Falcons Face Utah in Battle of Top Two MWC Teams
1/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2004
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Site
Clune Arena (5,939), USAFA, Colo.
Radio
KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs. Jim Arthur, Play-by-Play.
Television
None
Records
Air Force is 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the Mountain West Conference. Utah is 15-4 overall and 3-1 in the MWC.
Recent Results
Air Force won a school-record 11th consecutive game and is 3-0 in conference play for the first time ever with a 74-52 victory over BYU at home on Saturday. Utah lost its first MWC game of the season Saturday, falling to New Mexico in Albuquerque, 70-54.
Coaches
Air Force is coached by Joe Scott (Princeton, 1987), who is in his fourth season with the Falcons. He has a 42-58 record in his tenure at Air Force. Scott came to AFA from his alma mater, Princeton, where he was an assistant coach from 1993-2000.
Utah is coached by Rick Majerus (Marquette, 1970), who is in his 15th season as head coach of the Utes. Prior to taking the Utah coaching job, he was the head coach at Ball State for two seasons. Majerus was also the head coach at Marquette for three years. He has a record of 323-94 at Utah, and a career mark of 422-146 in his 20th season.
Series
Utah leads the series, 40-7. The Utes swept the season series last year, winning 45-35 in Salt Lake City, 57-52 at the Academy and 42-38 at the MWC Tournament.
