Air Force Opens MW Play Hosting Utah State On Tuesday

Utah State vs. Air Force
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 - 2 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAF Academy, Colo.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: Altitude2/MWN Talent: Vic Lombardi (PxP) and Katy Winge (Analyst)
Radio: XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	Utah State
2023-24 Record	7-5	12-1
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	25-9, 13-5, 2nd MW
Streak	L3	W11
Last Game	L, 83-79 vs. Northern Colo.	W, 80-65 vs. ETSU
Next Game	1/9 at Nevada	1/6 vs. Colorado St.
Nickname	Falcons	Aggies
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Logan, UT/27,943
Website:	GoAirForceFalcons.com	UtahStateAggies.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	Danny Sprinkle
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Montana State, 2000
School Record	88-124 (8th season)	12-1 (1st season)
Career Record	272-301 (20th season)	93-44 (1st season)
Record vs. Opponent	5-8	0-0

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away: Air Force trails 7-25 - 7-9/0-14/0-2
First Meeting: Feb. 15, 1963 at USAFA (AF 66-65)
Last Meeting: Feb. 14, 2023 at Logan (USU 80-65)
Last Meeting at AF: Jan. 2, 2023 (USU 77-65)
Streak: Utah State, 4

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 10-14 all-time in MW openers and 7-5 at home. Its last MW opening win was over USU in 2021.
- Air Force ranks first in the MW in and 32nd in nation blocks per game (5.0).
- Air Force ranks second in the MW and 53rd in nation in points allowed (63.4).
- Air Force has dropped its last three games by a combined 12 points.
- Air Force leads MW with three true non-conference road wins this season.
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 1st in nation in minutes played and 11th in three's per game (3.5).
- Air Force has three of top four in minutes played in MW (Taylor 1st, Mills 3rd, Boylan 4th).
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.

UP NEXT:
Air Force returns to action at Nevada on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The game tips at 7 pm PT.

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