Air Force Academy

Jan. 22, 2008

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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Tim Anderson scored 26 points, including 12 straight to open the second half, in leading Air Force to a 75-59 win over Colorado State Tuesday night.

Air Force jumped ahead early and held on to the narrow lead of 29-28 at the intermission. Colorado State kept it close behind the shooting of Marcus Walker, who entered the contest averaging a conference-best 17.2 points per game.

Walker hit six of nine field goals in the opening half, including three of five from beyond the arc, and had 15 points at the break.

Anderson, with 12 first-half points, hit 12 consecutive points to open scoring in the second and post Air Force to a 41-28 lead that all but put the game out of the Rams' reach.

The Air Force defense began playing more aggressively, and the Rams, who had been shooting around 50 percent from the field earlier, began missing shots. Colorado State (0-4 Mountain West Conference, 6-12) managed a 7-2 run later in the half, but couldn't overcome the Air Force lead.

Anwar Johnson contributed 18 points for the Falcons (3-2, 11-7), including 10 of 10 from the free-throw line. Andrew Henke was in double figures with 11.

Walker finished with 23 points and Jesse Woodard hit 11 for Colorado State. The Falcons are idle until hosting BYU on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.

Air Force Notes and Quotes

Team
• AFA's 90.6% shooting from the free throw line is the third-best this season
• Air Force has made a three-pointer in 468 consecutive games
• AFA's rebounding margin of nine (31-22) is the largest this season
• AFA's 29 FTM and 32 FTA are both team-highs this season
• Air Force is 65-3 overall and 32-2 in MWC at Clune Arena since the beginning of the 2003-04 season

Individual
• Anwar Johnson tied his career-high with six rebounds
• Johnson's 10 FTM are the most since Dan Nwaelele made 11 vs. IPFW on 12/2/06
• In his last two home games, Tim Anderson averaged 28 ppg and shot 16-21 from the field
• With his three steals, Anderson moved into fourth place on AFA's career list with 144

Air Force Head Coach Jeff Reynolds
"I think it's the best we've played offense and defense, together. Going into the game, we wanted to drive the ball, get to the line and get them in foul trouble."

"The only problem is that we couldn't stop (Marcus) Walker. He's a terrific player. He reminds me of Vinny Johnson, who played for Detroit. We tried to shave him. Our goal (in the second half) was to make him catch it farther out than he did in the first half."

Air Force Senior Tim Anderson
"I have to give credit to our coaching staff. They saw plays that would work against their defense and we executed it. Each guy has to step up. I felt good shooting, so I put some up. We had to hold down (Marcus) Walker, because he was having a good game in the first half. We adjusted our zone defense at halftime and it worked out."