Jenkins Jr. scores 21, UNLV tops Air Force 80-52 in MWC

<p>LAS VEGAS &mdash; David Jenkins Jr. had 21 points on 6-of-9 3-point shooting and seventh-seeded UNLV routed 10th-seeded Air Force 80-52 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday.</p>
<p>UNLV faces second-seeded Utah State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.</p>
<p>Bryce Hamilton had 18 points and seven rebounds for UNLV (12-14). Cheikh Mbacke Diong added 16 points and eight rebounds. Caleb Grill had six rebounds.</p>
<p>A.J. Walker had 16 points for the Falcons (5-20). Nikc Jackson added 14 points and five blocks.</p>
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