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Kobe Newton scores 16 to guide Wyoming to 70-65 victory over Air Force

AP
Jan 04, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Kobe Newton had 16 points to lead Wyoming to a 70-65 victory over Air Force on Saturday.

Newton shot 4 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Cowboys (9-6, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Dontaie Allen shot 5 for 5, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Matija Belic scored 13 on 6-for-8 shooting.

Wesley Celichowski led the Falcons (3-11, 0-3) with 19 points. Ethan Taylor totaled 10 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals.

Newton scored nine in the first half and Wyoming went into halftime trailing 36-33. Wyoming used a 7-0 second-half run to come back from a one-point deficit and take the lead at 62-56 with 4:21 left in the half. Jordan Nesbitt scored 10 second-half points.

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

1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
33
AF
Falcons
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cowboys gains possession)
19:46	+2	Cole Henry makes two point dunk (A.J. Wills assists)	2-0
19:23		Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Matija Belic steals)
18:55	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nesbitt assists)	5-0
18:35	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	5-3
18:01		Kobe Newton misses two point jump shot
17:59		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	5-6
17:18		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
17:16		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
17:09		Kyle Marshall misses three point jump shot
17:07		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
16:59		Cole Henry misses two point dunk
16:57		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
16:44	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	5-9
16:38		Kobe Newton turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
16:37	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup	5-11
16:37		Cowboys 30 second timeout
15:56	+2	Matija Belic makes two point dunk	7-11
15:49	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	7-14
15:30	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nesbitt assists)	10-14
14:50		Jeffrey Mills turnover (lost ball) (Touko Tainamo steals)
14:48		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (bad pass)
14:48		TV timeout
14:24		Sam Springer misses two point jump shot
14:22		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
14:16		Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
14:14		Sam Springer defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	10-16
13:40		Ethan Taylor personal foul
13:29		A.J. Wills turnover (traveling)
13:13	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	10-18
12:55	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point layup	12-18
12:44		Oleg Kojenets personal foul
12:27		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
12:25		Wesley Celichowski offensive rebound
12:22		A.J. Wills personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
12:08	+3	Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	12-21
11:40	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	15-21
11:30	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Byron Brown assists)	15-23
11:08	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (A.J. Wills assists)	18-23
10:39	+2	Sam Springer makes two point layup	18-25
10:19		Byron Brown personal foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
10:19		TV timeout
10:03	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (A.J. Wills assists)	20-25
9:33	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	20-27
8:54		Kobe Newton misses two point layup
8:52		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point dunk	22-27
8:41		Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot
8:39		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
8:32		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:30		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
8:26	+3	A.J. Wills makes three point jump shot (Cole Henry assists)	25-27
8:24		Falcons 30 second timeout
8:24		TV timeout
8:05		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
8:03		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
7:54		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
7:52		Beau Becker defensive rebound
7:31		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball)
6:52		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
6:51		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
6:51		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
6:51		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Matija Belic steals)
6:15	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup	27-27
5:44		Beau Becker misses two point layup
5:44		Cole Henry defensive rebound
5:44	+2	Matija Belic makes two point jump shot (A.J. Wills assists)	29-27
5:42		Sam Springer shooting foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Matija Belic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-27
5:15		Beau Becker offensive foul
5:15		Beau Becker turnover (offensive foul)
4:29		Cole Henry offensive foul
4:29		Cole Henry turnover (offensive foul)
4:13		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
4:11		Cole Henry defensive rebound
4:10	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot	33-27
4:08		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
4:06		Falcons offensive rebound
3:58	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Sam Duskin assists)	33-30
3:26		Kobe Newton turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
3:26		Kobe Newton personal foul
3:13		TV timeout
2:55	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot	33-32
2:39		A.J. Wills turnover (bad pass) (Sam Duskin steals)
2:26	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	33-34
1:57		A.J. Wills misses three point jump shot
1:55		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
1:50	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	33-36
1:48		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
1:29		Cole Henry turnover (lost ball)
1:10		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
0:43		A.J. Wills misses three point jump shot
0:41		Sam Duskin defensive rebound
0:18		Wesley Celichowski turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Newton steals)
0:18		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
0:03		Kobe Newton misses three point jump shot
0:01		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WYO
Cowboys
37
AF
Falcons
29

