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 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Jacob Burtschi handed three pieces of heavy hardware to his mother in the stands then hustled off to celebrate another impressive win with his teammates. Burtschi scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and No. 23 Air Force hit a season-high 16 3s on the way to its ninth straight victory, 78-48 over Santa Clara in the championship game of the Cable Car Classic on Friday night.
"We're very thrilled," Burtschi said. "A big part of our game is knocking down 3s. We came out of the gate and hit a lot of them."
Andrew Henke, Matt McCraw and Nick Welch all added 13 points with three 3s. The Falcons, who had one game with 15 3s and two others when they hit 13 this season, shot 16-for-30 from long range and five players had at least two. Burtschi also dished out five assists and was named MVP.
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