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3/1/2001 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 1, 2001
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Tom Bellairs scored 19 points and Jarvis Croff added 15 as Air Force defeated Utah 71-60 on Thursday.
Lamoni Yazzie and Joel Gerlach had 11 each for Air Force (8-19, 3-10 Mountain West Conference), which never trailed.
Jeff Johnsen led Utah (18-10, 9-4) with 16.
Air Force shot 55 percent from the field and hit 22 of 23 free throws. Utah shot 47 percent from the field.
Air Force outrebounded Utah 22-20.
Early in the second half, Utah switched to a zone defense and went on a 15-5 run to close to within 51-46 before Yazzie hit a 3-pointer with 7:43 left.
Utah made it 56-52 with 4:52 left, but A.J Kuhl bounced a pass to Bellairs, who hit a layup and swung the momentum back to Air Force.
Air Force made 13 of 14 free throws in the final 2:20. It was the first time Air Force has defeated Utah since 1994.