Swan scores 19 with 9 boards, Air Force beats San Jose State

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Ryan Swan scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Jacob Van added 14 points to help Air Force beat San Jose State 78-71 on Saturday.

Pervis Louder scored all of his 12 points in the second half and Lavelle Scottie finished with 11 for Air Force (7-10, 1-4 Mountain West). The Falcons, who had lost seven of their last eight, snapped a four-game skid.

Louder and Swan combined to score eight straight points to give Air Force a 69-59 lead with 70 seconds remaining. The Falcons missed five of their next 10 free throws before Van hit 4 of 4 in the final six seconds to seal it.

Ryan Welage had 17 points and Jalen James scored 13 for San Jose State (3-14, 0-6). The Spartans have lost six games in a row and 11 of their last 12.

Scottie hit three 3s during an 11-2 run to open the game and Air Force led by 18 points. SJSU scored 19 of the final 26 first-half points to pull within 40-34 at the break and Noah Baumann's 3-pointer capped a 9-0 run that gave the Spartans their first lead, 45-42, with 16 minutes left.