SALT LAKE CITY — Zach Bohannon scored a career-high 12 points as Air Force pulled away from Utah early, then held on for a 54-49 victory Saturday night.
Bohannon also had eight rebounds and five assists, both career bests, for the Falcons (13-9, 4-5 Mountain West), who have won consecutive conference road games after losing their previous 20.
Shawn Glover scored a career-high 15 points to lead the Utes (10-13, 3-6), who have lost three in a row and were held under 50 points for the first time this season.
With Utah trailing by seven late, Will Clyburn scored five straight points to make it 48-46 with 1:22 to play, but Air Force answered with its own 5-0 run to secure its first win in Salt Lake City since 2006.
The Falcons broke the game’s only tie with a 14-2 run for a 16-4 advantage and led the rest of the way.
AIR FORCE (13-9, 4-5)
Fow 2-6 0-0 6, Broekhuis 1-3 0-0 2, Fletcher 2-6 0-0 5, Lyons 3-12 1-2 8, Washington 2-4 1-5 5, Fitzgerald 1-2 0-0 3, Bohannon 3-9 4-4 12, Stewart 2-3 0-1 4, Brooks 4-7 1-2 9, Hempsey 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 20-52 7-15 54.
UTAH (10-13, 3-6)
O’Brien 1-3 1-4 3, Clyburn 2-12 3-8 8, Foster 2-3 0-0 4, Hines 1-5 2-2 4, Jo. Watkins 3-7 1-3 8, Kupets 2-3 0-0 5, DiMaria 0-1 0-0 0, Glover 5-8 0-0 15, Washburn 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-43 7-17 49.
Halftime — Air Force 31-26. 3-point goals — Air Force 7-23 (Fow 2-4, Bohannon 2-7, Fitzgerald 1-1, Fletcher 1-2, Lyons 1-5, Broekhuis 0-1, Stewart 0-1, Brooks 0-2), Utah 8-22 (Glover 5-7, Jo. Watkins 1-1, Kupets 1-2, Clyburn 1-6, DiMaria 0-1, O’Brien 0-2, Hines 0-3). Fouled out — Jo. Watkins. Rebounds — Air Force 38 (Bohannon 8), Utah 31 (Clyburn 11). Assists — Air Force 18 (Washington 6), Utah 6 (O’Brien 3). Total fouls — Air Force 19, Utah 19. A — 8,890.
