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Taylor scores 26 as Air Force knocks off Long Island University 82-67

AP
Nov 10, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) Ethan Taylor had 26 points in Air Force's 82-67 win over Long Island University on Friday.

Taylor added 12 rebounds and six assists for the Falcons (1-1). Beau Becker scored 20 points and added six rebounds. Byron Brown was 4 of 7 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.

The Sharks (0-1) were led in scoring by R.J. Greene, who finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Tana Kopa added 11 points and 10 rebounds for LIU. Terell Strickland also had 11 points and five assists.

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Air Force plays Sunday against Delaware on the road, and LIU will visit Pepperdine on Monday.

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1st Half
AF
Falcons
43
LIU
Sharks
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Gezim Bajrami vs. Beau Becker (Falcons gains possession)
19:36		Gezim Bajrami blocks Kellan Boylan's two point layup
19:34		Beau Becker offensive rebound
19:32		R.J. Greene personal foul
19:32		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
19:30		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
19:22	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point reverse layup (Terell Strickland assists)	0-2
18:49		Jump ball. (Sharks gains possession)
18:56		Chase Beasley misses two point layup
18:56		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
18:56		Jump ball. (Sharks gains possession)
18:36	+2	Terell Strickland makes two point layup	0-4
18:17		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:15		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
17:58		Terell Strickland turnover
17:36		Terell Strickland shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
17:36		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:36		Falcons offensive rebound
17:36	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-4
17:23	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	1-6
17:23		Chase Beasley shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
17:23	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 1	1-7
17:14		R.J. Greene personal foul
17:02	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	4-7
16:50		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
16:37		Beau Becker personal foul (Gezim Bajrami draws the foul)
16:37		Gezim Bajrami misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37	+1	Gezim Bajrami makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
16:11	+2	Chase Beasley makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	6-8
16:00		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
15:58		Beau Becker defensive rebound
15:58		Gezim Bajrami personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:36		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
15:34		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
15:22		Terell Strickland turnover (Ethan Taylor steals)
15:00	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	9-8
14:39	+3	Terell Strickland makes three point jump shot (Andre Washington assists)	9-11
14:27	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	12-11
14:08		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass)
13:47		Chase Beasley turnover (C.J. Delancy steals)
13:42		Beau Becker personal foul
13:21	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Ahmed Essahaty assists)	12-14
12:59		Jeffrey Mills turnover (lost ball) (Ahmed Essahaty steals)
12:58		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
12:51		Tana Kopa misses three point stepback jump shot
12:49		Byron Brown defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	15-14
12:22	+2	Eric Acker makes two point driving layup	15-16
12:06	+2	Byron Brown makes two point cutting layup (Corbin Green assists)	17-16
11:52		Eric Acker turnover (Chase Beasley steals)
11:47		Corbin Green turnover (traveling)
11:47		TV timeout
11:30		Terell Strickland misses two point layup
11:28		Falcons defensive rebound
11:17		Byron Brown misses two point layup
11:15		Corbin Green offensive rebound
11:09	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Corbin Green assists)	20-16
10:46	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Gezim Bajrami assists)	20-19
10:21		Byron Brown turnover (traveling)
10:12		Corbin Green blocks Gezim Bajrami's two point layup
10:10		Chase Beasley defensive rebound
9:58		Eric Acker shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-19
9:58	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
9:47		Tana Kopa turnover (traveling)
9:33	+2	Byron Brown makes two point driving layup (Corbin Green assists)	24-19
9:04	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	24-21
8:45		Corbin Green misses three point jump shot
8:43		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
8:33		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
8:32		Gezim Bajrami offensive rebound
8:32		Corbin Green personal foul
8:28		Terell Strickland turnover (traveling)
8:06		Chase Beasley turnover (Eric Acker steals)
8:01		Byron Brown personal foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
8:00		Falcons 30 second timeout
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
8:00		Terell Strickland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
7:51		C.J. Delancy personal foul
7:30	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point stepback jump shot	26-22
7:15		Ethan Taylor blocks Terell Strickland's two point jump shot
7:13		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Byron Brown makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ethan Taylor assists)	28-22
6:47	+2	Eric Acker makes two point reverse layup (Andre Washington assists)	28-24
6:25	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	31-24
6:02		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
6:00		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
5:57		C.J. Delancy personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-24
5:57		Kellan Boylan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Gezim Bajrami defensive rebound
5:34		Terell Strickland turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
5:19	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	35-24
5:19		Sharks 30 second timeout
5:04		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
5:02		Corbin Green defensive rebound
4:48		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:46		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
4:36		Corbin Green blocks Eric Acker's two point jump shot
4:34		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
4:25		Tana Kopa personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-24
4:25	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-24
4:12		Ahmed Essahaty turnover (bad pass)
3:51		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
3:49		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
3:35		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
3:33		Byron Brown defensive rebound
3:17		Corbin Green misses three point jump shot
3:15		Eric Acker defensive rebound
2:59		Gezim Bajrami misses two point layup
2:57		Gezim Bajrami offensive rebound
2:53		Ahmed Essahaty misses three point jump shot
2:51		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
2:38		Corbin Green offensive foul
2:38		Corbin Green turnover (offensive foul)
2:38		TV timeout
2:28		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
2:26		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	39-24
1:50		Gezim Bajrami misses three point jump shot
1:48		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
1:44		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball)
1:30		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
1:28		Corbin Green defensive rebound
1:12		Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
1:10		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
1:02		Terell Strickland misses two point layup
1:00		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Corbin Green makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	41-24
0:41		Terell Strickland shooting foul (Corbin Green draws the foul)
0:41		Corbin Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:41		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
0:30	+3	Terell Strickland makes three point jump shot (Eric Acker assists)	41-27
0:06	+2	Corbin Green makes two point dunk (Kellan Boylan assists)	43-27
0:01		Andre Washington misses three point jump shot
0:00		Sharks offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
39
LIU
Sharks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Gezim Bajrami blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
19:41		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup	45-27
19:25		Chase Beasley shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
19:25		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:25	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-28
19:03	+2	Beau Becker makes two point stepback jump shot	47-28
18:41	+2	Gezim Bajrami makes two point layup (Eric Acker assists)	47-30
18:27		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
18:25		Beau Becker offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup	49-30
18:13		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
18:11		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
17:57		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
17:55		Beau Becker offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup	51-30
17:55		Sharks 30 second timeout
17:55		TV timeout
17:38		Eric Acker misses two point layup
17:36		Chase Beasley defensive rebound
17:27		Chase Beasley turnover (Andre Washington steals)
17:22		Kellan Boylan blocks Eric Acker's two point layup
17:20		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
17:11		Nikola Djapa personal foul
16:55		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:53		Chase Beasley offensive rebound
16:48	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Chase Beasley assists)	54-30
16:27	+2	Andre Washington makes two point pullup jump shot (Eric Acker assists)	54-32
16:10	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	57-32
15:53		Chase Beasley personal foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:48	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point hook shot (Terell Strickland assists)	57-34
15:22	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	60-34
14:59		R.J. Greene turnover (lost ball)
14:42	+2	Beau Becker makes two point cutting dunk (Jeffrey Mills assists)	62-34
14:28		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
14:26		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
14:02		Kellan Boylan turnover (R.J. Greene steals)
13:48	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	62-36
13:29		Terell Strickland personal foul
13:25	+2	Beau Becker makes two point dunk (Ethan Taylor assists)	64-36
13:25		Nikola Djapa shooting foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Beau Becker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-36
13:13		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
13:11		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:56		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
12:54		Eric Acker defensive rebound
12:47		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
12:47	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-37
12:47		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:47		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
12:37		Jeffrey Mills turnover (lost ball) (Terell Strickland steals)
12:32		Byron Brown shooting foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
12:32	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-38
12:32	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-39
12:15		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
12:13		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
12:07	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point alley-oop layup (Terell Strickland assists)	65-41
12:07		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (C.J. Delancy draws the foul)
12:07	+1	C.J. Delancy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-42
12:00		C.J. Delancy personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-42
11:49		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
11:47		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
11:19		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:17		Sharks defensive rebound
11:10		Byron Brown blocks Tana Kopa's three point jump shot
11:08		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
11:02		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
11:00		Sharks defensive rebound
10:52		Kellan Boylan personal foul
10:40		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
10:38		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
10:37		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
10:37		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
10:37		Chase Beasley shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
10:37		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:37		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:37		Beau Becker defensive rebound
10:16		Beau Becker misses two point layup
10:14		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
10:07		Terell Strickland misses two point jump shot
10:05		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
9:47		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
9:45		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
9:41		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
9:39		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
9:38	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup	66-44
9:16	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Beau Becker assists)	68-44
9:08		Beau Becker shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
9:08	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-45
9:08		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:08		C.J. Delancy offensive rebound
8:57		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
8:55		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
8:42		Tana Kopa personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-45
8:42	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-45
8:31	+2	Andre Washington makes two point driving layup (Tana Kopa assists)	70-47
8:11		Ahmed Essahaty shooting foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-47
8:11	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-47
8:04	+3	Andre Washington makes three point jump shot (Ahmed Essahaty assists)	72-50
7:45	+2	Kolby Gilles makes two point layup (Chase Beasley assists)	74-50
7:31		Kolby Gilles shooting foul (Tana Kopa draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Tana Kopa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-51
7:31	+1	Tana Kopa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-52
7:03		C.J. Delancy shooting foul (Chase Beasley draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Chase Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-52
7:03		Chase Beasley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:03		Beau Becker offensive rebound
6:46		Tana Kopa personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
6:46		Kellan Boylan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:46		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
6:34		Beau Becker shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
6:34		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:34		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:34		Tana Kopa offensive rebound
6:26		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
6:24		Andre Washington offensive rebound
6:23		Andre Washington misses two point layup
6:23		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
6:23		Byron Brown shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
6:23	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-53
6:23	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-54
6:09		Corbin Green misses two point hook shot
6:07		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
5:57		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
5:55		C.J. Delancy offensive rebound
5:46	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point jump shot (Tana Kopa assists)	75-56
5:31		R.J. Greene shooting foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
5:31		Kellan Boylan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:31	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-56
5:19		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
5:17		C.J. Delancy offensive rebound
5:09		C.J. Delancy turnover (Kellan Boylan steals)
5:04		Kellan Boylan turnover
4:54		Terell Strickland misses two point layup
4:52		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
4:10		Chase Beasley misses two point layup
4:08		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
4:02	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Andre Washington assists)	76-59
3:40		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:38		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
3:34		Corbin Green blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
3:32		Sharks offensive rebound
3:32		TV timeout
3:24	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point hook shot (Eric Acker assists)	76-61
2:56		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
2:54		Corbin Green offensive rebound
2:49	+2	Corbin Green makes two point putback dunk	78-61
2:38		Andre Washington misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:36		Corbin Green defensive rebound
2:13		Corbin Green turnover (Tana Kopa steals)
2:06	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot (Tana Kopa assists)	78-63
1:41	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup (Corbin Green assists)	80-63
1:27		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
1:25		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
1:04		R.J. Greene blocks Byron Brown's two point layup
1:02		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
0:56		Corbin Green blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
0:56		Corbin Green defensive rebound
0:56		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:44		Andre Washington personal foul
0:44	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-63
0:44	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-63
0:40		Corbin Green personal foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-64
0:40	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-65
0:09		Corbin Green misses three point jump shot
0:07		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
0:02	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point dunk (Andre Washington assists)	82-67
0:00		End of period

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C.J. Delancy makes two point dunk (Andre Washington assists)