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Collins scores 23 as Fresno State defeats Air Force 74-65
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Caleb Walker vs. Elijah Price (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 | | Â | Zaon Collins turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:16 |  | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:14 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses two point dunk | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Zaon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Falcons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Pierre Geneste Jr. offensive foul | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Pierre Geneste Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:36 | | Â | Elijah Price defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | Luke Kearney personal foul | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Kyle Marshall blocks Alex Crawford's two point layup | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Caleb Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Alex Crawford shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Price steals) | Â |
| 16:52 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Elijah Price draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:49 | | +3 | Jalen Weaver makes three point jump shot | 2-7 |
| 16:31 | | Â | Pierre Geneste Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Byron Brown personal foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:59 | | +2 | Alex Crawford makes two point layup | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | | Â | Byron Brown shooting foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:59 | | +1 | Alex Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-10 |
| 15:42 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Alex Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | +2 | Zaon Collins makes two point layup | 2-12 |
| 15:29 | | Â | Byron Brown shooting foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:29 | | +1 | Zaon Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-13 |
| 15:06 | | Â | Will Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Alex Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Will Cooper blocks Mor Seck's two point layup | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Will Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Mor Seck defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Zaon Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jalen Weaver turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals) | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Sam Springer misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Ethan Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:16 | | +3 | Alex Crawford makes three point jump shot (Jasir Tremble assists) | 7-21 |
| 13:05 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Jasir Tremble misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Ethan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:43 | | +3 | Will Cooper makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 10-21 |
| 12:28 | | Â | Jalen Weaver misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:26 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:04 | | +3 | Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 13-21 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Zaon Collins misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Will Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 16-21 |
| 10:47 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Elijah Price draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | Zaon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Elijah Price misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Brian Amuneke offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Pierre Geneste Jr. personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Luke Kearney offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Alex Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Zaon Collins makes three point jump shot | 16-26 |
| 8:39 | | Â | Will Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Alex Crawford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Elijah Price offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Alex Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals) | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Will Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Elijah Price defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Beau Becker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Alex Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jasir Tremble misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Luke Kearney defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:33 | | Â | Zaon Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Luke Kearney defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Mor Seck defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Luke Kearney personal foul (Alex Crawford draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Alex Crawford misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Kyle Marshall defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | Falcons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Mor Seck draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Beau Becker turnover (bad pass) (Jasir Tremble steals) | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jalen Weaver draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Mor Seck defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Jalen Weaver misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Elijah Price defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Jasir Tremble misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Caleb Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Jalen Weaver turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kearney steals) | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Jalen Weaver blocks Luke Kearney's two point layup | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 0:54 | | Â | Brian Amuneke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Caleb Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Jalen Weaver defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Zaon Collins makes two point jump shot | 24-41 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |