Air Force Opens Air Force Reserve MW Championships Wednesday against Utah State

2022 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Basketball Championships
#10 Air Force (11-17) vs. #7 Utah State (17-14)
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 1:30 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, Nevada

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN (Nate Kreckman - PxP; Marty Fletcher - Analyst)
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Utah State
Record: 11-17, 4-13, 10th MW/17-14, 8-10, 7th MW
2020-21 Record: 5-20, 3-17, 10th MW/20-9, 15-4, 2nd MW
Streak: W1/W1
Last Game: W, 58-54, vs. San Jose State/W, 75-52 at San Jose State
Next Game: MW Championships/3/4 at Utah State
Nickname: Falcons/Aggies
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Logan, Utah/28,118
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/UtahStateAggies.com

THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Ryan Odom
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Hampden-Sydney, 1996
School Record: 67-100 (6th season)/First Season
Career Record: 251-277 (18th season)/143-95 (8th season)
Record vs. Opponent: 5-5/2-1

THE SERIES
Overall: Utah State leads, 22-7
First Meeting: Feb. 15, 1963 at USAFA (AF 66-65)
Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2022 at Logan, UT (USU 73-46)
Streak: Utah State, 1

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 6-22 all-time at MW Championships and has a 1-4 record as the #10 seed.
- Air Force takes on Utah State for the first time ever at the MW Championships.
- Air Force is the third-youngest team in the nation with 10 freshmen on its roster.
- Air Force has more than doubled its win total from 2020-21 season.
- Jake Heidbreder's 290 points is an Air Force freshman record in MW era and second all-time behind Ray Dudley's 368 in 1987.

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