Air Force Hosts Northern Colorado Thursday

Northern Colorado vs. Air Force
Thursday, Dec. 21 - 2 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAF Academy, Colo.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   Altitude/MWN Talent: Justin Adams (PxP) and Rachel Galligan (Analyst)
Radio:   XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	Northern Colorado
2023-24 Record	7-4	4-6
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	12-20/6-12, 8th Big Sky
Streak	L2	L2
Last Game	L, 76-73 vs. UT Arlington	L, 90-68 at Colorado
Next Game	1/2 vs. Utah State	12/30 vs. Northern Arizona
Nickname	Falcons	Bears
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Greeley, CO/11,949
Website	goAirForceFalcons.com	UNCBears.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	Steve Smiley
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Northern State, 2004
School Record	88-123, 8th season	49-53, 4th season
Career Record	272-300, 20th season	Same
Record vs. Opponent	4-3	0-1

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away:   AF leads 13-3 - 8-1/5-2
First Meeting:   Jan. 26, 1957 @ UNC (UNC 88-66)
Last Meeting:   Dec. 20, 2022 @ Greeley (AF 67-65)
Last Meeting at Clune:   Nov. 21, 2009 (UNC 70-46)
Streak:   AF - 1

NOTABLE:
- Air Force hosts Northern Colorado at Clune Arena for the first time since 2009.
- Air Force ranks first in the MW and 28th in nation in points allowed (63.4).
- Air Force ranks first in the MW in and 34th in nation blocks per game (5.0)
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 1st in nation in minutes played and 7th in three's per game (3.64).
- Air Force has three of the Mountain West's 10 true non-conference road wins this season.
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.

UP NEXT:
Air Force opens Mountain West play hosting Utah State on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Clune Arena. The game tips at 2 pm MT and will be broadcast on Altitude2/MWN.

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