Myers Goes for 34 and Ties SJSU Three Point Record in Win at Air ForceMyers Goes for 34 and Ties SJSU Three Point Record in Win at Air Force

Myers Goes for 34 and Ties SJSU Three Point Record in Win at Air Force

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USAFA, Colo. – Adrian Myers scored 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, knocking down 8-of-9 from beyond the arc to tie the SJSU single-game record for made three-pointers, to lead the San José State men’s basketball team (8-20, 3-14 MW) in a 86-80 victory over Air Force (3-25, 0-17 MW) Tuesday night in the at Clune Arena. 

Colby Garland complemented Myers with 23 points, going a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line and adding five assists. Sadraque NgaNga also chipped in with 11 points and four rebounds. SJSU shot 49 percent from the field and 54 percent from three (13-of-24). 

Air Force would open the game on an 11-2 run, but the Spartans would bounce back behind 18 first half points from Myers and lead by five at the break, 42-37. The Falcons would take a brief one point lead early in the second half. However, multiple Spartan threes gave the Spartans a 12 point lead with just under seven minutes to go. Garland iced the game at the stripe in the final seconds.

  • Myers’ 34 points was the most scored in a game by a Spartan since Richard Washington scored 35 against Colorado State on Jan. 14, 2021
  • Myers’ 34 points, 11 made field goals and eight made threes all set new career-highs
  • Myers joins Trey Smith and Noah Baumann as the only Spartans in history to hit eight threes in a game. Myers, however, did it on the fewest attempts
  • Myers has now scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games, averaging 26 points per game in that span
  • This was Myers’ first career 30 point game
  • Myers is the eighth Spartan to score 30 or more points in a game over the last three seasons and the second Spartan to do it this season
  • Garland has now scored 20 or more in seven consecutive games, the longest streak for the Spartans since Adrian Oliver did it in the 2009-10 season
  • This marks Garland’s 15th 20-plus point outing this season and the 18th of his career
  • This is the third game this season where Garland has made 10 or more free throws
  • Jermaine Washington recorded eight points and four assists and knocked down two threes in his return to the court after a five game absence
  • The Spartans made 13 threes in the game, the fifth time in their last seven games they have knocked down double-digit threes
  • The Spartans have now won eight in a row over Air Force
  • The Spartans have also now won two out of their last three games

UP NEXT: The Spartans will host Colorado State on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Provident Credit Union Event Center at 2 p.m. PT. The game can be watched on Mountain West Network.

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