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Jenkins Jr. scores 21, UNLV tops Air Force 80-52 in MWC

AP
Mar 10, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) David Jenkins Jr. had 21 points on 6-of-9 3-point shooting and seventh-seeded UNLV routed 10th-seeded Air Force 80-52 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday.

UNLV faces second-seeded Utah State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Bryce Hamilton had 18 points and seven rebounds for UNLV (12-14). Cheikh Mbacke Diong added 16 points and eight rebounds. Caleb Grill had six rebounds.

A.J. Walker had 16 points for the Falcons (5-20). Nikc Jackson added 14 points and five blocks.

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1st Half
AF
Falcons
21
UNLV
Rebels
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nikc Jackson vs. Cheikh Mbacke Diong (Caleb Grill gains possession)
19:45		Bryce Hamilton turnover (traveling)
19:19		Ameka Akaya misses two point driving layup
19:17		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
19:03		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:01		Falcons defensive rebound
18:32		Carter Murphy misses two point jump shot
18:30		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	0-2
17:56	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	2-2
17:38	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Devin Tillis assists)	2-5
17:21	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point reverse layup (A.J. Walker assists)	4-5
16:53		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ameka Akaya steals)
16:49	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point dunk	6-5
16:39		Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass) (Carter Murphy steals)
16:30	+2	Chris Joyce makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	8-5
16:14		Nikc Jackson personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
15:55		A.J. Walker blocks David Jenkins Jr.'s two point fadeaway jump shot
15:53		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
15:38		David Jenkins Jr. personal foul (Carter Murphy draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:32		A.J. Walker misses two point layup
15:30		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
15:12		Nicquel Blake turnover (bad pass) (Chris Joyce steals)
15:12		Chris Joyce misses two point driving jump shot
15:10		Moses Wood defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Bryce Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Nicquel Blake assists)	8-8
14:17		Moses Wood blocks Carter Murphy's two point layup
14:15		Moses Wood defensive rebound
14:04		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (lost ball) (Camden Vander Zwaag steals)
13:43		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
13:41		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
13:27		Bryce Hamilton misses two point driving jump shot
13:25		Chris Joyce defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Carter Murphy makes two point layup (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	10-8
12:43		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:41		Camden Vander Zwaag defensive rebound
12:28	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	12-8
12:08	+2	Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point layup (Nicquel Blake assists)	12-10
12:08		Official timeout
11:48		A.J. Walker turnover (bad pass)
11:48		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point driving layup	12-12
11:05	+2	Ameka Akaya makes two point driving jump shot	14-12
10:56		Official timeout
10:47		Ameka Akaya personal foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
10:39		Bryce Hamilton misses two point floating jump shot
10:37		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
10:31	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point putback layup	14-14
10:21		Chris Joyce turnover (bad pass) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
10:15	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point dunk	14-16
9:57		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:55		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Bryce Hamilton assists)	14-18
9:22		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:20		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
9:11		Ameka Akaya personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
9:01		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
8:59		Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
8:58		Jump ball. Edoardo Del Cadia vs. Ameka Akaya (Falcons gains possession)
8:58		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (lost ball) (Ameka Akaya steals)
8:41		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
8:39		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
8:35		Devin Tillis turnover (traveling)
8:07		Ameka Akaya misses two point floating jump shot
8:05		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
7:56	+2	Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point layup (Nicquel Blake assists)	14-20
7:55		Falcons 30 second timeout
7:55		TV timeout
7:48		Ameka Akaya turnover (traveling)
7:33		Caleb Grill turnover (lost ball)
7:10		Cheikh Mbacke Diong blocks A.J. Walker's two point reverse layup
7:08		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists)	14-22
6:54		David Jenkins Jr. personal foul
6:39		A.J. Walker misses two point driving jump shot
6:37		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	14-25
6:03	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point layup (Nikc Jackson assists)	16-25
5:42		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
5:40		Keaton Van Soelen defensive rebound
5:27		Moses Wood personal foul (Keaton Van Soelen draws the foul)
5:17		Camden Vander Zwaag misses two point hook shot
5:15		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
4:47		Keaton Van Soelen shooting foul (Caleb Grill draws the foul)
4:47		Caleb Grill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:47	+1	Caleb Grill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-26
4:21		Joseph Octave misses three point jump shot
4:19		Moses Wood defensive rebound
4:08	+3	Bryce Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Moses Wood assists)	16-29
3:48		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
3:46		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point jump shot (Moses Wood assists)	16-31
3:33		Falcons 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:18		Nikc Jackson turnover (double dribble)
3:09	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	16-33
2:45		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
2:43		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point hook shot (Caleb Grill assists)	16-35
2:05		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:03		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
1:54		Nikc Jackson blocks Bryce Hamilton's two point driving layup
1:52		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Keaton Van Soelen makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	18-35
1:46		Cheikh Mbacke Diong shooting foul (Keaton Van Soelen draws the foul)
1:46		Rebels 30 second timeout
1:46	+1	Keaton Van Soelen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-35
1:36		Nikc Jackson blocks Cheikh Mbacke Diong's two point reverse layup
1:34		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point putback layup	19-37
1:15		Ameka Akaya misses three point jump shot
1:13		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
1:06		Nicquel Blake turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Van Soelen steals)
0:59		A.J. Walker misses two point floating jump shot
0:57		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
0:42		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:40		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
0:22		Nikc Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
0:16	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point dunk	19-39
0:04	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point layup	21-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
31
UNLV
Rebels
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Devin Tillis turnover (traveling)
19:33		A.J. Walker misses three point step back jump shot
19:31		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
19:13		Bryce Hamilton misses two point driving layup
19:12		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
19:12		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-40
19:12	+1	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-41
18:47	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup	23-41
18:23	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	23-44
18:06	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	25-44
17:50	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point dunk (Devin Tillis assists)	25-46
17:19	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point step back jump shot (Nikc Jackson assists)	28-46
17:18		Falcons 30 second timeout
17:18		TV timeout
16:52		Camden Vander Zwaag personal foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
16:44		Bryce Hamilton misses two point driving jump shot
16:41		Rebels offensive rebound
16:32	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point jump shot (Nicquel Blake assists)	28-48
16:09	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point driving layup	30-48
16:07		Official timeout
16:07		TV timeout
15:48	+2	Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point driving layup	30-50
15:18		Nicquel Blake shooting foul (Chris Joyce draws the foul)
15:18		Chris Joyce misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18		Chris Joyce misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		Moses Wood defensive rebound
15:08	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Moses Wood assists)	30-53
15:08		Carter Murphy shooting foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
15:08		David Jenkins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:08		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
14:56	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	30-56
14:42		David Jenkins Jr. personal foul (Ameka Akaya draws the foul)
14:30		Chris Joyce misses three point jump shot
14:28		Moses Wood defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Moses Wood makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	30-58
14:01		Chris Joyce misses two point reverse layup
13:59		Moses Wood defensive rebound
13:50		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
13:48		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
13:48		Devin Tillis personal foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
13:41	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup (Ameka Akaya assists)	32-58
13:26		Devin Tillis turnover (out of bounds)
13:15		Nicquel Blake personal foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
13:12	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point driving layup (A.J. Walker assists)	34-58
12:50		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Octave steals)
12:39		Joseph Octave misses two point driving layup
12:37		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
12:23		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (lost ball)
12:00	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point turnaround hook shot	36-58
11:34		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:32		Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
11:27		Nikc Jackson blocks Edoardo Del Cadia's two point hook shot
11:27		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
11:20		Edoardo Del Cadia shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-58
11:20	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-58
11:08		Joseph Octave personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
11:02	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	38-61
10:44		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
10:42		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point floating jump shot	38-63
10:04	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point layup (Ameka Akaya assists)	40-63
9:44		Keaton Van Soelen blocks David Jenkins Jr.'s three point pullup jump shot
9:42		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
9:22		Keaton Van Soelen misses three point jump shot
9:20		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
9:04		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
9:04		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover
8:39	+2	Abe Kinrade makes two point pullup jump shot (Joseph Octave assists)	42-63
8:20	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point finger roll layup	42-65
8:07		Joseph Octave turnover (lost ball) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
8:02	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point reverse dunk	42-67
7:47		Devin Tillis shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		Joseph Octave misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-67
7:27		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Abe Kinrade steals)
7:08		Ameka Akaya turnover (bad pass) (Moses Wood steals)
6:47		Abe Kinrade personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
6:44		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
6:42		Ameka Akaya defensive rebound
6:27		Ameka Akaya turnover (bad pass)
6:13	+2	Moses Wood makes two point layup (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	43-69
6:13		Carter Murphy shooting foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-70
6:06		Abe Kinrade misses three point jump shot
6:04		Moses Wood defensive rebound
5:53		Joseph Octave personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
5:53	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-71
5:53		Moses Wood turnover (lane violation)
5:41	+3	A.J. Walker makes three point step back jump shot (Abe Kinrade assists)	46-71
5:26		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
5:24		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
5:18	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	46-74
5:17		Rebels 30 second timeout
4:52		A.J. Walker turnover (traveling)
4:26		Joseph Octave shooting foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
4:26	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-75
4:26	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-76
4:16		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
4:14		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
3:56		Nikc Jackson blocks Cheikh Mbacke Diong's two point hook shot
3:54		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
3:36		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:34		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
3:19		Nicquel Blake turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Van Soelen steals)
3:02		Moses Wood blocks Nikc Jackson's two point layup
3:00		Falcons offensive rebound
3:00		TV timeout
3:00		Edoardo Del Cadia shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-76
3:00		Nikc Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Reece Brown defensive rebound
2:40		Camden Vander Zwaag shooting foul (Kendrick Gilbert draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Kendrick Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-77
2:40	+1	Kendrick Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-78
2:24		Nikc Jackson turnover (bad pass)
2:12		Nikc Jackson blocks Reece Brown's two point hook shot
2:10		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	49-78
2:00		Donavan Yap shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-78
1:31		Nicquel Blake misses two point driving jump shot
1:30		Falcons defensive rebound
1:25		Joseph Octave turnover (bad pass)
1:11		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
1:09		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
1:05		Joseph Octave turnover (bad pass) (Donavan Yap steals)
1:01	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point layup	50-80
0:44		Mason Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Trey Hurlburt steals)
0:34		Donavan Yap misses three point pullup jump shot
0:32		Falcons defensive rebound
0:19	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Carter Murphy assists)	52-80
0:00		End of period

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Nikc Jackson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Carter Murphy assists)