AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Michael Lyons scored all of his game-high 17 points in the first half Saturday as Air Force snapped a three-game losing skid with a 72-51 win over Wyoming.
Tom Fow added 14 points for the Falcons (11-7, 2-3 Mountain West), who hit 11 of 19 3-pointers and had 22 assists in the game. Todd Fletcher had 13 points and Evan Washington had 11 points and nine assists.
Amath M’Baye led the Cowboys (8-11, 1-4) with 13 points, and Francisco Cruz added 10. Wyoming struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 4 of 23 attempts.
Wyoming cut Air Force’s lead to nine points, 53-44, with 6:34 remaining, but the Falcons closed the door with an 11-2 run during the next three minutes. Air Force improved to 9-2 at Clune Arena this season, while the Cowboys fell to 0-6 on the road.
Air Force used a 9-0 run midway through the first half to turn a six-point lead into a double-digit advantage and took a 38-25 lead into the locker room. The Falcons shot 57 percent from the field in the first half and held the Cowboys to 38-percent shooting.
It was Air Force’s largest halftime lead over a conference opponent since it took a 46-18 lead into the break against Wyoming on Feb. 3, 2007 .
The Falcons have won three of their last four against Wyoming, including a 59-40 victory in the first round of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Tournament.
