Colorado State's Pierce Hornung , left, shoots as Air Force's Todd Fletcher, right, goes up for a block during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Air Force Academy, Colo., Saturday Feb. 16, 2013. Colorado State won 89-86. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) (The Associated Press)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Dorian Green scored 22 points to help No. 24 Colorado State hold off Air Force 89-86 Saturday for its sixth straight win.
The Rams led 82-72 with 1:05 remaining, but the Falcons pulled within four twice in the final minute. Michael Lyons hit a 3-pointer for Air Force with 2 seconds left, but Colorado State inbounded the ball without incident to close the game.
The Rams (21-4, 8-2 Mountain West) have won eight of nine and dropped the Falcons to 11-2 at Clune Arena.
Lyons, the conference's leading scorer, had a career-high 45 points for the Falcons (15-9, 6-5), and Todd Fletcher added 11.
Air Force led 23-19 midway through the first half, but the Rams used their size to build a 21-5 rebounding advantage in the first 20 minutes and took a 48-40 lead into the locker room.
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