Late 3 gives Air Force historic victory over Lobos

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Todd Fletcher hit a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining to give Air Force an 89-88 victory over No. 12 New Mexico on Saturday.

Tony Snell’s 3-point attempt from the right wing clanged off the iron as time expired, and Falcons fans stormed the court to celebrate the program’s first win over a top 15 team.

Fletcher’s clutch shot came seconds after New Mexico’s Kendall Williams missed the back end of a one-and-one.

The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Lobos (26-5, 13-3 Mountain West) and marked the second win over a Top 25 opponent for Air Force (17-12, 8-8) this season.

Air Force, the No. 6 seed, will open the Mountain West tournament against No. 3 UNLV at noon Wednesday. New Mexico, the No. 1 seed, will meet the winner of Tuesday’s game between No. 9 UNR and No. 8 Wyoming.

■ Boise State 69, San Diego State 65 — At Boise, Idaho, Derrick Marks scored 27 points, Anthony Drmic finished with 23, and the Broncos led from start to finish in beating the Aztecs.

Marks scored 22 of his 27 in the second half, and the Broncos (21-9, 9-7) held off a comeback attempt by San Diego State (21-9, 9-7) to earn a split of the season series. The teams will play Wednesday at 9 p.m. in a Mountain West quarterfinal, with the Aztecs seeded fourth and the Broncos fifth.

■ Colorado State 77, UNR 66 — At Fort Collins, Colo., Colton Iverson had 21 points and nine rebounds as the Rams secured the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament by beating the Wolf Pack.

Colorado State (24-7, 11-5) opens the Mountain West tournament against No. 7 seed Fresno State at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Deonte Burton had 27 points for UNR (12-18, 3-13).