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UNLV defeats Air Force 77-52

AP
Feb 12, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jeremiah Cherry had 15 points in UNLV's 77-52 win against Air Force on Tuesday.

Cherry shot 6 of 6 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Rebels (13-12, 7-7 Mountain West Conference). Julian Rishwain scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jailen Bedford finished 5 of 8 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding six rebounds.

Luke Kearney led the Falcons (3-22, 0-14) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and six rebounds. Air Force also got six points from Ethan Taylor. Byron Brown had six points. The Falcons prolonged their losing streak to 15 straight.

UNLV led 44-22 at the half.

UNLV takes on Fresno State on the road on Saturday, and Air Force visits Wyoming on Tuesday.

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

1st Half
AF
Falcons
22
UNLV
Rebels
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Runnin' Rebels gains possession)
19:39		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
19:33		Kyle Marshall misses two point layup
19:31		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
19:25		Jalen Hill misses two point layup
19:23		Jaden Henley offensive rebound
19:23	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point layup	0-2
19:00		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
18:56		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
18:37		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Jeremiah Cherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:37		Jeremiah Cherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:37		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
18:11		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:09		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
18:02		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
18:00		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
17:48		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:46		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
17:41		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
17:41	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-4
17:41	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-5
17:12		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
17:10		Wesley Celichowski offensive rebound
16:57		Jaden Henley personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
16:38	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	3-5
16:19	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point hook shot	3-7
15:57	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup (Wesley Celichowski assists)	5-7
15:45		TV timeout
15:45		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:43		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
14:52		Pape N'Diaye blocks Caleb Walker's two point hook shot
14:50		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
14:40		Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
14:34	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	7-7
14:28		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
14:21		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:19		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
13:55		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass) (Brooklyn Hicks steals)
13:50	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point layup	7-9
13:33		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)
13:13		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
13:11		Yoda Oke defensive rebound
12:53		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass) (Brooklyn Hicks steals)
12:48		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
12:48		Falcons 30 second timeout
12:48		Brooklyn Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:48	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
12:33	+3	Will Cooper makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	10-10
12:10	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point layup	10-12
11:41		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:39		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
11:28		Jump ball. Brooklyn Hicks vs. Will Cooper (Falcons gains possession)
11:28		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Will Cooper steals)
11:28		TV timeout
10:57		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:55		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
10:46	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot	10-15
10:18		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Hill steals)
10:12	+2	Julian Rishwain makes two point finger roll layup (Jalen Hill assists)	10-17
10:12		Will Cooper shooting foul (Julian Rishwain draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Julian Rishwain makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-18
9:59		Jalen Hill personal foul
9:50		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
9:34		Jeremiah Cherry blocks Wesley Celichowski's two point layup
9:32		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
9:26		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
9:24		Will Cooper defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	13-18
9:00	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	13-20
8:26	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	15-20
8:18		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
8:08	+2	Julian Rishwain makes two point layup	15-22
7:58		Will Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Henley steals)
7:49	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot	15-24
7:24		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
7:22		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
7:14	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	15-26
7:13		Falcons 30 second timeout
7:13		TV timeout
6:49		Will Cooper turnover (out of bounds)
6:28	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Brooklyn Hicks assists)	15-29
6:02		Dedan Thomas Jr. personal foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
5:50		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
5:48		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
5:40		Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
5:38		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
5:33		Pape N'Diaye misses two point layup
5:31		Byron Brown defensive rebound
5:22		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
5:20		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
5:14	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	18-29
4:57	+3	Jaden Henley makes three point jump shot	18-32
4:44		Pape N'Diaye shooting foul (Luke Kearney draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-32
4:44	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-32
4:28	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point layup	20-34
4:00		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
3:58		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point dunk (Julian Rishwain assists)	20-36
3:14		Wesley Celichowski misses two point layup
3:12		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
2:57		Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot
2:55		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
2:43		Wesley Celichowski turnover (bad pass) (Brooklyn Hicks steals)
2:31	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point layup	20-38
2:09	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	22-38
1:55		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
1:53		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
1:41		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:39		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
1:23	+3	Brooklyn Hicks makes three point jump shot (Julian Rishwain assists)	22-41
1:07		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
1:05		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
0:59		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:59		TV timeout
0:49	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	22-43
0:49		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Jeremiah Cherry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-44
0:18		Jalen Hill blocks Sam Springer's three point jump shot
0:16		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
0:02		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup
0:00		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
30
UNLV
Rebels
33

