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FINAL
Dec 21, 2023

Game Recap

Thomas, Rillie lead Northern Colorado past Air Force 83-79. Saint Thomas scored 24 points and Jaron Rillie made a go-ahead shot with 39 seconds remaining as Northern Colorado defeated Air Force 83-79 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
UNCO434083
AFA433679
Northern Colorado Bears logoNORTHERN COLORADOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Brock Wisne231-50-04-45300136
0Saint Thomas3210-133-51-1103214324
22Riley Abercrombie254-82-51-110001111
2Dejour Reaves203-71-30-00000227
9Jaron Rillie375-91-23-346101214
32Theo Hughes163-40-00-01300016
20Marcell McCreary110-10-00-01010110
3Langston Reynolds193-40-11-22110227
11Zach Bloch172-42-42-32100008
TOTAL31-5556.4%9-2045.0%12-1485.7%261751121583
Air Force Falcons logoAIR FORCEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Rytis Petraitis287-103-31-238015518
14Beau Becker3110-156-90-032121126
23Kellan Boylan404-53-44-490220315
24Jeffrey Mills383-71-30-03220027
5Ethan Taylor404-152-90-014003110
15Corbin Green90-10-10-01310000
11Byron Brown141-20-01-20200133
TOTAL29-5552.7%15-2951.7%6-875.0%202165101579

Play-by-Play

1st halfuncoafa
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (19:34) Saint Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    20
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (19:24) Foul on Rytis Petraitis.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (19:24) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +3 (19:03) Saint Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
    50
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (18:49) Beau Becker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    53
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +3 (18:35) Riley Abercrombie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    83
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (18:08) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (18:06) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +3 (17:56) Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
    113
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (17:44) Ethan Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    115
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (17:29) Dejour Reaves Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:29) Kellan Boylan Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:12) Ethan Taylor Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (17:12) Saint Thomas Steal.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (17:08) Saint Thomas Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (16:48) Foul on Saint Thomas.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:48) Rytis Petraitis missed Free Throw.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:48) Air Force Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (16:48) Rytis Petraitis made Free Throw.
    116
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (16:38) Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:34) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:12) Jeffrey Mills missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:09) Kellan Boylan Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (15:55) Kellan Boylan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (15:51) Jaron Rillie Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (15:40) Saint Thomas made Jumper.
    136
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (15:26) Beau Becker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    139
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (15:07) Theo Hughes made Layup. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
    159
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (14:57) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (14:57) Saint Thomas Steal.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (14:50) Langston Reynolds made Layup. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
    179
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (14:20) Kellan Boylan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    1712
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (13:53) Dejour Reaves missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:53) Beau Becker Block.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (13:53) Northern Colorado Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (13:46) Dejour Reaves made Layup.
    1912
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:34) Beau Becker missed Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (13:31) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (13:22) Langston Reynolds made Layup. Assisted by Theo Hughes.
    2112
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:00) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (12:55) Zach Bloch Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (12:39) Dejour Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Theo Hughes.
    2312
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (12:28) Ethan Taylor Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (12:13) Brock Wisne missed Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (12:12) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (12:12) Foul on Brock Wisne.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (11:57) Beau Becker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Brown.
    2315
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (11:44) Jaron Rillie made Layup.
    2515
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (11:26) Jeffrey Mills made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Taylor.
    2518
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (11:06) Brock Wisne missed Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (11:03) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (10:43) Ethan Taylor made Jumper.
    2520
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (10:28) Zach Bloch missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (10:19) Riley Abercrombie Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (10:19) Riley Abercrombie missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:19) Beau Becker Block.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:16) Jeffrey Mills Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:03) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (10:00) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (9:54) Zach Bloch missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (9:50) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
  • (9:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (9:19) Rytis Petraitis made Layup.
    2522
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (9:08) Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (9:04) Saint Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (8:57) Riley Abercrombie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (8:53) Corbin Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (8:38) Rytis Petraitis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corbin Green.
    2525
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (8:19) Saint Thomas made Layup.
    2725
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (8:19) Foul on Byron Brown.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +1 (8:19) Saint Thomas made Free Throw.
    2825
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (8:02) Ethan Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Brown.
    2828
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:46) Theo Hughes missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:46) Kellan Boylan Block.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:42) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:34) Foul on Dejour Reaves.
  • (7:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:34) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:34) Langston Reynolds Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:33) Foul on Byron Brown.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:29) Langston Reynolds missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:29) Northern Colorado Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +1 (7:29) Langston Reynolds made Free Throw.
    2928
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (7:10) Foul on Langston Reynolds.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (6:58) Corbin Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (6:56) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +3 (6:46) Saint Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
    3228
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (6:31) Kellan Boylan made Layup. Assisted by Corbin Green.
    3230
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (6:19) Langston Reynolds made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    3430
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (5:55) Rytis Petraitis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corbin Green.
    3433
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (5:32) Foul on Rytis Petraitis.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (5:21) Saint Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    3633
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (5:01) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:57) Beau Becker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (4:54) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:48) Foul on Kellan Boylan.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (4:41) Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:38) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (4:25) Foul on Marcell McCreary.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:21) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (4:21) Marcell McCreary Steal.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (4:16) Marcell McCreary missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:13) Rytis Petraitis Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (3:50) Foul on Saint Thomas.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (3:50) Kellan Boylan made Free Throw.
    3634
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (3:50) Kellan Boylan made Free Throw.
    3635
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +3 (3:33) Riley Abercrombie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    3935
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:01) Ethan Taylor missed Jumper.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (2:58) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (2:46) Foul on Brock Wisne.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (2:46) Brock Wisne Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (2:34) Rytis Petraitis missed Layup.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (2:31) Marcell McCreary Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (2:19) Theo Hughes made Layup. Assisted by Langston Reynolds.
    4135
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (2:04) Beau Becker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    4138
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:59) Air Force Timeout
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (1:49) Jaron Rillie missed Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:44) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:23) Rytis Petraitis missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:17) Rytis Petraitis Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (1:17) Rytis Petraitis made Layup.
    4140
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    +2 (1:10) Jaron Rillie made Layup. Assisted by Theo Hughes.
    4340
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:38) Ethan Taylor Turnover.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (0:38) Jaron Rillie Steal.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (0:28) Langston Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:25) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Colorado Bears logo
    (0:25) Foul on Theo Hughes.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (0:02) Ethan Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
    4343
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

83Points79
31-55(56.4%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)
9-20(45%)3-Point(%)15-29(51.7%)
12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)6-8(75%)
28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)21(4)
17Assists21
5Steals6
1Blocks5
12Turnovers11
15(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)
11Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 3:00 PM
Clune Arena · Colorado Springs, CO
attendance: 1,827 (31.3%)