marcus Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
0:08		Hunter Maldonado personal foul (Ameka Akaya draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Ameka Akaya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-70
0:08	+1	Ameka Akaya makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
0:05	+3	Marcus Williams makes three point pullup jump shot	69-71
0:03		Keaton Van Soelen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Kenny Foster personal foul (Keaton Van Soelen draws the foul)
0:03		Keaton Van Soelen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Marcus Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
0:03	+1	Keaton Van Soelen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
0:01		Marcus Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Falcons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Falcons defensive rebound