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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Clune Arena, Colorado Springs, CO · attendance 1,125 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Air Force beat Idaho State 89-82

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Air Force beat Idaho State 89-82 at Clune Arena.

Grant Best led Air Force with 25 points. MaCarhy Morris had 22 points for Idaho State. Sacramento, California, native Malachi Johnson led all players with 12 rebounds for Idaho State.

Air Force had 26 fast-break points to Idaho State's 15. Air Force covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 2.4 points.

Scoring · Air Force: Grant Best 25, Kam Sanders 18, Lucas Hobin 16, Caleb Walker 10, Brendan Martin 9, Justin Hinds 6, Ethan Greenberg 3, Josh Gatete 2. Idaho State: MaCarhy Morris 22, Malachi Johnson 21, Ike Palmer 14, Nathan Amoran 7, Joven Dulay 6, Kenyon DeMuynck 4, Eyal Harel 4, Eli Garner 4.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

IDST 74, AF 79model score

-4.6model spread (home)

153.4model total

2.4points off the final margin

UnderdogIDST +5.50.9 Lost Under 161.58.1 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-5.5	161.5	-258	210	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +7 (home) ATS AF covered Total 171 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
IDST	1	176	3	same
AF	non-Big Sky team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	IDST	AF
FG	28-72	25-67
FG%	39	37
3PT	7-30	5-25
3P%	23	20
FT	19-25	34-40
FT%	76	85
Rebounds	46	46
Offensive rebounds	20	19
Defensive rebounds	26	27
Assists	16	10
Steals	5	11
Blocks	3	3
Turnovers	16	11
Points off turnovers	9	15
Fast break points	15	26
Points in paint	38	38
Fouls	30	22
Largest lead	7	9
Possessions (est.)	79.9	78.0
Points per 100 possessions	102.7	114.1

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Idaho State Bengals

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
MaCarhy Morris G	39	22	6-13	2-6	8-8	1	2	3	1	0	0	2
Malachi Johnson F	26	21	7-13	1-2	6-7	5	12	2	3	0	0	4
Kenyon DeMuynck F	26	4	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	4	1	1	1	3	4
Ty Virgil G	22	0	0-8	0-5	0-0	2	3	1	1	1	0	3
Nathan Amoran G	18	7	3-7	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	4	2	0	5
Ike Palmer	21	14	5-9	0-1	4-6	2	7	3	5	0	0	3
Joven Dulay	18	6	2-7	2-7	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	0	2
Eyal Harel	12	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	3	4	0	0	0	2
Eli Garner	11	4	1-4	1-3	1-4	0	3	1	0	0	0	4
Malik Johnson	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Quin Patterson	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aden Goffe	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Lowenbach	DNP
McKae Amundsen	DNP
Jeremiah Dorsey	DNP
Landen Birley	DNP

Air Force Falcons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Grant Best G	33	25	4-11	1-3	16-16	3	5	3	2	2	0	2
Lucas Hobin F	29	16	4-10	2-6	6-8	0	6	0	0	1	0	1
Caleb Walker F	26	10	3-9	0-0	4-8	6	11	0	1	2	0	3
Kam Sanders G	26	18	7-15	0-3	4-4	2	3	3	3	2	1	3
Justin Hinds G	17	6	2-6	0-2	2-2	2	6	0	1	2	0	3
Brendan Martin	22	9	3-7	1-4	2-2	2	7	2	1	1	1	5
A.J. Patterson	16	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1
Josh Gatete	13	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ethan Greenberg	11	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1
Eli Robinson	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Caleb Fay	DNP
Mayson Thomas	DNP
Keaton Frisch	DNP
Riley Dering	DNP
Kolby Gilles	DNP
Mark Caslaru	DNP
Wesley Celichowski	DNP
Diggy Griffin	DNP
Tre Keene	DNP
Elliott Taite	DNP