Air Force men\u2019s basketball will have to wait another game for a chance to earn its first conference win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Falcons almost managed to erase an 11-point deficit in the second half and were within four\u00a0points within 21 seconds left, but 4 for 4 free throws from the Spartans earned San Jose State a 70-62 win at home Tuesday night. It is San Jose State\u2019s first conference win of the season, while Air Force (3-14) falls to 0-6 in Mountain West play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Pasha Goodarzi and Adrian Myers put the Spartans up 62-51 with 3 minutes left in the contest, but Air Force responded with a 6-0 run to make the score 64-59 with 30 seconds left. San Jose State drew fouls on Eli Robinson and Lucas Hobin and went perfect from the foul line to secure the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second half also saw a confusing moment when Air Force got the and 1 call for a bucket and foul, but the shot clock froze, and after review, it was ruled a shot-clock violation on the Falcons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Freshman Lucas Hobin led three Falcons in double digits with 16 points on 4-of-9 shooting. San Jose State guard Ben Roseborough led four Spartans in double figures with 19 points and Adrian Myers had 15 points, seven rebounds and went 6 for 6 from the foul line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After shooting 26% from the field in the first half, the Falcons improved to 62.5% in the second half to finish with 45% shooting overall and 80% (12 for 15) from the foul line. The Spartans shot 47% overall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
San Jose State (6-11, 1-5) led for 15 minutes and 30 seconds of a sluggish first half to lead 27-21 into the locker room. The Spartans led by as many as eight points (25-17) in the last two minutes and held the Falcons scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Air Force returns to Clune Arena on Saturday to host Nevada at 2 p.m. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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