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Utah State wins 87-58 against Air Force

AP
Jan 25, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Ian Martinez scored 16 points as Utah State beat Air Force 87-58 on Saturday night.

Martinez went 5 of 9 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Aggies (18-2, 8-1 Mountain West Conference). Isaac Johnson scored 12 points, shooting 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Mason Falslev shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Ethan Taylor led the Falcons (3-17, 0-9) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and six rebounds. Kyle Marshall added nine points and three blocks for Air Force. Caleb Walker also had nine points and five assists. The loss was the Falcons' 10th in a row.

Utah State took the lead less than four minutes into the game and did not give it up. The score was 42-33 at halftime, with Martinez racking up nine points. Utah State pulled away with a 13-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 20 points. They outscored Air Force by 20 points in the final half, as Martinez led the way with a team-high seven second-half points.

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

1st Half
UTST
Aggies
42
AF
Falcons
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aubin Gateretse vs. Wesley Celichowski (Deyton Albury gains possession)
19:45		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Mason Falslev draws the foul)
19:45	+1	Mason Falslev makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-0
19:45		Mason Falslev misses regular free throw 2 of 3
19:45		Aggies offensive rebound
19:45	+1	Mason Falslev makes regular free throw 3 of 3	2-0
19:15		Deyton Albury shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
19:15		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:15		Deyton Albury defensive rebound
19:01		Mason Falslev misses two point driving layup
18:59		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
18:39		Aubin Gateretse blocks Kyle Marshall's two point layup
18:37		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Deyton Albury makes two point driving layup	4-1
18:09		Aubin Gateretse blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
18:07		Falcons offensive rebound
17:45		Kyle Marshall misses two point layup
17:43		Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
17:29	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	4-4
17:18		Mason Falslev misses two point layup
17:16		Aubin Gateretse offensive rebound
17:12		Aubin Gateretse misses two point tip layup
17:10		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	4-6
16:57		Tucker Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:55		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
16:48		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:46		Aubin Gateretse defensive rebound
16:35		Kyle Marshall blocks Mason Falslev's two point layup
16:33		Falcons defensive rebound
16:28		Jeffrey Mills turnover (lost ball) (Ian Martinez steals)
16:19		Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
16:17		Drake Allen offensive rebound
16:14	+3	Mason Falslev makes three point jump shot (Drake Allen assists)	7-6
16:07		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Drake Allen steals)
15:54		Drake Allen misses two point layup
15:52		Dexter Akanno offensive rebound
15:44		Kyle Marshall blocks Dexter Akanno's two point layup
15:38		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
15:31		Wesley Celichowski misses two point layup
15:27		Karson Templin defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot	10-6
14:48		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
14:46		Karson Templin defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Drake Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mason Falslev assists)	12-6
14:37		TV timeout
14:06		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
13:44		Ian Martinez misses three point stepback jump shot
13:42		Aggies offensive rebound
13:42		Caleb Walker personal foul
13:28	+3	Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot (Karson Templin assists)	15-6
12:58		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Dexter Akanno steals)
12:48	+3	Isaac Johnson makes three point jump shot (Drake Allen assists)	18-6
12:39		Drake Allen personal foul
12:26		Jordy Barnes personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
12:19		Mason Falslev shooting foul (Yoda Oke draws the foul)
12:19		Yoda Oke misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:19		Yoda Oke misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:19	+1	Yoda Oke makes regular free throw 3 of 3	18-7
12:08		Jordy Barnes misses two point layup
12:06		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
11:46		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
11:44		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
11:34	+3	Isaac Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists)	21-7
11:14		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
11:12		Isaac Johnson defensive rebound
11:05		Isaac Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:03		Yoda Oke defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	21-10
10:16	+3	Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Jordy Barnes assists)	24-10
9:52		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
9:50		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Drake Allen makes two point dunk (Mason Falslev assists)	26-10
9:26	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point floating jump shot	26-12
9:02	+3	Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Jordy Barnes assists)	29-12
9:00		Falcons 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:37		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:35		Byron Brown offensive rebound
8:25		Tucker Anderson blocks Byron Brown's two point layup
8:23		Falcons offensive rebound
8:14		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
8:14		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Deyton Albury draws the foul)
7:57		Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
7:55		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
7:35		Aubin Gateretse blocks Jeffrey Mills's two point layup
7:33		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
7:33		Deyton Albury personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:28	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point running dunk (Jeffrey Mills assists)	29-14
7:17		Mason Falslev turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Marshall steals)
6:49		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:47		Aubin Gateretse defensive rebound
6:30		Caleb Walker blocks Aubin Gateretse's two point layup
6:28		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
6:14	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	29-17
6:12		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:57	+3	Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot	32-17
5:38	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	32-20
5:19		Ian Martinez misses three point jump shot
5:17		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
5:05		Aubin Gateretse personal foul (Luke Kearney draws the foul)
4:46	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	32-22
4:27	+2	Drake Allen makes two point driving layup	34-22
4:18	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point dunk (Kyle Marshall assists)	34-24
4:01		Mason Falslev misses three point jump shot
3:59		Falcons defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:49		Isaac Johnson blocks Caleb Walker's two point layup
3:47		Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
3:28		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
3:26		Caleb Walker offensive rebound
3:25		Isaac Johnson personal foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
3:25	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-25
3:25	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-26
3:17	+2	Tucker Anderson makes two point layup (Ian Martinez assists)	36-26
2:54		Drake Allen blocks Jeffrey Mills's two point jump shot
2:52		Isaac Johnson defensive rebound
2:40	+3	Tucker Anderson makes three point jump shot (Jordy Barnes assists)	39-26
2:26	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Caleb Walker assists)	39-28
2:05		Tucker Anderson misses three point jump shot
2:03		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
1:57	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	39-30
1:57		Isaac Johnson shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-31
1:40		Ian Martinez misses two point jump shot
1:38		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point driving layup	39-33
0:43	+3	Karson Templin makes three point jump shot (Mason Falslev assists)	42-33
0:23		Caleb Walker turnover (lost ball)
0:02		Kyle Marshall blocks Ian Martinez's three point jump shot
0:00		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTST
Aggies
45
AF
Falcons
25

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
19:31		Tucker Anderson defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Deyton Albury makes two point dunk	44-33
19:06	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point layup (Wesley Celichowski assists)	44-35
18:56		Mason Falslev turnover (bad pass)
18:47		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
18:45		Ian Martinez defensive rebound
18:19		Karson Templin turnover (traveling)
18:14	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup	44-37
18:14		Karson Templin shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-38
18:10	+3	Tucker Anderson makes three point jump shot (Deyton Albury assists)	47-38
17:50		Karson Templin shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
17:50	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-39
17:50	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-40
17:34		Tucker Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:32		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
17:06		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
17:04		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
16:58		Drake Allen misses three point jump shot
16:56		Falcons defensive rebound
16:41		Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Drake Allen steals)
16:41		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Drake Allen draws the foul)
16:30	+3	Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Drake Allen assists)	50-40
16:12	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	50-42
15:51	+2	Mason Falslev makes two point layup (Drake Allen assists)	52-42
15:21		Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass)
15:21		TV timeout
15:12		Drake Allen turnover (lost ball) (Byron Brown steals)
15:06		Tucker Anderson blocks Byron Brown's two point layup
15:04		Aubin Gateretse defensive rebound
14:59		Tucker Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:57		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
14:40		Wesley Celichowski misses two point layup
14:38		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Tucker Anderson makes two point layup (Mason Falslev assists)	54-42
13:59	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot	54-45
13:57		Falcons 30 second timeout
13:57		TV timeout
13:56		Byron Brown personal foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul)
13:39		Jordy Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Byron Brown steals)
13:22	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	54-47
13:13		Ian Martinez turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
12:48		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
12:34		Caleb Walker shooting foul (Aubin Gateretse draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Aubin Gateretse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-47
12:34	+1	Aubin Gateretse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-47
12:22		Mason Falslev personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
12:10		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
12:07		Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
12:01		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-47
12:01	+1	Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-47
11:49		Jump ball. Ethan Taylor vs. Jordy Barnes (Jordy Barnes gains possession)
11:49		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jordy Barnes steals)
11:49		TV timeout
11:33	+2	Mason Falslev makes two point layup	60-47
11:15		Drake Allen blocks Caleb Walker's two point layup
11:13		Jordy Barnes defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Aubin Gateretse makes two point dunk (Jordy Barnes assists)	62-47
11:10		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Aubin Gateretse draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Aubin Gateretse makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-47
10:58		Aubin Gateretse shooting foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
10:58		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:58		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:58		Falcons offensive rebound
10:58		Aubin Gateretse personal foul (Falcons draws the foul)
10:49		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:47		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
10:45		Ethan Taylor blocks Jordy Barnes's two point layup
10:43		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
10:24		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
10:22		Aggies defensive rebound
10:22		Aubin Gateretse personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
10:22		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Aubin Gateretse draws the foul)
10:22		Aggies 30 second timeout
10:22		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Drake Allen draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Drake Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-47
10:22	+1	Drake Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-47
9:56		Byron Brown turnover (lost ball) (Mason Falslev steals)
9:47		Mason Falslev misses two point layup
9:45		Byron Brown defensive rebound
9:24		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Mason Falslev steals)
9:20	+2	Mason Falslev makes two point dunk (Drake Allen assists)	67-47
8:56		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
8:54		Karson Templin defensive rebound
8:37		Drake Allen turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kearney steals)
8:24		Jordy Barnes personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-48
8:24		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:24		Isaac Johnson defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Isaac Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordy Barnes assists)	70-48
7:44	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point jump shot (Wesley Celichowski assists)	70-50
7:14		Isaac Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:12		Yoda Oke defensive rebound
6:46		Yoda Oke turnover (bad pass) (Drake Allen steals)
6:43		Drake Allen turnover (bad pass) (Byron Brown steals)
6:42		Mason Falslev personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
6:42		TV timeout
6:42	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-51
6:42	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-52
6:26		Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
6:24		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
6:16		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Drake Allen steals)
5:52	+3	Isaac Johnson makes three point jump shot (Drake Allen assists)	73-52
5:20		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:18		Isaac Johnson defensive rebound
4:54		Mason Falslev misses three point jump shot
4:52		Yoda Oke defensive rebound
4:43		Dexter Akanno personal foul (Yoda Oke draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Yoda Oke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-53
4:43	+1	Yoda Oke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-54
4:29	+3	Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot	76-54
4:06		Yoda Oke misses three point jump shot
4:04		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
3:53		Deyton Albury turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
3:39		Caleb Walker turnover (lost ball) (Mason Falslev steals)
3:33	+2	Ian Martinez makes two point dunk (Mason Falslev assists)	78-54
3:13		Isaac Johnson shooting foul (Falcons draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-55
3:13		Ethan Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:13		Mason Falslev defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Deyton Albury makes two point layup (Isaac Davis assists)	80-55
2:20	+2	Yoda Oke makes two point layup (Caleb Walker assists)	80-57
2:09		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:51		Sam Duskin personal foul (Isaac Davis draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Isaac Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-57
1:51	+1	Isaac Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-57
1:32		Isaac Davis personal foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
1:32		Beau Becker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:32	+1	Beau Becker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-58
1:30		Sam Duskin personal foul (Deyton Albury draws the foul)
1:30		Deyton Albury misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:30		Isaac Davis offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Isaac Davis makes two point layup	84-58
1:07		A.J. Patterson turnover (bad pass)
0:53	+3	Jaxon Smith makes three point jump shot (Jordy Barnes assists)	87-58
0:37		Sam Duskin misses three point jump shot
0:35		Will Cooper offensive rebound
0:29		Will Cooper misses two point layup
0:27		Beau Becker offensive rebound
0:20		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
0:17		Deyton Albury defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Deyton Albury defensive rebound