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Omier scores 22 to lead Arkansas St. past Air Force 68-46

AP
Dec 19, 2021

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Norchad Omier matched his career best with a season-high 22 points plus 16 rebounds as Arkansas State Red Wolves easily beat Air Force Falcons 68-46 on Sunday.

Marquis Eaton had 16 points and seven rebounds for Arkansas State (8-3). Desi Sills added 12 points.

Jake Heidbreder had six rebounds for the Falcons (7-3), who had just 18 made baskets, six of them from beyond the arc.

A.J. Walker, the Falcons' leading scorer entering the contest at 19 points per game, had 6 points on 3-of-11 shooting.

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1st Half
AF
Falcons
24
ARST
Red Wolves
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lucas Moerman vs. Norchad Omier (Christian Willis gains possession)
19:41	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point jump shot (Marquis Eaton assists)	0-2
19:14		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
19:12		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
18:56		Marquis Eaton misses three point jump shot
18:54		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
18:41		Ethan Taylor turnover (out of bounds)
18:22	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Christian Willis assists)	0-4
17:52		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
17:50		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
17:32		Markise Davis turnover (bad pass)
17:22		Jake Heidbreder turnover (out of bounds)
17:16	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	0-6
16:42	+3	Lucas Moerman makes three point jump shot (A.J. Walker assists)	3-6
16:26		Markise Davis misses two point jump shot
16:24		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
16:13		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
15:55		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Marquis Eaton draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:50	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point jump shot (Marquis Eaton assists)	3-8
15:23		A.J. Walker turnover (Norchad Omier steals)
15:16	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	3-10
14:52	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	5-10
14:36	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (Markise Davis assists)	5-12
14:02		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
14:00		Christian Willis defensive rebound
13:44		Norchad Omier turnover (Lucas Moerman steals)
13:37		Lucas Moerman misses two point dunk
13:35		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
13:30		Marquis Eaton turnover (A.J. Walker steals)
13:24		Norchad Omier blocks A.J. Walker's two point dunk
13:22		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
13:19		Norchad Omier blocks Lucas Moerman's two point layup
13:19		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Lucas Moerman makes two point layup	7-12
13:01		Markise Davis misses two point jump shot
12:59		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
12:53		Lucas Moerman misses two point jump shot
12:52		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
12:52		Markise Davis shooting foul (Lucas Moerman draws the foul)
12:52		Lucas Moerman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:40		Marquis Eaton misses two point jump shot
12:52	+1	Lucas Moerman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-12
12:40		Marquis Eaton misses two point jump shot
12:38		Camden Vander Zwaag defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Nikc Jackson makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	11-12
11:52		Antwon Jackson turnover (bad pass)
11:52		TV timeout
11:37		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
11:35		Keyon Wesley defensive rebound
11:22		Ethan Taylor personal foul
11:04	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	11-14
10:33		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
10:31		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Malcolm Farrington makes three point jump shot (Antwon Jackson assists)	11-17
10:02		Ethan Taylor misses two point dunk
10:00		Keyon Wesley defensive rebound
9:55		Marquis Eaton turnover
9:49		Norchad Omier blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
9:47		Keyon Wesley defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Marquis Eaton makes two point jump shot	11-19
9:21		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:19		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Desi Sills assists)	11-21
8:57		Joe Scott technical foul
8:57		Falcons turnover
8:57	+1	Marquis Eaton makes technical free throw 1 of 2	11-22
8:57	+1	Marquis Eaton makes technical free throw 2 of 2	11-23
8:49		Desi Sills personal foul
8:36	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup	13-23
8:17		Jump ball. Norchad Omier vs. Camden Vander Zwaag (Camden Vander Zwaag gains possession)
8:17		Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) (Camden Vander Zwaag steals)
8:08		Camden Vander Zwaag misses two point layup
8:06		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Keyon Wesley assists)	13-25
7:40	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup	15-25
7:17		Keyon Wesley misses two point jump shot
7:15		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
7:15		Camden Vander Zwaag shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:15	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-26
7:15	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-26
6:54		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:52		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	15-28
6:38		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
6:38		Joseph Octave offensive rebound
6:38		Norchad Omier personal foul
6:25		Nikc Jackson misses two point dunk
6:23		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
6:13		Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
6:11		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
5:52		Nikc Jackson misses two point layup
5:50		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
5:41		Keyon Wesley misses two point jump shot
5:39		Keyon Wesley offensive rebound
5:37		Keyon Wesley offensive foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
5:37		Keyon Wesley turnover
5:14		Joseph Octave misses two point jump shot
5:12		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
5:07	+3	Marquis Eaton makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	15-31
4:47		Ethan Taylor turnover (Markise Davis steals)
4:40		Norchad Omier offensive foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
4:40		Norchad Omier turnover
4:22	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point jump shot	17-31
4:07		Lucas Moerman personal foul
3:48		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
3:46		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
3:42		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
3:40		Antwon Jackson defensive rebound
3:33	+3	Marquis Eaton makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Farrington assists)	17-34
3:14		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
3:12		Camden Vander Zwaag offensive rebound
2:58	+3	Camden Vander Zwaag makes three point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	20-34
2:56		TV timeout
2:56		TV timeout
2:39		Markise Davis misses two point jump shot
2:37		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
2:11		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
2:09		Marquis Eaton defensive rebound
1:45		Antwon Jackson misses two point jump shot
1:45		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point layup (Lucas Moerman assists)	22-34
1:19		Malcolm Farrington misses three point jump shot
1:17		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
1:00		Malcolm Farrington turnover (out of bounds)
0:46	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	24-34
0:16		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
22
ARST
Red Wolves
34

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Lucas Moerman personal foul
19:40	+2	Marquis Eaton makes two point jump shot	24-36
19:13		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
19:11		Christian Willis defensive rebound
18:57		Marquis Eaton misses three point jump shot
18:55		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
18:36		Markise Davis misses three point jump shot
18:34		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
18:34		A.J. Walker shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
18:34	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-37
18:34		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:34		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
18:22		Markise Davis shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-37
18:22	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
18:09		Norchad Omier misses two point dunk
18:07		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
18:00		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
17:58		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
17:53		Ethan Taylor turnover (Marquis Eaton steals)
17:45		Marquis Eaton misses two point jump shot
17:43		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
17:33		Lucas Moerman blocks Norchad Omier's two point jump shot
17:31		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
17:28		Norchad Omier turnover (Joseph Octave steals)
17:20	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	28-37
17:03		Marquis Eaton misses two point jump shot
17:01		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	30-37
16:47		TV timeout
16:47		TV timeout
16:27		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
16:25		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
16:17		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
16:15		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:01		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
15:59		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Keyon Wesley makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	30-39
15:29		Norchad Omier blocks Joseph Octave's two point layup
15:27		Keyon Wesley defensive rebound
15:06		Jake Heidbreder personal foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
15:06		TV timeout
14:47		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
14:45		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
14:36		Desi Sills turnover (Camden Vander Zwaag steals)
14:06		Norchad Omier personal foul
13:50		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
13:48		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (Desi Sills assists)	30-41
13:11		Lucas Moerman turnover (out of bounds)
13:04		Norchad Omier misses two point dunk
13:02		Caleb Fields offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Marquis Eaton makes two point jump shot	30-43
12:41		Nikc Jackson offensive foul
12:41		Nikc Jackson turnover
12:28		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
12:26		Desi Sills offensive rebound
12:25		Nikc Jackson personal foul
12:25		Nikc Jackson personal foul
12:17		A.J. Walker shooting foul (Desi Sills draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-44
12:17	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-45
11:59		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:57		Desi Sills defensive rebound
11:40	+3	Desi Sills makes three point jump shot (Lazar Grbovic assists)	30-48
11:11	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	33-48
11:08		Falcons 30 second timeout
11:08		TV timeout
10:56		Jake Heidbreder personal foul (Lazar Grbovic draws the foul)
10:56		Lazar Grbovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:56		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
10:36		Desi Sills personal foul
10:35		Nikc Jackson turnover (lost ball)
10:15		Desi Sills misses two point layup
10:13		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
9:57		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
9:55		Lazar Grbovic defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Keyon Wesley makes two point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	33-50
9:25		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:23		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Keyon Wesley makes two point layup (Desi Sills assists)	33-52
8:53		A.J. Walker turnover (Desi Sills steals)
8:50	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup	33-54
8:50		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Desi Sills draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-55
8:23		Jeffrey Mills turnover (Marquis Eaton steals)
8:14	+2	Marquis Eaton makes two point layup	33-57
8:12	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists)	35-57
8:12		Lazar Grbovic shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
8:12		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:12		Lazar Grbovic defensive rebound
7:47		Christian Willis misses two point jump shot
7:45		Keyon Wesley offensive rebound
7:37	+2	Keyon Wesley makes two point layup	35-59
7:23		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
7:21		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
7:06	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point layup	37-59
6:37		Marquis Eaton misses three point jump shot
6:35		Lazar Grbovic offensive rebound
6:23		Lazar Grbovic misses two point layup
6:23		Malcolm Farrington offensive rebound
6:23	+3	Malcolm Farrington makes three point jump shot	37-62
6:13		Keyon Wesley personal foul
6:13		TV timeout
5:52		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
5:25		Malcolm Farrington misses three point jump shot
5:23		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
5:21		A.J. Walker personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-63
5:21	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-64
5:08		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
5:06		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
4:43		Caleb Fields turnover (lost ball)
4:31		Caleb Fields personal foul
4:24		Norchad Omier blocks A.J. Walker's two point jump shot
4:22		A.J. Walker offensive rebound
4:20		Joseph Octave misses three point jump shot
4:18		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
4:10		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-64
4:10		Joseph Octave misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:10		A.J. Walker offensive rebound
3:54		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
3:52		Lucas Moerman offensive rebound
3:42	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point layup	40-64
3:41		Falcons 30 second timeout
3:41		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup	40-66
2:46		Joseph Octave misses two point layup
2:44		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
2:39		Ryan Corner personal foul (Desi Sills draws the foul)
2:39		Desi Sills misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39		Desi Sills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Camden Vander Zwaag defensive rebound
2:25		Norchad Omier blocks Ryan Corner's two point jump shot
2:27		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
2:10		Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
2:08		Avery Felts offensive rebound
2:05		Mario Fantina turnover (lost ball)
1:40	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (Cheikh Ndour assists)	40-68
1:25	+3	Camden Vander Zwaag makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	43-68
1:09		Nicolas Tingling turnover (bad pass) (Camden Vander Zwaag steals)
1:03	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	46-68
0:45		Lazar Grbovic misses three point jump shot
0:45		Lazar Grbovic misses three point jump shot
0:43		Camden Vander Zwaag defensive rebound
0:34		Kyle Brown misses two point jump shot
0:32		Mario Fantina defensive rebound
0:07		Cheikh Ndour turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Brown steals)
0:01		Jake Murphy misses two point layup
0:00		Nicolas Tingling defensive rebound

Nicolas Tingling defensive rebound