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
19:35		Cole Henry shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
19:34		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:34	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-37
19:08		Matija Belic misses two point jump shot
19:06		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
18:57		Caleb Walker offensive foul
18:57		Caleb Walker turnover (offensive foul)
18:37	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point jump shot	35-37
18:18	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot	35-39
18:04		Luke Kearney personal foul
17:55	+2	Matija Belic makes two point jump shot	37-39
17:35	+3	Kyle Marshall makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	37-42
17:23		Kyle Marshall personal foul
16:28	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	39-42
16:21	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Kyle Marshall assists)	39-44
16:07		Cole Henry offensive foul
16:07		Cole Henry turnover (offensive foul)
16:00		Matija Belic blocks Kyle Marshall's two point jump shot
15:58		Matija Belic defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot (A.J. Wills assists)	42-44
15:16		Matija Belic blocks Caleb Walker's two point layup
15:14		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
15:12		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
15:10		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
15:10		Luke Kearney turnover (out of bounds)
15:10		TV timeout
14:51		Matija Belic turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Marshall steals)
14:44		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
14:31		Matija Belic turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
14:18	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	42-46
14:17		Touko Tainamo shooting foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
14:17		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:17		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
13:41		Jeffrey Mills personal foul
13:41		Byron Brown shooting foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
13:41		Jordan Nesbitt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:41		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:18		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
13:16		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
13:06		Byron Brown personal foul
12:26		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
12:24		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot	43-48
12:09	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point dunk (Kobe Newton assists)	45-48
12:07	+2	Sam Springer makes two point layup	45-50
12:07		Abou Magassa shooting foul (Sam Springer draws the foul)
12:07		Sam Springer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:07		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
11:47		Sam Springer personal foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Kobe Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-50
11:47	+1	Kobe Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-50
11:42		Kobe Newton personal foul
11:29		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Touko Tainamo steals)
11:07		Wesley Celichowski blocks Touko Tainamo's two point jump shot
11:05		Falcons defensive rebound
10:56		A.J. Wills personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
10:56	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
10:39	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	50-52
10:12	+3	Kyle Marshall makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	50-55
9:42		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (bad pass)
9:15		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
9:13		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
8:56	+2	Matija Belic makes two point jump shot	52-55
8:55		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
8:55		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:55		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
8:32		Kyle Marshall misses two point jump shot
8:30		Falcons offensive rebound
8:12		Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
8:10		Matija Belic defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nesbitt assists)	55-55
7:52		Matija Belic shooting foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Beau Becker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:40	+1	Beau Becker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-56
7:27		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point layup
7:26		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
7:26		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point layup
7:25		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
7:25		Sam Springer shooting foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
7:25	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
7:13		Jordan Nesbitt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:13		Sam Springer defensive rebound
6:58		Kyle Marshall turnover (traveling)
6:39		Matija Belic offensive foul
6:39		Matija Belic turnover (offensive foul)
6:04		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:02		Cole Henry defensive rebound
5:42		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-56
5:42	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-56
5:28		A.J. Wills personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
5:28		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:28		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:28		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup	60-56
4:50		Sam Springer misses three point jump shot
4:48		Matija Belic defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup	62-56
4:11		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:11		TV timeout
3:49		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
3:47		TV timeout
3:18		A.J. Wills turnover (traveling)
2:51	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup (Wesley Celichowski assists)	62-58
2:51		Matija Belic shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
2:51		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:51		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	64-58
2:16	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	64-60
1:56		Matija Belic misses two point layup
1:54		Matija Belic offensive rebound
1:54		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
1:54		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
1:51		Matija Belic personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Wesley Celichowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-61
1:51		Wesley Celichowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:51		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
1:30		Cowboys 30 second timeout
1:24		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
1:22		Matija Belic offensive rebound
1:09		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
0:52		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:50		Cole Henry defensive rebound
0:43		Ethan Taylor personal foul (A.J. Wills draws the foul)
0:43	+1	A.J. Wills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
0:43	+1	A.J. Wills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
0:31		Wesley Celichowski misses two point jump shot
0:29		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
0:26		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-61
0:26	+1	Jordan Nesbitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-61
0:26		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:10		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
0:08		Byron Brown offensive rebound
0:08	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup	68-63
0:08		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:05		Sam Duskin personal foul (Kobe Newton draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Kobe Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-63
0:05	+1	Kobe Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
0:02	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk	70-65
0:00		End of period

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Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk