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Air Force tops Nevada 68-66 behind dominant second half

The Air Force Falcons snapped a 10-game losing streak versus the Nevada Wolf Pack in a 68-66 victory behind a dominant second-half on Sunday at Lawlor Events Center. Sunday also marked the Falcons’ first ever victory in nine tries inside Lawlor Events Center.

It splits the season series between the two Mountain West foes. Nevada won by 17 in the former matchup Friday.

On Friday, the Pack shot 51.1 percent against Air Force’s 2-3 zone. On Sunday, the tides drastically turned. they hit just 42.6 percent of their shots — 37.5 percent in the second half. Nevada missed its final 12 3-point attempts (the last came with 4:16 in the first half), hitting only two on 24 attempts, translating to an abysmal 8.