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Collins scores 23 as Fresno State defeats Air Force 74-65

AP
Jan 18, 2025

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Zaon Collins scored 23 points as Fresno State beat Air Force 74-65 on Friday.

Collins shot 7 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Bulldogs (5-13, 1-6 Mountain West Conference). Alex Crawford scored 21 points while shooting 8 for 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Jalen Weaver shot 5 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds. The Bulldogs stopped a six-game losing streak with the victory.

Luke Kearney led the way for the Falcons (3-15, 0-7) with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Ethan Taylor added 16 points, six assists and two steals for Air Force. Kyle Marshall had 13 points and four assists. The Falcons prolonged their losing streak to eight in a row.

Fresno State took the lead with 18:37 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 41-24 at halftime, with Crawford racking up 12 points. Fresno State used an 8-0 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 56-38 with 11:04 left in the half before finishing off the win.

Fresno State plays Monday against New Mexico on the road, and Air Force hosts San Diego State on Wednesday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
AF
Falcons
24
FRES
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Walker vs. Elijah Price (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Zaon Collins turnover (bad pass)
19:16		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:14		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
19:04		Ethan Taylor misses two point dunk
19:02		Zaon Collins defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point layup (Zaon Collins assists)	0-2
18:55	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	2-2
18:37	+2	Elijah Price makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:05		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
17:49		Pierre Geneste Jr. offensive foul
17:49		Pierre Geneste Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
17:38		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
17:36		Elijah Price defensive rebound
17:25		Luke Kearney personal foul
17:23		Kyle Marshall blocks Alex Crawford's two point layup
17:21		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
17:05		Alex Crawford shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
16:55		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Price steals)
16:52		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Elijah Price draws the foul)
16:49	+3	Jalen Weaver makes three point jump shot	2-7
16:31		Pierre Geneste Jr. personal foul
16:23		Jeffrey Mills turnover (traveling)
16:08		Byron Brown personal foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
15:59	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point layup	2-9
15:59		Byron Brown shooting foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Alex Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-10
15:42		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
15:40		Alex Crawford defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Zaon Collins makes two point layup	2-12
15:29		Byron Brown shooting foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul)
15:29	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-13
15:06		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
15:04		Alex Crawford defensive rebound
14:57		Will Cooper blocks Mor Seck's two point layup
14:55		Will Cooper defensive rebound
14:37		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
14:35		Mor Seck defensive rebound
14:25		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul)
14:25	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 3	2-14
14:25	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-15
14:25	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 3 of 3	2-16
14:07	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot	4-16
13:57	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup	4-18
13:48	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Will Cooper assists)	7-18
13:38		Jalen Weaver turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
13:27		Sam Springer misses two point layup
13:25		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
13:20		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
13:18		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
13:16	+3	Alex Crawford makes three point jump shot (Jasir Tremble assists)	7-21
13:05		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:03		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
12:53		Jasir Tremble misses three point jump shot
12:51		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:43	+3	Will Cooper makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	10-21
12:28		Jalen Weaver misses two point layup
12:26		Falcons defensive rebound
12:04	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	13-21
11:39		Zaon Collins misses two point layup
11:37		Will Cooper defensive rebound
11:10	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	16-21
10:47		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Elijah Price draws the foul)
10:47		TV timeout
10:47	+1	Elijah Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
10:47	+1	Elijah Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-23
10:24		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
10:22		Zaon Collins defensive rebound
10:12		Elijah Price misses two point jump shot
10:10		Brian Amuneke offensive rebound
10:05		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
10:03		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
10:03		Pierre Geneste Jr. personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
9:47		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:45		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
9:26		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
9:24		Alex Crawford defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Zaon Collins makes three point jump shot	16-26
8:39		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
8:37		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
8:30		Alex Crawford misses three point jump shot
8:28		Elijah Price offensive rebound
8:22		Alex Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
8:14		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
8:12		Elijah Price defensive rebound
8:07		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Alex Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-27
8:07	+1	Alex Crawford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-28
7:56		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
7:54		Alex Crawford defensive rebound
7:49		Jasir Tremble misses three point jump shot
7:47		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
7:42		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass)
7:42		TV timeout
7:33		Zaon Collins misses three point jump shot
7:31		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Luke Kearney assists)	19-28
6:44	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point dunk (Zaon Collins assists)	19-30
6:20		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
6:18		Mor Seck defensive rebound
5:54		Luke Kearney personal foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
5:54		Alex Crawford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:54		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
5:25		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
5:06		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Mor Seck draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Mor Seck makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-31
5:06	+1	Mor Seck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-32
4:41		Beau Becker turnover (bad pass) (Jasir Tremble steals)
4:37		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jalen Weaver draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Jalen Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-33
4:37	+1	Jalen Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-34
4:15	+3	Kyle Marshall makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	22-34
3:54	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup	22-36
3:34	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Kyle Marshall assists)	24-36
3:06	+3	Jasir Tremble makes three point jump shot	24-39
2:46		Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot
2:44		Mor Seck defensive rebound
2:22		Jalen Weaver misses two point jump shot
2:20		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
2:12		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
2:10		Elijah Price defensive rebound
1:45		Jasir Tremble misses two point jump shot
1:43		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
1:34		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:32		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
1:26		Jalen Weaver turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kearney steals)
1:21		Jalen Weaver blocks Luke Kearney's two point layup
1:19		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
1:19		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:19		TV timeout
0:54		Brian Amuneke misses three point jump shot
0:52		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
0:28		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
0:26		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Zaon Collins makes two point jump shot	24-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
41
FRES
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
19:44		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
19:36		Luke Kearney misses two point layup
19:34		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
19:30	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	27-41
19:09		Alex Crawford misses three point jump shot
19:07		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
19:01		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
18:59		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
18:35		Alex Crawford misses two point layup
18:33		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
18:27		Alex Crawford personal foul
18:08		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
18:07		Caleb Walker offensive rebound
18:07		Mor Seck shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
18:05		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:05	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-41
17:37		Zaon Collins misses three point jump shot
17:35		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
17:07		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
17:05		Mor Seck defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Zaon Collins makes three point jump shot (Elijah Price assists)	28-44
16:10	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	31-44
15:39		TV timeout
15:27		Mor Seck misses two point layup
15:25		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
15:12	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	34-44
14:47		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
14:34		Elijah Price misses two point layup
14:32		Elijah Price offensive rebound
14:29	+2	Elijah Price makes two point layup	34-46
14:25		Mor Seck shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
14:25		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:25	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-46
14:00	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup	35-48
13:41		Caleb Walker misses two point jump shot
13:39		Elijah Price defensive rebound
13:17		Alex Crawford misses three point jump shot
13:15		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
12:58	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	38-48
12:31	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup	38-50
12:18		Alex Crawford blocks Caleb Walker's two point layup
12:16		Mor Seck defensive rebound
12:12		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul)
12:12		Alex Crawford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:12	+1	Alex Crawford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-51
11:56		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:54		Brian Amuneke defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Zaon Collins makes two point layup	38-53
11:30		Will Cooper shooting foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-54
11:12		Will Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Price steals)
11:04	+2	Pierre Geneste Jr. makes two point dunk (Zaon Collins assists)	38-56
10:45		Brian Amuneke shooting foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-56
10:45	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-56
10:31		Jalen Weaver turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
10:29	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot	43-56
10:29		Falcons 30 second timeout
10:29		TV timeout
10:23		Zaon Collins misses two point layup
10:21		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
10:08		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:17		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
9:15		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
9:14		Elijah Price personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
8:47		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
8:45		Elijah Price defensive rebound
8:24		Jasir Tremble misses three point jump shot
8:22		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	45-56
8:00	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point layup	45-58
7:50		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
7:48		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
7:43		Elijah Price blocks Luke Kearney's two point layup
7:41		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
7:32		Luke Kearney misses two point layup
7:30		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
7:27		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
7:25		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
7:25		Wesley Celichowski offensive foul
7:25		Wesley Celichowski turnover (offensive foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:07	+2	Zaon Collins makes two point layup	45-60
6:50	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	47-60
6:50		Mor Seck shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
6:50	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-60
6:16		Jasir Tremble turnover (bad pass)
5:51	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot	51-60
5:40		Jalen Weaver turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Marshall steals)
5:39		Jalen Weaver personal foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
5:39		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:39		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
5:31		Elijah Price personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
5:31	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
5:14	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point layup (Elijah Price assists)	53-62
4:44		Kyle Marshall misses two point layup
4:42		Elijah Price defensive rebound
4:16		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
4:14		Alex Crawford offensive rebound
4:09	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point dunk	53-64
3:52		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
3:50		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
3:49		Mor Seck personal foul
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-64
3:49		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:49		Mor Seck defensive rebound
3:39		Bulldogs turnover (10-second violation)
3:18	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	56-64
2:47	+2	Alex Crawford makes two point layup (Elijah Price assists)	56-66
2:37	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	58-66
2:37		Falcons 30 second timeout
2:10		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Elijah Price draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Elijah Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-67
2:10	+1	Elijah Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
1:44		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
1:42		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
1:36		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
1:34		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
1:30		Wesley Celichowski turnover (traveling)
1:21	+2	Zaon Collins makes two point layup	58-70
1:12		Brian Amuneke shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
0:51	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-70
0:43		Brian Amuneke misses three point jump shot
0:41		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	62-70
0:35		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:35		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul)
0:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:23		Kyle Marshall personal foul (Jalen Weaver draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jalen Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
0:23	+1	Jalen Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
0:15		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
0:14		Falcons offensive rebound
0:11		Jalen Weaver shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	63-72
0:11	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	64-72
0:11	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	65-72
0:10		Kyle Marshall personal foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-73
0:10	+1	Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-74
0:01		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound