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Horvath, Bean lift Utah St. over Air Force 83-56 in MWC

AP
Mar 09, 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) Brandon Horvath had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Utah State players in double figures as the Aggies routed Air Force 83-56 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round on Wednesday.

Justin Bean added 16 points for the Aggies and Max Shulga, Sean Bairstow and Steven Ashworth had 11 each.

Joseph Octave scored a career-high 21 points and had 10 rebounds for the Falcons (11-18). Jake Heidbreder added 13 points.

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1st Half
AF
Falcons
27
UTST
Aggies
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lucas Moerman vs. Justin Bean (Sean Bairstow gains possession)
19:37		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
19:35		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
19:04		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:48		Lucas Moerman blocks Brandon Horvath's two point layup
18:46		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
18:36		Ethan Taylor misses two point pullup jump shot
18:34		Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
18:24		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Justin Bean draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Justin Bean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:24	+1	Justin Bean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
18:11	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	2-2
17:53		Justin Bean misses three point jump shot
17:51		Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
17:47		R.J. Eytle-Rock misses three point jump shot
17:45		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
17:28		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
17:26		Justin Bean defensive rebound
17:18		Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:18	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
16:56		Joseph Octave misses two point layup
16:54		Justin Bean defensive rebound
16:50		Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Brandon Horvath draws the foul)
16:50		Brandon Horvath misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:50	+1	Brandon Horvath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
16:21		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Horvath steals)
16:14		R.J. Eytle-Rock misses three point jump shot
16:12		Brandon Horvath offensive rebound
16:09	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point putback layup	2-7
15:49		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
15:49		TV timeout
15:34	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	2-9
15:13	+2	A.J. Walker makes two point floating jump shot	4-9
14:56		Sean Bairstow misses two point hook shot
14:54		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
14:26		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
14:24		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
14:17	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon Horvath assists)	4-12
13:58	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point driving layup	6-12
13:34	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point turnaround hook shot	6-14
13:15		Rylan Jones personal foul (A.J. Walker draws the foul)
12:58		Justin Bean personal foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
12:42		A.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals)
12:34		Justin Bean misses two point layup
12:32		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	8-14
12:01		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
11:56		Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
11:54		Max Shulga offensive rebound
11:51		Max Shulga misses two point layup
11:49		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
11:51		Max Shulga personal foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (A.J. Walker assists)	10-14
11:15		Brock Miller misses three point pullup jump shot
11:13		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
10:53	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point jump shot	12-14
10:38		Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-15
10:38	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-16
10:29		A.J. Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
10:27		Max Shulga defensive rebound
10:19		Brock Miller misses three point jump shot
10:17		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point pullup jump shot	14-16
9:51		Brock Miller shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
9:51	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-16
9:40		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
9:30	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Brock Miller assists)	15-19
9:17	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point reverse layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	17-19
9:03		Brock Miller misses two point pullup jump shot
9:01		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
8:43		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
8:41		Justin Bean defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point turnaround jump shot	17-21
8:09		Joseph Octave misses two point jump shot
8:07		Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
8:02		Joseph Octave shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-22
8:02	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-23
8:02	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-24
7:44	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	19-24
7:24	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point driving layup	19-26
7:10		TV timeout
6:57		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass)
6:34		Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
6:32		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
6:12		Lucas Moerman misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:10		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
6:03		Sean Bairstow turnover (bad pass) (Carter Murphy steals)
5:57	+2	Carter Murphy makes two point driving layup	21-26
5:42	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point driving layup (R.J. Eytle-Rock assists)	21-28
5:22		A.J. Walker misses two point hook shot
5:20		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
5:14		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
5:12		Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
5:09		Sean Bairstow misses two point putback layup
5:07		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point pullup jump shot	23-28
4:34	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (R.J. Eytle-Rock assists)	23-31
4:19	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	25-31
4:04	+2	Justin Bean makes two point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	25-33
3:52	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	27-33
3:52		Justin Bean shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Jeffrey Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:52		Max Shulga defensive rebound
3:41		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
3:39		Carter Murphy defensive rebound
3:25		Max Shulga personal foul (Carter Murphy draws the foul)
3:11		Brandon Horvath blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
3:09		Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
3:04		Nikc Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:02		Falcons offensive rebound
3:03		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
2:48	+2	R.J. Eytle-Rock makes two point driving layup	27-35
2:30		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
2:28		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	27-37
2:20		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Brandon Horvath draws the foul)
2:20		Brandon Horvath misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:20		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
2:03		A.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
2:01		A.J. Walker offensive rebound
1:57		A.J. Walker misses two point layup
1:55		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
1:44		Nikc Jackson personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
1:44		Sean Bairstow misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:44		Aggies offensive rebound
1:40		Brock Miller misses two point jump shot
1:38		A.J. Walker defensive rebound
1:30		A.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
1:28		R.J. Eytle-Rock defensive rebound
1:17		Brandon Horvath misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:15		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
1:08		A.J. Walker offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
1:08		A.J. Walker turnover
0:46		Brock Miller misses three point jump shot
0:44		Brandon Horvath offensive rebound
0:40		Brandon Horvath misses two point layup
0:38		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
0:34		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:20		Joseph Octave misses two point pullup jump shot
0:18		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
0:02		Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
29
UTST
Aggies
45

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
19:41		Justin Bean defensive rebound
19:28		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
19:12	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	27-40
18:46	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point pullup jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	29-40
18:23		Joseph Octave shooting foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-41
18:23	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-42
18:04		R.J. Eytle-Rock personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
17:48		Jake Heidbreder turnover (bad pass) (R.J. Eytle-Rock steals)
17:36		Brandon Horvath misses two point layup
17:34		Lucas Moerman defensive rebound
17:09		Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
17:06		Lucas Moerman personal foul
16:54		Sean Bairstow turnover (traveling)
16:33		Jeffrey Mills turnover (out of bounds)
16:18		Brandon Horvath offensive foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
16:18		Brandon Horvath turnover
16:02	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	32-42
15:49	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point layup	32-44
15:49		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Brandon Horvath draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Brandon Horvath makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-45
15:37		Sean Bairstow shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
15:37		Nikc Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:37		Nikc Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:37		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point layup (Justin Bean assists)	32-47
14:50	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Nikc Jackson assists)	35-47
14:48		Falcons 30 second timeout
14:48		TV timeout
14:27	+2	Justin Bean makes two point pullup jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	35-49
13:59		Jake Heidbreder misses two point pullup jump shot
13:57		Aggies defensive rebound
13:31	+3	Justin Bean makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists)	35-52
13:11		Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot
13:09		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
12:53	+2	Justin Bean makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	35-54
12:36		Rylan Jones shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-54
12:36	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
12:18	+2	Brandon Horvath makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	37-56
11:47	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point pullup jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	39-56
11:34	+3	Justin Bean makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	39-59
11:01		A.J. Walker misses two point layup
10:59		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
10:49		Justin Bean turnover (bad pass) (Jeffrey Mills steals)
10:42		A.J. Walker turnover (bad pass) (Steven Ashworth steals)
10:35	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point dunk (Justin Bean assists)	39-61
10:24		Falcons 30 second timeout
10:24		TV timeout
10:00		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:58		Falcons offensive rebound
9:58		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
9:47		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
9:45		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
9:25		Joseph Octave misses two point jump shot
9:23		Brock Miller defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	39-64
8:58		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:56		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
8:51		Jake Heidbreder turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bean steals)
8:45	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Brock Miller assists)	39-67
8:37		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
8:35		Joseph Octave offensive rebound
8:33		Falcons 60 second timeout
8:18	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point driving layup (Carter Murphy assists)	41-67
7:58		Brandon Horvath turnover (3-second violation)
7:58		TV timeout
7:51		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Max Shulga steals)
7:31	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists)	41-70
7:06		Brock Miller personal foul
6:50		Joseph Octave misses two point layup
6:48		Brandon Horvath defensive rebound
6:42	+2	Justin Bean makes two point layup (Brandon Horvath assists)	41-72
6:17		Max Shulga personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
6:12	+2	Joseph Octave makes two point jump shot (Carter Murphy assists)	43-72
6:12		Zee Hamoda shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-72
5:52		Zee Hamoda turnover (out of bounds)
5:40		Lucas Moerman misses two point hook shot
5:38		Max Shulga defensive rebound
5:20		Lucas Moerman shooting foul (Zee Hamoda draws the foul)
5:20		Zee Hamoda misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:20	+1	Zee Hamoda makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-73
4:59	+2	Carter Murphy makes two point driving layup	46-73
4:39		Zee Hamoda turnover (bad pass)
4:27	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Lucas Moerman assists)	49-73
4:06		Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Octave steals)
3:59	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (Joseph Octave assists)	51-73
3:59		Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Jake Heidbreder draws the foul)
3:59	+1	Jake Heidbreder makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-73
3:40		Zee Hamoda misses two point layup
3:38		Zee Hamoda offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Zee Hamoda makes two point putback layup	52-75
3:18		Max Shulga shooting foul (Joseph Octave draws the foul)
3:18		TV timeout
3:18		Joseph Octave misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:18	+1	Joseph Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-75
3:02	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup	53-77
2:41		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
2:39		Zee Hamoda defensive rebound
2:23		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
2:21		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
2:11		Carter Murphy turnover (bad pass)
2:05		A.J. Walker shooting foul (Zee Hamoda draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Zee Hamoda makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-78
2:05		Zee Hamoda misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:05		Joseph Octave defensive rebound
1:46		Abe Kinrade turnover (bad pass) (Norbert Thelissen steals)
1:40	+2	Norbert Thelissen makes two point driving layup	53-80
1:30		Kyle Brown turnover (back court violation)
1:12	+3	Connor Odom makes three point step back jump shot	53-83
0:48		Abe Kinrade misses two point jump shot
0:46		Connor Odom defensive rebound
0:40		Zee Hamoda turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Brown steals)
0:21	+2	Byron Brown makes two point driving layup	55-83
0:21		Trevin Dorius shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-83
0:00		End of period

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Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1