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
19:42		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:40		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
19:10		Julian Rishwain blocks Jeffrey Mills's two point jump shot
19:08		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:52		Kyle Marshall blocks Jalen Hill's two point layup
18:52		Jalen Hill offensive rebound
18:52		Jalen Hill turnover (traveling)
18:34	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Luke Kearney assists)	25-44
18:20	+2	Julian Rishwain makes two point layup	25-46
17:53	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	27-46
17:45		Wesley Celichowski personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
17:27	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists)	27-49
16:55		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
16:53		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
16:43		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
16:41		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
16:19		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
16:17		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
16:11		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
16:00		Brooklyn Hicks misses three point jump shot
15:58		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
15:54		Pape N'Diaye turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Marshall steals)
15:50	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	29-49
15:10		Brooklyn Hicks misses two point layup
15:08		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
15:07		TV timeout
14:51		Julian Rishwain misses two point jump shot
14:49		Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
14:40	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	29-51
14:23	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup (Caleb Walker assists)	31-51
13:55		Julian Rishwain turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Walker steals)
13:25		Pape N'Diaye shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
13:25		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:25		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:25		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point jump shot	31-53
13:09		Byron Brown shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-54
12:54		Brooklyn Hicks personal foul
12:52		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
12:50		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
12:41		Pape N'Diaye blocks Caleb Walker's two point layup
12:39		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
12:35		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
12:25		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (bad pass)
12:07	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	34-54
12:05		Falcons 30 second timeout
12:05		TV timeout
11:49		Caleb Walker personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:33	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point running jump shot	34-56
11:00		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
10:39		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
10:37		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
10:18	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	37-56
10:11		Dedan Thomas Jr. offensive foul
10:11		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
10:00		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
10:00		Beau Becker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:00	+1	Beau Becker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-56
9:43		Byron Brown shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-57
9:43	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-58
9:23		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
9:21		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists)	38-61
8:55		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:53		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
8:46		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
8:44		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
8:38		Ethan Taylor blocks Dedan Thomas Jr.'s two point layup
8:36		Beau Becker defensive rebound
8:24		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
8:22		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
8:06		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:04		Will Cooper defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup	40-61
7:37		Will Cooper shooting foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37		Brooklyn Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:37	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-62
6:59	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot	42-62
6:29		Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot
6:29		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
6:07		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
6:05		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
5:52		Beau Becker personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
5:52		Jeremiah Cherry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:52		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
5:32		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Luke Kearney draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-62
5:32	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-62
5:12	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Julian Rishwain assists)	44-64
5:12		Beau Becker shooting foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Jeremiah Cherry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-65
4:59		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
4:57		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	44-67
4:33		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
4:31		Will Cooper offensive rebound
4:31		Jump ball. (Falcons gains possession)
4:15		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:13		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
4:04	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	44-69
3:49		Julian Rishwain shooting foul (A.J. Patterson draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	A.J. Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-69
3:49	+1	A.J. Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-69
3:29		Julian Rishwain misses two point layup
3:27		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
3:20		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:18		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot	46-71
2:47	+2	Sam Duskin makes two point layup	48-71
2:29	+2	Pape N'Diaye makes two point hook shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	48-73
2:10		Sam Duskin misses three point jump shot
2:07		Falcons offensive rebound
1:45		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
1:23		Josh Gatete shooting foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-74
1:23	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-75
1:01		Sam Springer misses two point layup
1:01		Sam Springer offensive rebound
1:01		Jacob Bannarbie shooting foul (Sam Springer draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Sam Springer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-75
1:01	+1	Sam Springer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-75
0:55		Sam Springer blocks DeMarion Yap's two point layup
0:53		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
0:53		DeMarion Yap misses three point jump shot
0:51		Jacob Bannarbie offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Jacob Bannarbie makes two point layup	50-77
0:31		A.J. Patterson misses two point layup
0:29		Josh Gatete offensive rebound
0:25		Josh Gatete misses two point layup
0:25		Josh Gatete offensive rebound
0:25		Jacob Bannarbie blocks Josh Gatete's two point layup
0:23		A.J. Patterson offensive rebound
0:23		Josh Gatete misses three point jump shot
0:21		Sam Duskin offensive rebound
0:16	+2	Sam Duskin makes two point layup	52-77
0:00		End of period

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Sam Duskin makes two point layup