Air Force Travels To Portland For Sunday Game

Air Force vs. Portland
Sunday, Dec. 3 - 1 pm PT
Chiles Center (4,852) - Portland, OR

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: ESPN+ (Talent: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain)
Radio: XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (airforcesports.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quickfacts	Air Force	Portland
2023-24 Record (As of 11/30/23)	6-2	4-3
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	14-19/5-11, 8th WCC
Streak	W5	L1
Last Game	W, 58-57 at South Dakota	L 75-74 vs. Portland St.
Next Game	12/9 vs. Eastern Wash.	12/7 at North Dakota St.
Nickname	Falcons	Pilots
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Portland, OR/3,993
Website	goAirForceFalcons.com	PortlandPilots.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	Shantay Legans
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Fresno State, 2004
School Record	87-121 (8th season)	37-37 (3rd season)
Career Record	271-298 (20th season)	112-86 (7th season)
Record vs. Opponent	0-3	1-0

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: 6-7 - 5-3/1-4/0-1
First Meeting: Feb. 13, 1965, L 73-57 at Portland
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2022, L 64-51 at USAFA
Streak: Portland, 2

NOTABLE:
- Air Force plays at Portland for first time since 1992.
- Air Force is 15-7 vs. non-conf opponents last two years, but 0-3 combined vs. Portland and Portland St.
- Air Force looking for 6th straight win, which would be longest streak since 7 game win streak in 2021.
- AF looking for 3rd non-conf. road win, which would tie for most in a season & most since 2006 (more on page 5).
- Air Force ranks first in the MW and 18th in nation in points allowed (61.9).
- Air Force ranks second in the MW in field goal defense (38.8) and blocks per game (5.1)
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 3rd in nation in minutes played and three's attempted. He's 5th with 29 three's and 8th with 3.6 three's per game.
- Air Force has used the same starting lineup for all eight games this season.

UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Eastern Washington on Saturday, Dec. 9. Tip time is slated for 4 pm after the completion of the 1 pm Air Force women's basketball game.

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