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Dana Ford takes blame for loss after Missouri State's poor performance at Air Force

New Missouri State head coach Dana Ford took the blame after his team’s worst loss of the young season.

A poor defensive performance led to the Bears dropping their fourth-straight game in an 88-69 loss to Air Force on Wednesday night in Colorado Springs.

Air Force used an out-of-character shooting performance, hitting 60.7 percent of its 3-pointers after averaging just 24 percent of its 3-pointers in its first six games. The Falcons finished 17-of-28 from long range.

The Bears used a zone defense for a majority of the contest, leaving Falcon shooters with plenty of open looks.