Colorado State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Shocks Top-Seeded Air Force
3/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Colorado State University outscored top-seeded and No. 25 Air Force, 20-5, over the first seven minutes of the second half en route to a 60-48 win over the Falcons in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference men?s basketball tournament Thursday night.
Matt Williams keyed the run by scoring eights, Matt Nelson added four points and Jon Rakiecki hit a three-pointer during the rally that gave the Rams a 45-25 lead. Air Force closed to within six points, but Colorado State - which entered the tournament as the eighth seed after tying for seventh in the conference standings, made 9-of-11 free throws during the final two minutes to ensure the win.
Colorado State, 13-15 overall, plays in Friday night?s semifinals against either New Mexico or UNLV at 10 p.m. on ESPN.
?I thought it was a heckuva basketball game,? said Rams? coach Dale Layer, whose team has won four consecutive MWC Tournament games including three en route to the title and NCAA berth last year. ?I?m proud of our guys for hanging in there, after a big win last Saturday at home, coming back here and beating the number one seed, it doesn?t happen very often.?
The win was Colorado State?s second of the year over a top-25 team after a victory at the buzzer last December over Purdue.
Colorado State had four players score in double figures, led by Ronnie Clark?s 14 points, and a game-best seven rebounds. Guard Dwight Boatner finished with 11, while Williams and Nelson had 10 apiece.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Colorado State vs Air Force 03-11-04 7:00 p.m. at Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Colorado State 13-15 (4-10 MWC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 CLARK, Ronnie....... f 6-7 0-1 2-2 2 5 7 2 14 0 2 0 1 30 42 WILLIAMS, Matt...... f 3-3 0-0 4-5 1 3 4 4 10 2 1 0 0 21 54 NELSON, Matt........ c 4-7 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 3 10 2 0 1 0 32 05 BOATNER, Dwight..... g 2-6 0-0 7-9 0 3 3 3 11 1 1 0 2 33 13 ROBINSON, Freddy.... g 3-10 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 4 7 1 3 1 3 33 01 STEVENS, Derrick.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 10 RAKIECKI, Jon....... 1-4 1-1 5-6 0 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 1 20 11 THOMASSON, Phillip.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 32 MORRIS, Micheal..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 2 19 34 VERWERS, Stephen.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 TEAM................ 1 Totals.............. 19-37 2-5 20-24 6 20 26 19 60 11 14 3 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 51.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 40.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 20-23 87.0% Game: 83.3% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Air Force 22-6 (12-2 MWC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 33 Gerlach, Joel....... f 2-5 1-2 4-4 0 0 0 5 9 1 0 0 1 27 45 Welch, Nick......... f 4-9 0-3 2-2 1 0 1 1 10 3 1 0 0 40 10 Kuhle, A.J.......... g 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 7 0 7 0 1 34 11 Keller, Tim......... g 5-12 1-4 1-1 0 4 4 4 12 3 2 1 4 37 15 Hood, Antoine....... g 3-7 1-3 3-5 1 1 2 4 10 0 2 0 0 38 05 McCraw, Matt........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 Burtschi, Jacob..... 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 34 Nwaelele, Dan....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 TEAM................ 2 2 4 1 Totals.............. 17-39 4-14 10-13 4 15 19 19 48 7 14 1 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-21 38.1% 2nd Half: 9-18 50.0% Game: 43.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 28.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 76.9% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Stanley Reynolds, Larry Spaulding, Shawn Lehigh Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Air Force-TEAM. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Colorado State................ 25 35 - 60 Air Force..................... 20 28 - 48 ID-253577 Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game Points in the paint-CS 28,AF 24. Points off turnovers-CS 18,AF 12. 2nd chance points-CS 7,AF 4. Fast break points-CS 2,AF 2. Bench points-CS 8,AF 0. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-CS 2nd-12:54, AF 2nd-01:19. Play-By-Play Colorado State vs Air Force 03-11-04 7:00 p.m. at Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center) 1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MISSED LAYUP by Keller, Tim 19:42 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 19:42 TURNOVR by Welch, Nick 19:40 19:17 0-2 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by ROBINSON, Freddy [PNT] GOOD! LAYUP by Keller, Tim [PNT] 18:45 2-2 T 1 18:28 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy 18:28 REBOUND (OFF) by CLARK, Ronnie 18:24 2-4 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by Welch, Nick 17:58 17:58 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Freddy 17:36 MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight REBOUND (DEF) by Keller, Tim 17:36 GOOD! LAYUP by Hood, Antoine [PNT] 17:20 4-4 T 2 ASSIST by Keller, Tim 17:20 17:01 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Freddy STEAL by Keller, Tim 16:59 TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 16:52 16:50 STEAL by ROBINSON, Freddy 16:48 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Freddy MISSED LAYUP by Welch, Nick 16:24 16:24 REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie FOUL by Gerlach, Joel 16:21 16:19 MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt 16:17 FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy REBOUND (DEF) by Kuhle, A.J. 16:17 MISSED LAYUP by Keller, Tim 16:08 16:08 BLOCK by NELSON, Matt 16:05 REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Matt 15:55 4-6 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT] 15:55 ASSIST by NELSON, Matt GOOD! 3 PTR by Kuhle, A.J. 15:43 7-6 H 1 ASSIST by Keller, Tim 15:43 15:15 TIMEOUT media 15:11 7-8 V 1 GOOD! JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie 15:11 ASSIST by RAKIECKI, Jon TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 14:46 14:44 MISSED JUMPER by RAKIECKI, Jon REBOUND (DEF) by Keller, Tim 14:44 14:14 FOUL by NELSON, Matt 14:08 FOUL by RAKIECKI, Jon MISSED 3 PTR by Keller, Tim 13:48 13:48 REBOUND (DEF) by RAKIECKI, Jon 13:32 TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal STEAL by Kuhle, A.J. 13:31 MISSED 3 PTR by Keller, Tim 13:04 13:04 REBOUND (DEF) by THOMASSON, Phillip 12:48 TURNOVR by THOMASSON, Phillip MISSED JUMPER by Keller, Tim 12:16 REBOUND (OFF) by Hood, Antoine 12:16 12:13 FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 12:10 11:51 MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt REBOUND (DEF) by Burtschi, Jacob 11:51 MISSED JUMPER by Hood, Antoine 11:18 11:18 REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie 1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:11 MISSED LAYUP by BOATNER, Dwight 11:11 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON, Matt 11:07 7-10 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by NELSON, Matt [PNT] TURNOVR by McCraw, Matt 10:43 10:43 TIMEOUT media FOUL by Hood, Antoine 10:29 10:28 TURNOVR by BOATNER, Dwight STEAL by Keller, Tim 10:26 GOOD! LAYUP by Kuhle, A.J. [PNT] 10:03 9-10 V 1 09:23 MISSED JUMPER by RAKIECKI, Jon REBOUND (DEF) by Hood, Antoine 09:23 TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 09:07 09:06 STEAL by BOATNER, Dwight 09:01 9-12 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by BOATNER, Dwight [PNT] FOUL by Welch, Nick 09:01 09:01 MISSED FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight REBOUND (DEF) by Kuhle, A.J. 09:01 GOOD! LAYUP by Kuhle, A.J. [PNT] 08:39 11-12 V 1 ASSIST by Keller, Tim 08:39 08:30 TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal 08:30 FOUL by MORRIS, Micheal MISSED LAYUP by Kuhle, A.J. 07:59 07:59 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt 07:40 11-14 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by NELSON, Matt [PNT] 07:40 ASSIST by THOMASSON, Phillip MISSED 3 PTR by Gerlach, Joel 07:13 07:13 REBOUND (DEF) by THOMASSON, Phillip 06:51 11-16 V 5 GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON, Matt 06:51 ASSIST by THOMASSON, Phillip GOOD! LAYUP by Gerlach, Joel [PNT] 06:21 13-16 V 3 FOUL by Keller, Tim 06:05 06:05 TIMEOUT media 06:01 13-18 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by BOATNER, Dwight [PNT] MISSED JUMPER by Nwaelele, Dan 05:29 05:29 BLOCK by ROBINSON, Freddy 05:26 REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Matt 05:04 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy BLOCK by Keller, Tim 05:04 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 05:02 MISSED LAYUP by Gerlach, Joel 04:28 04:28 REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie 04:15 TURNOVR by CLARK, Ronnie STEAL by Gerlach, Joel 04:14 GOOD! LAYUP by Keller, Tim [FB/PNT] 04:10 15-18 V 3 ASSIST by Welch, Nick 04:10 04:04 TIMEOUT 30sec 03:41 TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal STEAL by Keller, Tim 03:39 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gerlach, Joel 03:18 18-18 T 3 ASSIST by Welch, Nick 03:18 02:56 18-20 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie 02:56 ASSIST by ROBINSON, Freddy TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 02:48 02:46 STEAL by BOATNER, Dwight 02:30 MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt 02:30 REBOUND (OFF) by CLARK, Ronnie 1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 3) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:25 18-22 V 4 GOOD! TIP-IN by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT] MISSED LAYUP by Gerlach, Joel 02:05 01:55 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt 01:53 TURNOVR by CLARK, Ronnie 01:53 FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie TIMEOUT MEDIA 01:53 TURNOVR by Hood, Antoine 01:21 01:20 STEAL by ROBINSON, Freddy 01:14 18-25 V 7 GOOD! 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy 01:14 ASSIST by BOATNER, Dwight 00:51 FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie GOOD! FT SHOT by Gerlach, Joel 00:51 19-25 V 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by Gerlach, Joel 00:51 20-25 V 5 00:22 MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 00:22 00:21 FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt MISSED FT SHOT by Hood, Antoine 00:21 00:21 REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Matt TIMEOUT 30sec 00:20 FOUL by Gerlach, Joel 00:07 FOUL by Keller, Tim 00:06 00:00 MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight REBOUND (DEF) by Kuhle, A.J. 00:00 Colorado State 25, Air Force 20 1st period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Colorado State 16 9 6 0 0 0 1 Air Force 12 7 0 2 0 3 1 2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOOD! LAYUP by Keller, Tim [PNT] 19:46 22-25 V 3 ASSIST by Gerlach, Joel 19:46 FOUL by Keller, Tim 19:20 19:20 22-26 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt 19:20 22-27 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt 19:20 FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy 18:55 FOUL by BOATNER, Dwight TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 18:54 18:52 STEAL by CLARK, Ronnie 18:45 22-29 V 7 GOOD! LAYUP by ROBINSON, Freddy [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by Hood, Antoine 18:23 18:23 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Freddy 18:07 22-31 V 9 GOOD! DUNK by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT] 18:07 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Matt MISSED LAYUP by Welch, Nick 17:34 17:34 REBOUND (DEF) by BOATNER, Dwight 17:12 22-33 V 11 GOOD! LAYUP by NELSON, Matt [PNT] 17:12 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Matt 16:38 FOUL by BOATNER, Dwight MISSED FT SHOT by Hood, Antoine 16:38 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 16:38 GOOD! FT SHOT by Hood, Antoine 16:38 23-33 V 10 16:14 23-35 V 12 GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Matt [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by Welch, Nick 15:42 15:42 REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie 15:34 TIMEOUT media 15:31 TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Matt 15:31 FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt MISSED 3 PTR by Welch, Nick 15:02 15:02 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt 14:49 23-37 V 14 GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Matt [PNT] 14:49 ASSIST by MORRIS, Micheal FOUL by Burtschi, Jacob 14:48 14:48 23-38 V 15 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt FOUL TECHNCL by the bench 14:30 14:30 23-39 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt 14:30 23-40 V 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt TURNOVR by (TEAM) 14:12 FOUL by Burtschi, Jacob 13:52 13:43 23-43 V 20 GOOD! 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon 13:43 ASSIST by MORRIS, Micheal TIMEOUT 30sec 13:30 MISSED LAYUP by Keller, Tim 13:15 13:15 BLOCK by MORRIS, Micheal REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 13:15 GOOD! LAYUP by Welch, Nick [PNT] 13:10 25-43 V 18 12:54 25-45 V 20 GOOD! DUNK by WILLIAMS, Matt [FB/PNT] 12:54 ASSIST by NELSON, Matt 12:28 FOUL by BOATNER, Dwight GOOD! LAYUP by Keller, Tim [PNT] 12:19 27-45 V 18 12:19 FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt GOOD! FT SHOT by Keller, Tim 12:19 28-45 V 17 11:50 TIMEOUT media 11:46 MISSED 3 PTR by CLARK, Ronnie 11:46 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON, Matt 2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:22 MISSED LAYUP by RAKIECKI, Jon 11:22 REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Freddy 11:17 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Freddy 11:17 FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy GOOD! LAYUP by Welch, Nick [PNT] 10:58 30-45 V 15 10:41 TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal STEAL by Keller, Tim 10:40 TURNOVR by Kuhle, A.J. 10:26 10:24 STEAL by MORRIS, Micheal FOUL by Gerlach, Joel 10:14 10:14 30-46 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie 10:14 30-47 V 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie 09:55 FOUL by VERWERS, Stephen GOOD! FT SHOT by Gerlach, Joel 09:55 31-47 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by Gerlach, Joel 09:55 32-47 V 15 FOUL by Gerlach, Joel 09:28 FOUL by Hood, Antoine 09:16 09:16 32-48 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 09:16 32-49 V 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight GOOD! LAYUP by Welch, Nick [PNT] 09:03 34-49 V 15 08:58 TIMEOUT 30sec 08:37 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy REBOUND (DEF) by Keller, Tim 08:37 GOOD! 3 PTR by Keller, Tim 08:28 37-49 V 12 TIMEOUT 30sec 08:26 07:54 MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight REBOUND (DEF) by Keller, Tim 07:54 TURNOVR by Keller, Tim 07:46 07:44 STEAL by MORRIS, Micheal 07:16 MISSED LAYUP by ROBINSON, Freddy REBOUND (DEF) by Burtschi, Jacob 07:16 GOOD! JUMPER by Hood, Antoine 06:58 39-49 V 10 06:18 TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal STEAL by Nwaelele, Dan 06:16 TURNOVR by Keller, Tim 06:13 06:11 STEAL by ROBINSON, Freddy 05:41 MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy REBOUND (DEF) by Burtschi, Jacob 05:41 05:39 FOUL by NELSON, Matt MISSED FT SHOT by Burtschi, Jacob 05:39 05:39 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt 05:06 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy 05:06 REBOUND (OFF) by WILLIAMS, Matt 05:03 TIMEOUT MEDIA FOUL by Hood, Antoine 04:47 04:47 39-50 V 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt 04:47 MISSED FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt REBOUND (DEF) by Burtschi, Jacob 04:47 MISSED LAYUP by Hood, Antoine 04:26 04:26 REBOUND (DEF) by BOATNER, Dwight 03:48 TURNOVR by (TEAM) TIMEOUT MEDIA 03:48 GOOD! 3 PTR by Hood, Antoine 03:15 42-50 V 8 ASSIST by Welch, Nick 03:15 FOUL by Keller, Tim 03:06 03:06 42-51 V 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon 2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 3) HOME TEAM: Air Force TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Colorado State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03:06 MISSED FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon REBOUND (DEF) by Kuhle, A.J. 03:06 02:34 FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy GOOD! FT SHOT by Welch, Nick 02:34 43-51 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by Welch, Nick 02:34 44-51 V 7 FOUL by Burtschi, Jacob 02:10 02:09 MISSED FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 02:09 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 02:09 44-52 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 01:52 FOUL by NELSON, Matt GOOD! FT SHOT by Hood, Antoine 01:52 45-52 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by Hood, Antoine 01:52 46-52 V 6 FOUL by Gerlach, Joel 01:47 01:47 46-53 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon 01:47 46-54 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon MISSED 3 PTR by Keller, Tim 01:31 REBOUND (OFF) by Welch, Nick 01:31 GOOD! LAYUP by Welch, Nick [PNT] 01:19 48-54 V 6 FOUL by Burtschi, Jacob 01:05 01:05 48-55 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 01:05 48-56 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 01:05 TIMEOUT 30sec TURNOVR by Hood, Antoine 00:52 00:51 STEAL by RAKIECKI, Jon FOUL by Hood, Antoine 00:47 00:47 48-57 V 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon 00:47 48-58 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by RAKIECKI, Jon MISSED 3 PTR by Kuhle, A.J. 00:35 00:35 REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie FOUL by Kuhle, A.J. 00:25 00:25 48-59 V 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight 00:25 48-60 V 12 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOATNER, Dwight MISSED 3 PTR by Hood, Antoine 00:08 00:08 REBOUND (DEF) by BOATNER, Dwight Colorado State 60, Air Force 48 2nd period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Colorado State 12 9 1 2 8 0 0 Air Force 12 5 4 0 0 0 0
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