Air Force takes on UT Arlington as part of tripleheader at US LBM Coast-To-Coast Challenge

Air Force vs. UT Arlington
US LBM Coast-To-Coast Challenge
Saturday, Dec. 16 - 4 pm CT
Dickes Arena (13,550) - Fort Worth, Texas

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: ESPN+ (Mark Neely & King McClure)
Radio: XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	UT Arlington
2023-24 Record	7-3	5-4
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	11-21/6-12, 10 WAC
Streak	L1	W1
Last Game	L, 73-68 vs. Eastern Wash.	W, 74-38 vs. UNT-Dallas
Next Game	12/21 vs. Northern Colorado	12/21 at Texas Tech
Nickname	Falcons	Mavericks
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Arlington, TX/48,000
Website	GoAirForceFalcons.com	UTAMavs.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	KT Turner
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Oklahoma City, 2003
School Record	88-122 (8th season)	5-4 (1st season)
Career Record	272-299 (20th season)	Same
Record vs. Opponent	3-0	0-0

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N:   0-2 - 0-1/0-1/0-0
First Meeting:   Dec. 22, 1997, L 73-66 at Arlington, TX
Last Meeting:   Dec. 19, 1998, L 87-78 at USAFA
Streak:   UTA, 2

NOTABLE:
- Air Force plays UT Arlington for first time since 1998, a span of 25 years.
- Air Force has seven players on roster from the state of Texas, the most of any state.
- Air Force has three of the Mountain West's eight true non-conference road wins this season.
- Air Force ranks first in the MW and 17th in nation in points allowed (62.1).
- Air Force ranks first in the MW in and 38th in nation blocks per game (5.0)
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 1st in nation in minutes played and 8th in three's per game (3.7).
- Air Force has used the same starting lineup for all 10 games this season.
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.

UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Northern Colorado on Thursday, Dec. 21 for its last non-conference game of the season. Tip time is 2 pm MT.

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