Boyd scores 16, San Diego State downs Air Force 67-38

AP
Jan 09, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) Nicholas Boyd's 16 points helped San Diego State defeat Air Force 67-38 on Wednesday.

Boyd had five steals for the Aztecs (10-3, 3-1 Mountain West Conference). BJ Davis scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Jared Jones shot 4 of 7 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding 14 rebounds.

Ethan Taylor led the way for the Falcons (3-12, 0-4) with 11 points and three steals. Luke Kearney added nine points for Air Force. Kyle Marshall had six points.

San Diego State took the lead with 4:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. Boyd led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 33-24 at the break. San Diego State pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 24 points. They outscored Air Force by 20 points in the final half, as Davis led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

Both teams next play Saturday. San Diego State visits New Mexico and Air Forceplays San Jose State at home.

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

1st Half
AF
Falcons
24
SDSU
Aztecs
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Aztecs gains possession)
19:43		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
19:41		BJ Davis offensive rebound
19:29		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
19:27		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
19:22	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup	0-2
19:06	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Walker assists)	3-2
18:47		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
18:43		Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
18:30		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Miles Byrd steals)
18:26		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
18:26		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:26	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-3
18:19		Caleb Walker turnover (bad pass) (Nick Boyd steals)
18:19		Miles Byrd misses two point dunk
18:19		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
18:14		Miles Byrd misses two point dunk
18:12		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
18:05	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot	3-6
17:54		Miles Byrd shooting foul (Caleb Walker draws the foul)
17:54		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:54		Caleb Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:54		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
17:37		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
17:35		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
17:15	+2	Caleb Walker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	5-6
16:53		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
16:31	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Luke Kearney assists)	8-6
16:05		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
16:03		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
16:03		Jump ball. Caleb Walker vs. Pharaoh Compton (Falcons gains possession)
15:44		TV timeout
15:34		Miles Byrd blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
15:32		Falcons offensive rebound
15:32		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
15:11		BJ Davis misses two point jump shot
15:09		Caleb Walker defensive rebound
14:50		Caleb Walker turnover (bad pass) (Nick Boyd steals)
14:47		Jump ball. Nick Boyd vs. Kyle Marshall (Aztecs gains possession)
14:33		BJ Davis misses two point layup
14:31		Pharaoh Compton offensive rebound
14:28	+2	Pharaoh Compton makes two point dunk	8-8
14:18		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Luke Kearney draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
14:18	+1	Luke Kearney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
14:02		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
14:00		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	13-8
13:31		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
13:29		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot	15-8
12:52		Pharaoh Compton misses two point jump shot
12:50		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:47		Miles Byrd blocks Wesley Celichowski's two point layup
12:45		Aztecs defensive rebound
12:34		Wayne McKinney III misses two point layup
12:32		Aztecs offensive rebound
12:23		Wesley Celichowski blocks Jared Coleman-Jones's two point layup
12:21		Sam Springer defensive rebound
12:11		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
12:09		Wayne McKinney III defensive rebound
12:04		Byron Brown blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
12:02		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
11:46	+2	Kyle Marshall makes two point layup	17-8
11:23		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
11:21		Sam Springer defensive rebound
11:09		Sam Springer misses three point jump shot
11:07		Byron Brown offensive rebound
11:01	+3	Wesley Celichowski makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	20-8
11:01		Aztecs 30 second timeout
11:01		TV timeout
10:47		Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
10:45		Wesley Celichowski defensive rebound
10:31		Sam Duskin misses three point jump shot
10:29		Aztecs defensive rebound
10:08		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
9:52		Magoon Gwath misses two point layup
9:50		Magoon Gwath offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Magoon Gwath makes two point layup	20-10
9:41		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball)
9:16		Kyle Marshall shooting foul (Magoon Gwath draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Magoon Gwath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-11
9:16		Magoon Gwath misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:16		Kyle Marshall defensive rebound
8:44		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
8:22	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point layup	20-13
8:22		Byron Brown shooting foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Miles Byrd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-14
8:07		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Miles Byrd steals)
8:02		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Kimo Ferrari draws the foul)
7:47		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
7:45		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	20-16
7:15		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
7:13		Nick Boyd personal foul
7:13		TV timeout
7:10		Luke Kearney turnover (bad pass) (Miles Byrd steals)
7:04	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point dunk	20-18
6:54		Miles Byrd personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
6:29		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:27		Kimo Ferrari defensive rebound
6:17		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
6:15		Byron Brown defensive rebound
6:03		Kyle Marshall personal foul
5:45		Jeffrey Mills shooting foul (BJ Davis draws the foul)
5:45	+1	BJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-19
5:45	+1	BJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-20
5:16		Byron Brown turnover (back court violation)
5:04		Wayne McKinney III turnover (lost ball) (Sam Duskin steals)
4:58	+2	Sam Duskin makes two point layup	22-20
4:41	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup (BJ Davis assists)	22-22
4:36		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
4:08		Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
4:06		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
4:00	+2	Magoon Gwath makes two point dunk	22-24
3:48		Sam Duskin turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals)
3:42	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	22-26
3:30		TV timeout
3:12		Jared Coleman-Jones personal foul (Sam Duskin draws the foul)
3:02		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass)
2:42		BJ Davis misses two point layup
2:40		Sam Duskin defensive rebound
2:11		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
2:09		BJ Davis defensive rebound
2:03		Magoon Gwath misses two point layup
2:01		Sam Springer defensive rebound
1:51		Sam Springer misses three point jump shot
1:49		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
1:37		Taj DeGourville misses two point layup
1:35		Taj DeGourville offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Taj DeGourville makes two point layup	22-28
1:27		Magoon Gwath blocks Kyle Marshall's two point layup
1:25		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point dunk	22-30
0:59	+2	Sam Springer makes two point layup	24-30
0:59		Jared Coleman-Jones shooting foul (Sam Springer draws the foul)
0:59		Sam Springer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:59		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
0:39	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot	24-33
0:12		Sam Springer misses three point jump shot
0:09		Pharaoh Compton personal foul (Kyle Marshall draws the foul)
0:09		Kyle Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
0:04		Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Taylor steals)
0:00		End of period

Boyd scores 16, San Diego State downs Air Force 67-38

1st Half AFFalcons24SDSUAztecs33

1st Half
AF
Falcons
24
SDSU
Aztecs
33