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Thomas, Rillie lead Northern Colorado past Air Force 83-79

AP
Dec 22, 2023

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) 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.

Thomas added 10 rebounds for the Bears (5-6). Rillie scored 14 points and added six assists. Riley Abercrombie had 11 points and was 4 of 8 shooting (2 for 5 from 3-point range).

Beau Becker led the way for the Falcons (7-5) with 26 points and two blocks. Air Force also got 18 points and eight assists from Rytis Petraitis. In addition, Kellan Boylan had 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

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1st Half
NCO
Bears
43
AF
Falcons
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bears gains possession)
19:34	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Jaron Rillie assists)	2-0
19:24		Rytis Petraitis offensive foul
19:24		Rytis Petraitis turnover (offensive foul)
19:03	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot	5-0
18:49	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	5-3
18:35	+3	Riley Abercrombie makes three point jump shot (Jaron Rillie assists)	8-3
18:08		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:06		Brock Wisne defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Dejour Reaves makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	11-3
17:44	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk (Rytis Petraitis assists)	11-5
17:29		Dejour Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Kellan Boylan steals)
17:12		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Saint Thomas steals)
17:08		Saint Thomas turnover (double dribble)
16:48		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
16:48		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:48	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-6
16:38		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:36		Beau Becker defensive rebound
16:12		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
16:10		Kellan Boylan offensive rebound
15:55		Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
15:53		Jaron Rillie defensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:40	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot	13-6
15:29	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	13-9
15:09	+2	Theo Hughes makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	15-9
14:59		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals)
14:50	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	17-9
14:24	+3	Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	17-12
13:56		Beau Becker blocks Dejour Reaves's two point layup
13:54		Bears offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point driving layup	19-12
13:32		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
13:30		Langston Reynolds defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point cutting layup (Theo Hughes assists)	21-12
12:59		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:57		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point cutting layup (Theo Hughes assists)	23-12
12:27		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
12:13		Brock Wisne misses two point hook shot
12:11		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
12:11		Brock Wisne personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
11:57	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	23-15
11:43	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point driving layup	25-15
11:26	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	25-18
11:06		Brock Wisne misses two point layup
11:04		Beau Becker defensive rebound
10:43	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point floating jump shot	25-20
10:28		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
10:26		Riley Abercrombie offensive rebound
10:22		Beau Becker blocks Riley Abercrombie's two point layup
10:20		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
10:01		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:59		Langston Reynolds defensive rebound
9:51		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
9:49		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
9:34		TV timeout
9:20	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point driving layup	25-22
9:09		Dejour Reaves misses three point jump shot
9:07		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
9:00		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
8:58		Corbin Green defensive rebound
8:37	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Corbin Green assists)	25-25
8:19	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point driving layup	27-25
8:19		Byron Brown shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-25
8:02	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	28-28
7:46		Kellan Boylan blocks Theo Hughes's two point layup
7:44		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
7:34		Dejour Reaves personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:31		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Langston Reynolds steals)
7:28		Byron Brown shooting foul (Langston Reynolds draws the foul)
7:28		Langston Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Langston Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-28
7:10		Langston Reynolds personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
6:59		Corbin Green misses three point jump shot
6:57		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
6:45	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot	32-28
6:31	+2	Kellan Boylan makes two point cutting layup (Corbin Green assists)	32-30
6:17	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup (Jaron Rillie assists)	34-30
5:55	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Corbin Green assists)	34-33
5:32		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Langston Reynolds draws the foul)
5:21	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point driving layup (Jaron Rillie assists)	36-33
5:02		Jaron Rillie personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
4:56		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
4:54		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
4:48		Kellan Boylan personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
4:40		Dejour Reaves misses three point jump shot
4:38		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
4:25		Marcell McCreary personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
4:20		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Marcell McCreary steals)
4:10		Marcell McCreary misses two point layup
4:08		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
3:50		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-34
3:50	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-35
3:33	+3	Riley Abercrombie makes three point jump shot (Jaron Rillie assists)	39-35
3:02		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
3:00		Brock Wisne defensive rebound
2:47		Brock Wisne offensive foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
2:47		Brock Wisne turnover (offensive foul)
2:34		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
2:32		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Theo Hughes makes two point reverse layup (Langston Reynolds assists)	41-35
2:04	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	41-38
1:59		Falcons 30 second timeout
1:49		Jaron Rillie misses two point jump shot
1:47		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
1:23		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
1:21		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point putback layup	41-40
1:10	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point cutting layup (Theo Hughes assists)	43-40
0:40		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Rillie steals)
0:28		Langston Reynolds misses three point jump shot
0:26		Beau Becker defensive rebound
0:25		Theo Hughes personal foul (Beau Becker draws the foul)
0:05	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point pullup jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	43-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCO
Bears
40
AF
Falcons
36

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Rytis Petraitis misses two point driving layup
19:47		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
19:36		Saint Thomas offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
19:36		Saint Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
19:13		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:11		Jaron Rillie defensive rebound
18:53		Saint Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Kellan Boylan steals)
18:40	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point driving reverse layup	43-45
18:29		Kellan Boylan blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
18:27		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
18:12		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
18:10		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
17:55		Rytis Petraitis blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
17:53		Bears offensive rebound
17:51		Riley Abercrombie offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
17:51		Riley Abercrombie turnover (offensive foul)
17:43	+2	Beau Becker makes two point cutting dunk (Rytis Petraitis assists)	43-47
17:28	+2	Riley Abercrombie makes two point pullup jump shot	45-47
17:28		Kellan Boylan shooting foul (Riley Abercrombie draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Riley Abercrombie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-47
17:08		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
17:06		Kellan Boylan offensive rebound
17:05		Dejour Reaves personal foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
16:50		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
16:48		Theo Hughes defensive rebound
16:43		Jaron Rillie offensive foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
16:43		Jaron Rillie turnover (offensive foul)
16:22	+3	Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	46-50
16:06		Dejour Reaves misses two point jump shot
16:04		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
15:47		Langston Reynolds shooting foul (Kellan Boylan draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
15:47	+1	Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
15:39		Langston Reynolds turnover (bad pass)
15:16	+3	Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	46-55
14:59		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Theo Hughes draws the foul)
14:58		Langston Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Beau Becker steals)
14:37		Beau Becker turnover (lost ball)
14:20	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	48-55
13:52		Saint Thomas blocks Jeffrey Mills's two point layup
13:50		Jaron Rillie defensive rebound
13:46		Dejour Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
13:38	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	48-57
13:24		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
13:17	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot	51-57
13:01		Rytis Petraitis offensive foul (Marcell McCreary draws the foul)
13:01		Rytis Petraitis turnover (offensive foul)
12:50		Marcell McCreary turnover (lost ball) (Corbin Green steals)
12:34		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:32		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
12:20	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Brock Wisne assists)	54-57
11:43		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
11:43		TV timeout
11:26		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:24		Falcons defensive rebound
10:54	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point hook shot	54-59
10:34	+2	Theo Hughes makes two point layup (Zach Bloch assists)	56-59
10:09		Byron Brown misses two point hook shot
10:07		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:00		Saint Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
9:40		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass)
9:30	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Brock Wisne assists)	59-59
9:01		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:59		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
8:52		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
8:50		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
8:44	+3	Jaron Rillie makes three point jump shot (Brock Wisne assists)	62-59
8:25	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	62-62
8:11		Jaron Rillie misses two point driving layup
8:09		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
7:59		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
7:57		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	64-62
7:43		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jaron Rillie draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Jaron Rillie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-62
7:16	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	65-65
7:05		Byron Brown personal foul (Riley Abercrombie draws the foul)
6:57	+2	Riley Abercrombie makes two point driving finger roll layup	67-65
6:31		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:29		Jaron Rillie defensive rebound
6:22		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
6:20		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Byron Brown makes two point driving layup	67-67
5:33		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:31		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
5:30		Kellan Boylan shooting foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
5:30	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
5:30	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
5:06		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
5:04		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point finger roll layup (Jaron Rillie assists)	71-67
4:44	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point cutting layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	71-69
4:44		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:16	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point driving layup	73-69
4:00	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	73-72
3:39	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point driving layup	75-72
3:07	+2	Beau Becker makes two point turnaround jump shot	75-74
2:36		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
2:34		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Beau Becker makes two point cutting layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	75-76
2:01		Beau Becker shooting foul (Zach Bloch draws the foul)
2:01		TV timeout
2:01		Zach Bloch misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:01	+1	Zach Bloch makes regular free throw 2 of 3	76-76
2:01	+1	Zach Bloch makes regular free throw 3 of 3	77-76
1:52		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
1:50		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
1:43	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point tip layup	77-78
1:25		Jaron Rillie misses two point jump shot
1:23		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
1:22		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-78
1:22	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-78
1:06		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:54		Brock Wisne shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
0:54		Byron Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-79
0:48		Bears 60 second timeout
0:39	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point driving layup	81-79
0:38		Bears 30 second timeout
0:10		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:08		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:03		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Jaron Rillie draws the foul)
0:03		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:03	+1	Jaron Rillie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-79
0:03	+1	Jaron Rillie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
0:00		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
0:00		Bears defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bears defensive rebound