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Colorado State takes down Air Force 69-53

AP
Feb 07, 2023

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) John Tonje had 21 points in Colorado State's 69-53 win against Air Force on Tuesday night.

Tonje was 9-of-14 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) for the Rams (11-14, 3-9 Mountain West Conference). Isaiah Stevens scored 20 points, going 9 of 13 (2 for 3 from distance). James Moors finished 3 of 6 from the floor to finish with seven points. The Rams stopped a five-game losing streak with the win.

The Falcons (12-13, 3-9) were led in scoring by Beau Becker and Jake Heidbreder, who finished with 13 points apiece. Camden Vander Zwaag added eight points. The loss is the sixth straight for the Falcons.

Colorado State took the lead with 2:18 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 32-26 at halftime, with Stevens racking up 12 points. Colorado State pulled away with a 10-1 run in the second half to extend a 10-point lead to 19 points. They outscored Air Force by 10 points in the final half, as Tonje led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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Colorado State plays Wednesday against Boise State at home, while Air Force hosts New Mexico on Friday.

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

1st Half
CSU
Rams
32
AF
Falcons
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:27		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
19:07		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
19:05		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
18:58		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
18:53		Isaiah Stevens turnover (Ethan Taylor steals)
18:33	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	0-2
18:13		Baylor Hebb misses two point jump shot
18:11		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
17:46		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
17:44		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	2-2
16:59	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	2-4
16:41	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	4-4
16:23		John Tonje personal foul
16:07		John Tonje blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
16:05		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
15:57		Patrick Cartier misses two point layup
15:55		Beau Becker defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	4-7
15:19	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	6-7
14:49		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
14:49		TV timeout
14:38		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass)
14:25		Baylor Hebb turnover (Jake Heidbreder steals)
14:07		Joe Palmer personal foul
14:01		Jeffrey Mills turnover (Baylor Hebb steals)
13:52	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	9-7
13:23		James Moors blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
13:21		Baylor Hebb defensive rebound
13:16		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
13:14		James Moors offensive rebound
13:08		James Moors misses two point layup
13:06		Joe Palmer offensive rebound
12:49		Joe Palmer misses two point layup
12:49		James Moors offensive rebound
12:49		James Moors misses two point layup
12:49		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
12:49		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
12:47		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Beau Becker makes two point jump shot	9-9
12:12		James Moors turnover (bad pass)
11:48	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	9-11
11:29		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
11:27		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
11:13	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	9-14
10:55	+3	Isaiah Stevens makes three point jump shot	12-14
10:27		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
10:25		James Moors defensive rebound
10:11		Ethan Taylor personal foul
10:11		TV timeout
10:08	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Joe Palmer assists)	14-14
9:39		Camden Vander Zwaag turnover (lost ball) (John Tonje steals)
9:08		John Tonje turnover (double dribble)
8:52	+3	Camden Vander Zwaag makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	14-17
8:25	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	16-17
7:58		Marcell McCreary misses two point layup
7:56		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
7:50		John Tonje misses two point layup
7:48		Beau Becker defensive rebound
7:25		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:23		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
6:53	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	18-17
6:33	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup	18-19
6:11		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
6:09		Patrick Cartier offensive rebound
5:59	+2	Joe Palmer makes two point layup	20-19
5:59		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Joe Palmer draws the foul)
5:59		TV timeout
6:00	+1	Joe Palmer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-19
5:43	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (Corbin Green assists)	21-21
5:21	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	23-21
4:53		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
4:51		Baylor Hebb defensive rebound
4:39		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
4:37		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
4:21		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
4:19		Camden Vander Zwaag offensive rebound
4:16		Carter Murphy offensive foul
4:16		Carter Murphy turnover (offensive foul)
3:54		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
3:52		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Marcell McCreary makes two point hook shot	23-23
3:04	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	25-23
2:51	+3	Camden Vander Zwaag makes three point jump shot (Corbin Green assists)	25-26
2:18	+2	James Moors makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	27-26
2:01		Corbin Green offensive foul
2:01		Corbin Green turnover (offensive foul)
2:01		TV timeout
1:52	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	30-26
1:19		Ethan Taylor turnover (Isaiah Stevens steals)
1:11	+2	Baylor Hebb makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	32-26
0:55		Camden Vander Zwaag turnover (bad pass)
0:41		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass)
0:12		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
0:10		Baylor Hebb defensive rebound
0:00		Joe Palmer misses two point jump shot
0:00		Falcons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CSU
Rams
37
AF
Falcons
27

Time		Play	Score
19:46		John Tonje personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
19:28		Rytis Petraitis misses two point jump shot
19:26		John Tonje defensive rebound
19:12	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	34-26
19:12		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
19:12	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-26
18:43		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
18:41		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
18:36		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
18:34		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
18:16	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	35-29
17:55	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	37-29
17:23		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
17:21		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
17:04		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
17:02		Baylor Hebb defensive rebound
16:44		Patrick Cartier turnover (Rytis Petraitis steals)
16:39		Jeffrey Mills offensive foul
16:39		Jeffrey Mills turnover (offensive foul)
16:17	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	39-29
16:01		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
15:59		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
15:51		Ethan Taylor turnover (Isaiah Rivera steals)
15:46	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	41-29
15:11		Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
15:09		Falcons offensive rebound
15:11		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
15:11		TV timeout
14:58		Beau Becker blocks John Tonje's two point layup
14:56		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
14:39	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	41-32
14:21		Trace Young misses two point jump shot
14:19		Rams offensive rebound
14:13	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stevens assists)	44-32
13:47		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
13:45		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
13:17	+2	James Moors makes two point layup	46-32
13:01	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	46-35
13:00		Rams 30 second timeout
13:00		TV timeout
12:41		Beau Becker personal foul (Patrick Cartier draws the foul)
12:32	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Baylor Hebb assists)	48-35
12:09		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
12:07		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
11:57	+3	Joe Palmer makes three point jump shot (Patrick Cartier assists)	51-35
11:30	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	51-37
11:11		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
11:09		Patrick Cartier offensive rebound
11:01		Trace Young misses three point jump shot
10:59		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
10:45		Trace Young shooting foul (Camden Vander Zwaag draws the foul)
10:45		TV timeout
10:46	+1	Camden Vander Zwaag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-38
10:46	+1	Camden Vander Zwaag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-39
10:31	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	53-39
10:16	+2	Corbin Green makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	53-41
9:51		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
9:49		James Moors offensive rebound
9:46	+2	James Moors makes two point layup	55-41
9:35		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
9:33		Corbin Green offensive rebound
9:33		James Moors personal foul
9:14		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
9:12		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
8:59		Isaiah Rivera offensive foul
8:59		Isaiah Rivera turnover (offensive foul)
8:44	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	55-44
8:24		James Moors misses two point layup
8:22		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
7:57		Camden Vander Zwaag misses two point layup
7:55		Corbin Green offensive rebound
7:58	+2	Corbin Green makes two point layup	55-46
7:57		James Moors shooting foul (Corbin Green draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:58		Corbin Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:58		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
7:35		Marcell McCreary personal foul
7:21		Corbin Green shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-46
7:21	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-46
7:02		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
7:00		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	59-46
6:21	+2	Corbin Green makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	59-48
6:21		Patrick Cartier shooting foul (Corbin Green draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Corbin Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-49
6:03		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
6:01		Joe Palmer offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)	61-49
5:55		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Patrick Cartier draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Patrick Cartier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-49
5:32		Baylor Hebb personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
5:32		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:32		James Moors defensive rebound
5:15	+2	John Tonje makes two point jump shot	64-49
4:58		Baylor Hebb personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-50
4:58		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		Baylor Hebb defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	66-50
4:40		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:14		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
4:12		James Moors defensive rebound
4:11		Corbin Green personal foul (James Moors draws the foul)
4:11	+1	James Moors makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-50
4:11		James Moors misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:11		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
3:59		Falcons turnover (10-second violation)
3:47		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:48		John Tonje misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:48		Beau Becker defensive rebound
3:26		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
3:24		James Moors defensive rebound
3:12		Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot
3:10		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
2:55		Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot
2:53		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
2:40		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
2:38		John Tonje defensive rebound
2:22		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
2:20		Falcons defensive rebound
2:00		Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot
1:58		John Tonje defensive rebound
1:34	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup (Patrick Cartier assists)	69-50
1:02		Marcell McCreary turnover (Patrick Cartier steals)
0:34		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
0:32		Beau Becker defensive rebound
0:06	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot	69-53
0:00		End of period

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Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot