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Taylor scores 23 as Air Force defeats Jacksonville State 73-67
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) Ethan Taylor's 23 points helped Air Force defeat Jacksonville State 73-67 on Thursday night.
Taylor added 10 rebounds and six assists for the Falcons (1-1). Jeffrey Mills scored 18 points and added five rebounds. Luke Kearney shot 5 for 10, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Jaron Pierre Jr. led the way for the Gamecocks (1-1) with 21 points and four assists. Jacksonville State also got 10 points from Koree Cotton. Mason Nicholson also had nine points.
Mills scored 12 points in the first half and Air Force went into halftime trailing 30-22. Taylor scored 19 points in the second half to help lead Air Force to a six-point victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Mason Nicholson vs. Wesley Celichowski (Falcons gains possession) | Â |
| 19:57 | | +2 | Luke Kearney makes two point dunk (Ethan Taylor assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:32 |  | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point jump shot (Jao Ituka assists) | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | | Â | Mason Nicholson blocks Wesley Celichowski's two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Sam Duskin offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Jamar Franklin personal foul | Â |
| 18:11 | | +2 | Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:27 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | +2 | Jao Ituka makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | | Â | Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Jao Ituka steals) | Â |
| 16:43 | | Â | Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:41 | | Â | Ethan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:58 | | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point layup | 6-4 |
| 15:39 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Koree Cotton turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Sam Duskin shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 14:52 | | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | | +3 | Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | | Â | Byron Brown shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:16 | | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 13:54 | | +3 | Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Caleb Walker blocks Marcellus Brigham Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:07 | | +3 | Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Iaroslav Niagu assists) | 12-10 |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:15 | | +3 | Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) | 15-10 |
| 12:01 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Caleb Walker misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Koree Cotton makes two point layup | 17-10 |
| 11:34 | | Â | Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:34 | | +1 | Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-10 |
| 11:12 | | Â | Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:56 | | Â | Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Caleb Walker misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists) | 20-10 |
| 9:59 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Koree Cotton shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:42 | | +1 | Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-11 |
| 9:42 | | +1 | Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-12 |
| 9:25 | | Â | Ethan Taylor blocks Jao Ituka's two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:23 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Wesley Celichowski assists) | 20-15 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Jao Ituka makes two point layup | 22-15 |
| 8:23 | | +3 | Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Luke Kearney assists) | 22-18 |
| 7:56 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive foul | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup | 22-20 |
| 7:16 | | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Sam Duskin defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Wesley Celichowski assists) | 22-22 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point layup (Iaroslav Niagu assists) | 24-22 |
| 6:32 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:30 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:21 | | Â | Jamar Franklin turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Iaroslav Niagu personal foul | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Jamar Franklin defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski blocks Marcellus Brigham Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals) | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Michael Houge personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Sam Duskin offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Luke Kearney offensive foul | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Luke Kearney turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Michael Houge misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Michael Houge misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Falcons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski turnover (bad pass) (Jao Ituka steals) | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Ethan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot | 26-22 |
| 3:52 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:52 | | +1 | Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-22 |
| 3:21 | | Â | Falcons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kearney steals) | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Caleb Walker offensive foul | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Caleb Walker turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:41 | | Â | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Sam Duskin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Koree Cotton misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Sam Duskin blocks Jao Ituka's two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Michael Houge draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 1:42 | | Â | Michael Houge misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Sam Duskin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:15 | | +1 | Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 1:15 | | +1 | Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-22 |
| 1:07 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Sam Duskin draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Sam Duskin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Jao Ituka misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:45 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |