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Becker scores 19 points, Petraitis hits late 3 to lift Air Force over New Mexico, 78-77

AP
Feb 24, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Beau Becker led Air Force with 19 points and Rytis Petraitis hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left as the Falcons took down New Mexico 78-77 on Saturday night.

Becker also contributed six rebounds for the Falcons (9-17, 2-12 Mountain West Conference). Petraitis shot 6 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Ethan Taylor shot 4 for 13, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. The Falcons stopped a seven-game skid with the win.

Nelly Junior Joseph led the Lobos (21-7, 9-6) in scoring, finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. New Mexico also got 16 points from Jamal Mashburn Jr. In addition, Donovan Dent had 14 points, five assists and two blocks.

Becker put up 10 points in the first half for Air Force, who led 37-36 at the break. Petraitis scored 10 second-half points for Air Force.

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

1st Half
AF
Falcons
37
NMEX
Lobos
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Beau Becker vs. JT Toppin (Nelly Junior Joseph gains possession)
19:44		Rytis Petraitis blocks Nelly Junior Joseph's two point layup
19:42		Beau Becker defensive rebound
19:27		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
19:25		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
19:13		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
19:13		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:13	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
18:49		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
18:47		JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:41		Kellan Boylan personal foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
18:37		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
18:35		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
18:17		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
18:15		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
18:07		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
17:42		Donovan Dent blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point driving layup
17:40		Jaelen House defensive rebound
17:35	+3	Jaelen House makes three point pullup jump shot	0-4
17:35		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Jaelen House draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
17:12	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	3-5
16:43		Jeffrey Mills blocks Jaelen House's two point jump shot
16:41		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
16:40	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup	3-7
16:16	+2	Beau Becker makes two point driving dunk	5-7
16:00	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	5-9
15:46		Kellan Boylan misses two point driving layup
15:44		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
15:36		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:31		Jaelen House turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
15:08		JT Toppin blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point driving layup
15:06		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Jaelen House makes two point driving layup (Donovan Dent assists)	5-11
14:40		Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Beau Becker's two point driving layup
14:38		Jaelen House defensive rebound
14:35		Kellan Boylan shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-12
14:35	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-13
14:19	+2	Beau Becker makes two point driving dunk	7-13
14:04		Donovan Dent misses two point driving layup
14:02		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
13:53	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point cutting layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	9-13
13:39		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
13:37		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup	9-15
13:11	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	11-15
12:58		Jaelen House turnover (bad pass) (Kellan Boylan steals)
12:32		Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
12:16		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:14		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
12:13		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
11:56		Mustapha Amzil turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
11:53		Jemarl Baker Jr. personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:43	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	13-15
11:43		JT Toppin shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
11:43	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-15
11:26		Luke Kearney blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
11:24		Beau Becker defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point driving layup	16-15
10:47		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
10:47		Tru Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:47	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
10:28		Jemarl Baker Jr. personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
10:13	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	19-16
9:52		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
9:50		Beau Becker defensive rebound
9:30		Beau Becker turnover (traveling)
9:23		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
9:21		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point putback layup	19-18
9:05		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Mustapha Amzil steals)
8:54		Beau Becker personal foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
8:54		Tru Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:54		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
8:30		Luke Kearney misses two point hook shot
8:28		JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:17		Beau Becker personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
8:17	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-19
8:17		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:17		Tru Washington offensive rebound
8:08		JT Toppin turnover (3-second violation)
7:50	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point driving layup	21-19
7:27	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point driving layup	21-21
7:04	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	24-21
6:49		Jaelen House misses two point driving layup
6:47		Jaelen House offensive rebound
6:47	+2	Jaelen House makes two point putback layup	24-23
6:46		Lobos 30 second timeout
6:46		TV timeout
6:32		Jaelen House personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
6:19		Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
6:17		Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound
6:03		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
6:03		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:03		Byron Brown defensive rebound
5:45		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass)
5:34	+3	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot	24-26
5:16		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
5:14		Jaelen House defensive rebound
5:11		Byron Brown blocks Mustapha Amzil's two point layup
5:09		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Byron Brown makes two point cutting layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	26-26
4:34	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Mustapha Amzil assists)	26-28
4:19		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
4:17		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
4:10		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
4:10		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:10		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
3:53	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point driving dunk	28-29
3:32		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:30		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
3:25		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point driving layup
3:23		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup	30-29
2:54	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Jaelen House assists)	30-31
2:28		Ethan Taylor misses two point pullup jump shot
2:26		Falcons offensive rebound
2:25		Jaelen House personal foul
2:25		TV timeout
2:25		Falcons 30 second timeout
2:16		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:14		JT Toppin defensive rebound
2:09		Jaelen House turnover (bad pass)
1:49	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point driving layup	32-31
1:34	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	32-33
1:34		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-34
1:18	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Kellan Boylan assists)	34-34
1:02		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-35
1:02	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
0:53		Nelly Junior Joseph shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
0:53	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
0:45		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Kellan Boylan steals)
0:37		Donovan Dent shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
0:37		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-36
0:09		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kearney steals)
0:01		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
41
NMEX
Lobos
41

