COLORADO SPRINGS, March 21 (UPI) -- Jacob Burtschi scored with 7.7 seconds to play Wednesday night to give Air Force a 52-51 win over DePaul and a trip to the NIT final four in New York.
Burtschi scored 13 points on the night but had only one basket in the second half before he took a pass from Tim Anderson at the low post and laid in the winner in front of the academy crowd.
It was the 34th consecutive win at home for the Falcons who will face Clemson at the Garden next week.
Air Force was able to stay close to the Demons despite shooting a chilly 8-of-24 from the field in the second half.
Matt McCraw added 13 points for Air Force while Dan Nwaelele and Nick Welch scored 10 apiece.
Draelon Burns led DePaul with 18 points and had a chance to win it at the buzzer with a 3-point shot that rimmed out as time expired.
