For the second straight night, the Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League trailed at halftime and came back to beat the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
The 14ers erased a 13-point halftime deficit Monday and beat the Vipers 112-108 at the Broomfield Event Center. Colorado outscored Rio Grande Valley 75-58 during the second half and outscored the Vipers 146-106 in the second half the past two games.
Kaniel Dickens led the 14ers with 28 points Monday and Billy Thomas scored 25. Elton Brown contributed 22 points and 18 rebounds for his league-leading 16th double-double. Eddie Gill had 16 points and 14 assists.
Atlantic Hockey honors Fairchild
Air Force left wing Matt Fairchild was named the Atlantic Hockey Association player of the week on Monday.
The sophomore scored three goals Friday in Air Force’s 5-2 upset of the University of Denver. Before the Falcons’ first victory over the Pioneers since 1980, Fairchild had scored just three goals this season and six in his career. The Falcons broke a 19-game losing streak against DU. They also collected their first victory over a WCHA team since 1985 and their first win over a team ranked in the top five since 1975.
