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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- George King had a quandary on a breakaway late in a tight game: Dunk it or dribble the ball back out.He slammed it. Wise choice, given the way Colorado was shooting free throws.Xavier Johnson scored 14 points to lead five Colorado players in double figures, and the Buffaloes withstood some faulty foul shooting down the stretch to hold off Air Force 75-68 on Monday night.Its always something with this team, Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. But we found a way to win.That despite missing six straight free throws over the final 1:18 and being out-rebounded by a 38-33 margin. The free throws? The Buffs can fix that. The rebounding deficiency? Now thats a growing concern since its the third time in four games Colorado has been beaten on the boards.Guess what? Were going to play against bigger, more athletic teams than Air Force coming down the road, Boyle said.Freshman Deleon Brown scored eight of his 10 in the second half as the Buffaloes (9-3) extended their winning streak to seven in a row over Air Force.CJ Siples had 15 points for Air Force (6-6), which has dropped six of seven after starting the season 5-0.Were going to build off this and try to continue. Were going to set the bar here, Air Force senior guard Zach Kocur said. Never like to lose, but if we can learn from it thatd be good for us.Tied at 48 with just under 10 minutes remaining, Colorado went on a 23-10 run to gain some much needed breathing room. However, the Buffaloes couldnt close out the Falcons from the line. Finally, King had a breakaway and wrapped up the win on his two-handed dunk with 26 seconds remaining.Honestly, I thought I shouldve pulled it out, King said. Maybe I shouldve pulled it out and have them foul me.King absolutely made the right decision, Dominique Collier maintained.If he wouldve brought it out, I wouldve taken it from him, Collier cracked.BIG PICTUREColorado: Collier returned after missing the last nine games with a foot injury. He scored nine points in 19 minutes. Even more, he stabilized the offense in the first half when the Buffaloes were struggling. ... Colorado leads the all-time series 23-3 over Air Force.Air Force: The Falcons drop to 2-10 against the Pac-12 Conference since 1999. ... Air Force came into the game averaging 79.8 points. Great effort from our guys, really proud of them, Falcons coach Dave Pilipovich said.FAMILIAR CITYThis was a homecoming of sorts for senior Derrick White, who began his career down the road at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. He was an All-American for the Mountain Lions, before transferring to Colorado. White sat out last season and has lived up to Boyles preseason hype. White is one of the Buffaloes top scoring threats this season. He had 12 points before fouling out with 1:28 remaining.I saw some people in the stands I (used to see) in the Springs, White said. It was cool to come back here and have the people to support me.FROSH FACEBrown provided quite a charge in the second half. He now has 25 points over his last two games after scoring 33 in his first 10.I feel like Im starting to get more comfortable in the offense, playing within the flow of the game and getting to my spots, Brown said.TEAMMATES TURNED OPPONENTSSiples knows Kings game very well. After all, they were once teammates on an AAU team.You know he has confidence. Hell let you know hes confident in himself, Siples said. Obviously, you can see the way he plays. It was fun.UP NEXTColorado: Host Eastern Washington on Thursday.Air Force: Host UC-Davis on Thursday.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25Black Friday Shoes Deals . 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Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015. Black Friday Shoes China . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.LOS ANGELES -- Southern California coach Andy Enfield can hardly believe his team is still undefeated.Chimezie Metu scored 17 points and Jordan McLaughlin had 16 points and nine assists to help No. 23 USC shake off another slow start with a 79-67 victory over Cornell on Monday night.We have a long way to go, Enfield said. We have to get better. Honestly, I have no idea how were 11-0.The Trojans fell behind by 10 points for the second consecutive game, but overcame sharp outside shooting by Cornell (2-7) with a solid second half.Cornell fired away from 3-point range all night, hitting 12 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc to keep itself in the game.Playing its seventh road game of the season, Cornell gave USC a tougher time than expected. Stone Gettings scored 22 points for the Big Red, Rob Hatter had 20 and Matt Morgan added 15.We had a game plan that was working for the most part, but they have some very talented, fundamentally sound players, and it was difficult to compete for that long, Cornell coach Brian Earl said.USC (11-0) looked like a team taking the Big Red lightly in the early going. With the Trojans hitting just one of their first eight shots, Cornell jumped out to a 16-6 lead behind a trio of 3-pointers from Gettings, a local product from Los Angeles Loyola High School.Cornell was still up by nine with less than 8 minutes to play in the first half when USC started its comeback. Elijah Stewart, the Trojans leading scorer, missed his first five shots but hit a 3 in the last minute to give USC a 37-34 lead at the break.Our team is streaky, but were talented and were young and they play well together, Enfield said. As optimistic and proud as we are of them, we know we have a lot of work to do.USC, which never trailed in the second half, also had to erase a 10-poiint deficit in its previous game Saturday against Troy.ddddddddddddWe have to stop getting off to slow starts like that, McLaughlin said. We kind of wait, for some reason. Its something we have to be focused on. You dont want to play catch-up. Some night you wont be able to do it.USC had a commanding height advantage and might have attempted to play too much 1-on-1 early, but did outrebound Cornell 43-28.METU ON THE RISEThe 6-foot-11 sophomore forward came off the bench last season, but is beginning to look like a force as a starter for USC this season.Chimezie is a high-level talent and a lot comes down to physicality and athleticism when you match up against him, Earl said. We just couldnt stop him. He will be in the league (the NBA) in a couple years, I imagine.COMEBACK KIDSThe Trojans have pulled off six comebacks of at least nine points this season.Were very explosive at times, Enfield said. We can score the ball. We just have to be more consistent.Its hard to come back every game like that.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Trojans moved up one spot to No. 23 this week and figure to continue slowly climbing as long as they remain undefeated.BIG PICTURECornell: Its been nearly 60 years since Cornell beat a Top 25 team on the road. The last time the Ivy League school accomplished the feat was against No. 17 Syracuse on Dec. 14, 1957. Thats a streak of 52 consecutive losses.USC: The 11-game winning streak is the longest for the Trojans since they opened 16-0 in 1971 and finished 24-2.UP NEXTCornell: The Big Red will meet their second team of Trojans when they play Troy on Thursday in Las Vegas.USC: The Trojans face Missouri State on Thursday in Las Vegas. ' ' '