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McClendon has 20 as San Jose State takes down Air Force 69-62

AP
Jan 11, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Will McClendon had 20 points in San Jose State's 69-62 victory over Air Force on Saturday.

McClendon added four steals for the Spartans (8-10, 1-5 Mountain West Conference). Josh Uduje scored 15 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc. Donavan Yap shot 4 for 15 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.

Ethan Taylor led the way for the Falcons (3-13, 0-5) with 16 points, six assists and three steals. Will Cooper added 10 points for Air Force, which has lost six in a row.

Uduje scored eight points in the first half and San Jose State went into the break trailing 31-29. San Jose State pulled off the victory after an 11-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 40-31 with 17:27 remaining in the second half. McClendon scored 13 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
SJSU
Spartans
29
AF
Falcons
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Spartans gains possession)
19:44	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Robert Vaihola assists)	2-0
19:12	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:48	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot	5-2
18:32	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point layup (Caleb Walker assists)	5-4
18:11		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
18:07		Donavan Yap shooting foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
18:07	+1	Kyle Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
17:55		Luke Kearney shooting foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
17:55		Josh Uduje misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:55	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
17:49		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Will McClendon steals)
17:35		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
17:33		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
17:29	+2	Robert Vaihola makes two point layup	8-6
17:14		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:12		Will McClendon defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point dunk (Will McClendon assists)	10-6
16:52		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:50		Will McClendon defensive rebound
16:48		Will McClendon turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
16:30		Caleb Walker offensive foul
16:30		Caleb Walker turnover (offensive foul)
15:59		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
15:57		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
15:51		Wesley Celichowski misses two point jump shot
15:49		Chol Marial defensive rebound
15:37		Josh Uduje turnover (traveling)
15:37		TV timeout
15:13		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
15:11		Chol Marial defensive rebound
15:06		Sam Springer personal foul
14:45		Robert Vaihola turnover (3-second violation)
14:37		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Robert Vaihola steals)
14:18		Wesley Celichowski blocks Robert Vaihola's two point layup
14:16		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Sam Springer makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	10-8
13:52		Robert Vaihola turnover (bad pass)
13:28		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass) (Will McClendon steals)
13:23	+2	Jermaine Washington makes two point layup (Will McClendon assists)	12-8
12:58	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	12-11
12:37		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
12:35		Sam Springer defensive rebound
12:16		Robert Vaihola blocks Wesley Celichowski's two point layup
12:14		Falcons offensive rebound
12:05		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:03		Spartans defensive rebound
11:36		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36		Will McClendon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
11:26	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Byron Brown assists)	13-13
11:06		Wesley Celichowski blocks Josh Uduje's two point layup
11:04		Spartans offensive rebound
10:57		Robert Vaihola turnover (out of bounds)
10:43	+2	Sam Springer makes two point layup (Byron Brown assists)	13-15
10:23	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point jump shot	15-15
10:11	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	15-17
9:54	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Pasha Goodarzi assists)	18-17
9:37		Robert Vaihola personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
9:19		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Josh Uduje steals)
9:14		Ethan Taylor blocks Josh Uduje's two point layup
9:12		Spartans offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point jump shot	20-17
8:43		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:41		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
8:16		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
8:14		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	20-20
7:31		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
7:27		Falcons defensive rebound
7:27		TV timeout
7:18		Will Cooper misses three point jump shot
7:16		Chol Marial defensive rebound
7:08		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
7:06		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
6:52		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
6:50		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
6:43		Beau Becker blocks Donavan Yap's two point layup
6:41		Beau Becker defensive rebound
6:21		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
6:19		Chol Marial defensive rebound
5:53		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
5:51		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
5:38	+3	Will Cooper makes three point jump shot	20-23
5:16		Chol Marial misses three point jump shot
5:14		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
5:05		Will Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
4:59	+2	Jermaine Washington makes two point layup (Sadaidriene Hall assists)	22-23
4:41		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
4:39		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
4:31		Will Cooper personal foul (Jermaine Washington draws the foul)
4:26	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot	25-23
3:53		Latrell Davis shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:53	+1	Caleb Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
3:35	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	27-24
3:02	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	27-26
2:47		Latrell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
2:39		Robert Vaihola shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
2:39		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
2:28		Sam Springer misses two point jump shot
2:26		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
2:19		Will McClendon turnover (bad pass)
2:02		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
2:00		Chol Marial defensive rebound
1:43		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
1:41		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
1:35		Josh Uduje turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Marshall steals)
1:22		Caleb Walker misses two point layup
1:20		Caleb Walker offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup	27-28
1:10		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:47		Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot
0:45		Sadaidriene Hall offensive rebound
0:41	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	29-28
0:15		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
0:11		Falcons offensive rebound
0:11		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot	29-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJSU
Spartans
40
AF
Falcons
31

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Luke Kearney misses two point layup
19:48		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
19:38	+2	Robert Vaihola makes two point layup (Donavan Yap assists)	31-31
19:25		Kyle Marshall turnover (bad pass)
19:18	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup	33-31
18:59		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:57		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
18:39		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
18:24	+2	Robert Vaihola makes two point layup (Donavan Yap assists)	35-31
18:16		Caleb Walker turnover (bad pass) (Will McClendon steals)
18:10	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup (Will McClendon assists)	37-31
18:04		Falcons 30 second timeout
18:04		TV timeout
18:02		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
17:53		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (traveling)
17:37		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
17:35		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Donavan Yap assists)	40-31
16:55	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	40-34
16:32		Sam Springer shooting foul (Donavan Yap draws the foul)
16:32	+1	Donavan Yap makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-34
16:32	+1	Donavan Yap makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
16:08		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:06		Chol Marial defensive rebound
15:57		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
15:55		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
15:55		Chol Marial personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:34		Chol Marial blocks Wesley Celichowski's three point jump shot
15:32		Wesley Celichowski offensive rebound
15:25		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
15:23		Falcons offensive rebound
15:04		Will Cooper misses two point jump shot
15:01		Spartans defensive rebound
14:36		Latrell Davis misses two point jump shot
14:34		Will Cooper defensive rebound
14:09		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
14:07		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
13:43		Latrell Davis misses two point layup
13:41		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
13:35		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
13:33		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
13:25		Robert Vaihola personal foul (Wesley Celichowski draws the foul)
13:21		Sadaidriene Hall personal foul
13:15	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	42-37
12:47	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot	45-37
12:33		Jermaine Washington personal foul (Sam Springer draws the foul)
12:16	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	45-40
11:46		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:39		Josh Uduje misses two point layup
11:37		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
11:21		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
11:19		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
11:06		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
11:04		Chol Marial offensive rebound
10:57	+2	Chol Marial makes two point jump shot	47-40
10:49		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
10:47		Chol Marial defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup (Jermaine Washington assists)	49-40
10:13		Sam Springer misses three point jump shot
10:11		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Will McClendon makes two point jump shot	51-40
9:12		Chol Marial blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
9:10		Chol Marial defensive rebound
9:04		Will McClendon turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
8:59	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point dunk (Jeffrey Mills assists)	51-42
8:33	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point jump shot	53-42
8:14		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
8:12		Jermaine Washington defensive rebound
8:07		Ethan Taylor personal foul
7:58		Wesley Celichowski blocks Donavan Yap's two point layup
7:56		Donavan Yap offensive rebound
7:52	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Donavan Yap assists)	56-42
7:22	+2	Wesley Celichowski makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	56-44
7:00		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
6:58		Byron Brown defensive rebound
6:51		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
6:49		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
6:24		Will McClendon misses two point jump shot
6:22		Byron Brown defensive rebound
6:13		Wesley Celichowski turnover (bad pass) (Will McClendon steals)
5:55	+3	Donavan Yap makes three point jump shot	59-44
5:47		Will McClendon personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
5:47		TV timeout
5:30		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:28		Byron Brown offensive rebound
5:23		Byron Brown misses two point layup
5:21		Will Cooper offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Will Cooper makes two point layup	59-46
4:57		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Robert Vaihola draws the foul)
4:57		Robert Vaihola misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57	+1	Robert Vaihola makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-46
4:53	+2	Will Cooper makes two point layup	60-48
4:38	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point layup	62-48
4:18		Will Cooper misses two point jump shot
4:16		Kyle Marshall offensive rebound
4:04		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
4:02		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
3:34		Will McClendon misses two point layup
3:32		Falcons defensive rebound
3:32		TV timeout
3:24		Kyle Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Donavan Yap steals)
3:18		Kyle Marshall blocks Donavan Yap's two point layup
3:16		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
3:02	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	62-51
3:02		Falcons 30 second timeout
2:36		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
2:34		Will Cooper defensive rebound
2:22	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Marshall assists)	62-54
2:13		Josh Uduje turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
1:51	+3	Will Cooper makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	62-57
1:38		Spartans 60 second timeout
1:19	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot (Donavan Yap assists)	65-57
1:09	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	65-60
0:40		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
0:38		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
0:37		Beau Becker personal foul
0:37		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:29		Beau Becker shooting foul (Will McClendon draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
0:29	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
0:18		Kyle Marshall misses two point layup
0:16		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
0:13		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Donavan Yap draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Donavan Yap makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-60
0:13	+1	Donavan Yap makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-60
0:06	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	69-62
0:00		End of period

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Kyle Marshall makes two point layup