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Nick Davidson scores 23 of his 25 points in the second half as Nevada defeats Air Force 74-60

AP
Feb 05, 2025

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) Nick Davidson scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half to help Nevada defeat Air Force 74-60 on Tuesday night.

Davidson also added five rebounds for the Wolf Pack (13-10, 5-7 Mountain West Conference). Kobe Sanders scored 21 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line and added three steals. Xavier Dusell shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.

The Falcons (3-20, 0-12) were led in scoring by Ethan Taylor, who finished with 15 points and six rebounds. Wesley Celichowski added 13 points for Air Force. Luke Kearney had 11 points and two steals. The loss was the Falcons' 13th in a row.

Sanders led Nevada with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 30-28 at the break.

Up next for Nevada is a Monday matchup with Fresno State at home. Air Force hosts New Mexico on Saturday.

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

1st Half
NEV
Wolf Pack
30
AF
Falcons
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brandon Love vs. Wesley Celichowski (Wolf Pack gains possession)
19:49		Luke Kearney personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
19:43		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
19:41		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
19:32		Daniel Foster turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kearney steals)
19:08	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	0-3
18:49		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
18:47		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
18:19		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
18:07	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	2-3
17:48		Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot
17:46		Brandon Love defensive rebound
17:35		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
17:33		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	2-6
17:07	+2	Daniel Foster makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:41	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point hook shot	4-8
16:24	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	6-8
15:56		Nick Davidson shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-9
15:56	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-10
15:56	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-11
15:43		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
15:41		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
15:33	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	6-14
15:08		Daniel Foster misses three point jump shot
15:06		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
14:44		Ethan Taylor turnover (double dribble)
14:35	+2	Justin McBride makes two point layup (Daniel Foster assists)	8-14
14:06		Justin McBride shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
14:06		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:06	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
13:59		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
13:57		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	8-17
13:28	+2	Justin McBride makes two point jump shot	10-17
13:07		Xavier DuSell personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
13:00		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (K.J. Hymes steals)
12:48		Tyler Rolison misses three point jump shot
12:46		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
12:28		K.J. Hymes personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
12:10		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
12:08		Justin McBride defensive rebound
11:53		Justin McBride misses three point jump shot
11:51		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
11:30		Yoda Oke turnover (traveling)
11:30		TV timeout
11:11	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	12-17
10:54		Justin McBride blocks Kyle Marshall's two point layup
10:52		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
10:46		Caleb Walker blocks Tyler Rolison's two point layup
10:44		Byron Brown defensive rebound
10:21		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:19		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
10:13		Kobe Sanders turnover (traveling)
10:01		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
9:59		Yoda Oke offensive rebound
9:46		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
9:44		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	14-17
8:51		Yoda Oke misses two point jump shot
8:49		Justin McBride defensive rebound
8:34		Daniel Foster misses three point jump shot
8:32		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
8:27		Ethan Taylor turnover (traveling)
8:16	+2	Tyler Rolison makes two point jump shot	16-17
7:49		Caleb Walker turnover (bad pass)
7:49		TV timeout
7:35	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup (Nick Davidson assists)	18-17
7:35		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Brandon Love draws the foul)
7:35		Brandon Love misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:35		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
7:21		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
7:19		Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
7:12	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Luke Kearney assists)	18-19
6:57		Tyler Rolison turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kearney steals)
6:26		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:24		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Xavier DuSell makes two point layup (Brandon Love assists)	20-19
5:36		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass)
5:18	+2	Brandon Love makes two point jump shot (Daniel Foster assists)	22-19
4:49		Nick Davidson personal foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
4:33		Brandon Love personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
4:23	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup (Kyle Marshall assists)	22-21
4:12	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	25-21
3:56		Falcons 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:50		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:48		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
3:40		Kyle Marshall personal foul
3:28		Justin McBride misses two point jump shot
3:26		Brandon Love offensive rebound
3:21		Brandon Love misses two point layup
3:19		Brandon Love offensive rebound
3:15		Brandon Love misses two point jump shot
3:13		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
2:45		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass)
2:35	+3	Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot	28-21
2:17	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	28-24
1:48		Brandon Love misses two point hook shot
1:46		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	28-26
1:35		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
1:25		Byron Brown personal foul (K.J. Hymes draws the foul)
1:19		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
1:17		Byron Brown defensive rebound
1:00		K.J. Hymes personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
1:00	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
0:42		Justin McBride turnover (traveling)
0:20		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass)
0:05	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point layup	30-28
0:01		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Sanders steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEV
Wolf Pack
44
AF
Falcons
32

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Jump ball. Jeffrey Mills vs. Brandon Love (Wolf Pack gains possession)
19:39		Jeffrey Mills turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Love steals)
19:26	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	32-28
19:26		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
19:26		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:26		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
19:11		Brandon Love personal foul
19:07		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball)
19:07		Ethan Taylor personal foul
18:55	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point jump shot	34-28
18:33		Wesley Celichowski offensive foul
18:33		Wesley Celichowski turnover (offensive foul)
18:33		Falcons 30 second timeout
18:33		TV timeout
18:20	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists)	37-28
17:59		Kobe Sanders shooting foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-29
17:59	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-30
17:45		Xavier DuSell misses two point jump shot
17:43		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Wesley Celichowski assists)	37-33
17:05		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Brandon Love draws the foul)
16:55	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	40-33
16:28		Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot
16:26		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup (Daniel Foster assists)	42-33
16:03	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	42-35
15:35		Ethan Taylor personal foul
15:35		TV timeout
15:21		Brandon Love turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Walker steals)
14:51		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:49		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
14:47		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
14:38	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point dunk (Daniel Foster assists)	44-35
14:31		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
14:29		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
14:23		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
14:21		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point dunk (Caleb Walker assists)	44-37
13:43		Caleb Walker personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-37
13:43		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
13:14		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:12		Caleb Walker offensive rebound
13:10		Daniel Foster personal foul
12:59		Kobe Sanders personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
12:49	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot	45-40
12:19		Byron Brown personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-40
12:19	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-40
11:55		Justin McBride personal foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:39		K.J. Hymes personal foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
11:29		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
11:27		Justin McBride defensive rebound
11:04		Byron Brown personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-40
11:04	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-40
10:49	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	49-43
10:23		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
10:21		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
10:09		K.J. Hymes shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
10:09		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:09		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
9:44		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
9:42		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
9:36		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball)
9:17		Caleb Walker personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-44
9:17	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-44
8:53		Luke Kearney turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Sanders steals)
8:46		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
8:44		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	51-46
8:20		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-46
8:20	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
8:10		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
8:08		Brandon Love defensive rebound
7:59		Daniel Foster turnover (bad pass) (Byron Brown steals)
7:51	+2	Byron Brown makes two point dunk	53-48
7:42		Wesley Celichowski blocks Nick Davidson's two point layup
7:42		Wolf Pack offensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:41		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
7:41		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:41	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-48
7:33		Byron Brown misses two point layup
7:32		Wesley Celichowski offensive rebound
7:32		Daniel Foster shooting foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
7:32		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:32	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-49
7:19	+3	Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	57-49
7:08	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	57-52
6:46		Kyle Marshall blocks Nick Davidson's two point layup
6:44		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
6:39	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	59-52
6:23		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
6:21		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
6:08		Daniel Foster misses two point layup
6:06		Brandon Love offensive rebound
6:00	+3	Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Love assists)	62-52
5:37		Brandon Love personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-53
5:37		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
5:23		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
5:21		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
4:48		Luke Kearney misses two point layup
4:46		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
4:46		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
4:46		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:46	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-53
4:37		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
4:35		Brandon Love defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	65-53
3:53		Brandon Love personal foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-54
3:53		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:53		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
3:28	+3	Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot	68-54
3:04	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Kyle Marshall assists)	68-56
2:33	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	70-56
2:21		Tyler Rolison shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
2:21		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:21		Wolf Pack 60 second timeout
2:21	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-57
2:16		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Tyler Rolison draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-57
2:16	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-57
1:58		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Sanders steals)
1:27		Tyler Rolison turnover
1:17	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Yoda Oke assists)	72-60
1:02		Luke Kearney personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-60
1:02		Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
0:53		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
0:51		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
0:30		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Justin McBride draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Justin McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-60
0:30		Justin McBride misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
0:08		Yoda Oke misses three point jump shot
0:06		Daniel Foster defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Daniel Foster defensive rebound