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Beau Becker makes two point cutting dunk (Rytis Petraitis assists)	39-36
19:27		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
19:25		JT Toppin offensive rebound
19:21		JT Toppin misses two point layup
19:20		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
19:20		Jump ball. Nelly Junior Joseph vs. Beau Becker (Lobos gains possession)
19:13		Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
19:11		Jaelen House offensive rebound
19:08		Lobos 30 second timeout
19:08		TV timeout
19:04		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
19:01		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
18:59		Jamal Mashburn Jr. offensive rebound
18:54	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point driving layup	39-38
18:47		Kellan Boylan turnover (bad pass)
18:39		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
18:37		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point driving finger roll layup	41-38
18:04	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point driving layup	41-40
17:55	+2	Beau Becker makes two point dunk (Kellan Boylan assists)	43-40
17:46		Byron Brown shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
17:46	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-41
17:46	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
17:23		Jaelen House personal foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
17:08		Jaelen House personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
16:59	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point driving dunk	45-42
16:37		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point hook shot
16:35		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
16:19		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
16:17		Byron Brown offensive rebound
16:10	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	48-42
16:07		Lobos 30 second timeout
16:07		TV timeout
15:52	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	48-44
15:26		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:24		JT Toppin defensive rebound
15:15		Jemarl Baker Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:13		Jemarl Baker Jr. offensive rebound
15:04	+3	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	48-47
14:37		Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Beau Becker's two point layup
14:35		Beau Becker offensive rebound
14:32	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup	50-47
14:15		Byron Brown personal foul
14:10		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:08		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
14:07		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
14:07		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:07	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
13:55	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point driving dunk	52-48
13:33		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
13:31		Beau Becker defensive rebound
13:16	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	55-48
12:56		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:54		Lobos offensive rebound
12:46	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point driving layup	55-50
12:22		Kellan Boylan turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
12:15		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
12:13		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
11:52		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
11:50		Tru Washington defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Tru Washington assists)	55-52
11:20	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	58-52
11:03		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:01		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup	58-54
10:42		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
10:40		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Tru Washington makes two point driving layup	58-56
10:26		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
10:26		TV timeout
10:26	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-57
9:56		Tru Washington shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
9:56		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:56	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-57
9:42	+2	Mustapha Amzil makes two point driving layup	59-59
9:24	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	62-59
8:54		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
8:52		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
8:21		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
8:12		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
8:09		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
8:09		Mustapha Amzil personal foul (Luke Kearney draws the foul)
7:43		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:41		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
7:37	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot	65-59
7:28		Tru Washington misses two point layup
7:26		JT Toppin offensive rebound
7:25	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	65-61
6:55		Donovan Dent blocks Ethan Taylor's three point jump shot
6:53		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point driving dunk	65-63
6:51		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
6:51		TV timeout
6:51	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-64
6:33		Beau Becker misses two point floating jump shot
6:31		JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:23		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass)
6:22		Ethan Taylor turnover (out of bounds)
6:14	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Tru Washington assists)	65-66
5:57		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:55		Byron Brown offensive rebound
5:50		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
5:48		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
5:30		Tru Washington turnover (bad pass)
5:28		Kellan Boylan turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
5:27		Tru Washington misses two point layup
5:26		Tru Washington offensive rebound
5:25		Tru Washington misses two point layup
5:23		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:16		Falcons 30 second timeout
5:01		JT Toppin blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
4:59		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists)	65-68
4:39		JT Toppin personal foul
4:37		Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
4:35		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
4:30		Kellan Boylan personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-69
4:30	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
4:06		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
4:04		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	67-70
4:01		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:01		TV timeout
3:43		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:41		Beau Becker defensive rebound
3:12	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	70-70
2:47	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point driving layup	70-72
2:28		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:26		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
2:11		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
2:08		Lobos offensive rebound
1:58	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	70-74
1:35	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	73-74
1:14	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point driving layup	73-76
0:59	+2	Byron Brown makes two point driving layup	75-76
0:34		Byron Brown personal foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
0:34		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-77
0:24		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:10		Jamal Mashburn Jr. personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
0:07	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	78-77
0:01		Tru Washington misses two point jump shot
0:00		Falcons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Falcons defensive rebound