
Air Force Travels To Portland State Saturday
12/1/2022 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Air Force vs. Portland State
Saturday, Dec. 3 - 1:00 pm PT
Viking Pavilion (3,094) - Portland, OR
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Portland State
Record: 5-3/4-4
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/14-17, 10-10, 7th Big Sky
Streak: W4/W2
Last Game: W, 81-53, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff/W, 114-31, vs. Portland Bible
Next Game: 12/6 vs. South Dakota/12/13 at Cal Poly
Nickname: Falcons/Vikings
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Portland, OR/23,979
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/goviks.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Jase Coburn
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Arizona State, 2006
School Record: 72-104 (7th season)/18-21 (2nd season)
Career Record: 256-281 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 1-0/0-0
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: AF trails 2-4 - 1-2/1-2
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 1976 @ USAFA (PSU 67-64)
Last Meeting: Dec. 11, 1999 @ USAFA (PSU 72-71)
Streak: PSU, 2
NOTABLE:
- Air Force plays in the state of Oregon and plays at Portland State for the first time since 1998.
- Portland State is the second of three Big Sky opponents for Air Force; others are Montana (11/27) and Northern Colo. (Dec. 20).
- Air Force ranks sixth in nation in assists per field goal at 66.5%.
- Air Force ranks 12th in nation in 3 pt field goal defense (25.3%) and 39th in scoring defense (60.8 ppg).
- Air Force set a MW era record with 10 blocks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Corbin Green tied AF game record with 6 blocks.
- 17 of 20 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
- Air Force plays a program-record 19 home games in 2022-23.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts South Dakota on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The tips early at 3 pm MT and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
Saturday, Dec. 3 - 1:00 pm PT
Viking Pavilion (3,094) - Portland, OR
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Portland State
Record: 5-3/4-4
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/14-17, 10-10, 7th Big Sky
Streak: W4/W2
Last Game: W, 81-53, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff/W, 114-31, vs. Portland Bible
Next Game: 12/6 vs. South Dakota/12/13 at Cal Poly
Nickname: Falcons/Vikings
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Portland, OR/23,979
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/goviks.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Jase Coburn
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Arizona State, 2006
School Record: 72-104 (7th season)/18-21 (2nd season)
Career Record: 256-281 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 1-0/0-0
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: AF trails 2-4 - 1-2/1-2
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 1976 @ USAFA (PSU 67-64)
Last Meeting: Dec. 11, 1999 @ USAFA (PSU 72-71)
Streak: PSU, 2
NOTABLE:
- Air Force plays in the state of Oregon and plays at Portland State for the first time since 1998.
- Portland State is the second of three Big Sky opponents for Air Force; others are Montana (11/27) and Northern Colo. (Dec. 20).
- Air Force ranks sixth in nation in assists per field goal at 66.5%.
- Air Force ranks 12th in nation in 3 pt field goal defense (25.3%) and 39th in scoring defense (60.8 ppg).
- Air Force set a MW era record with 10 blocks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Corbin Green tied AF game record with 6 blocks.
- 17 of 20 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
- Air Force plays a program-record 19 home games in 2022-23.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts South Dakota on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The tips early at 3 pm MT and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
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