Air Force Travels To UNLV Friday

Air Force vs. UNLV
Friday, Feb. 24 - 6:35 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, NV

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: CBSSN (Talent: John Sadak & Steve Wolf)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: https://unlvrebels.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/UNLV
Record: 14-15, 5-11 MW/16-11, 5-10 MW
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/18-14, 10-8, 5th MW
Streak: L1/L3
Last Game: L, 74-69 vs. Fresno State/L, 73-69 at Boise State
Next Game: 3/4 vs. San Jose State/3/1 at Utah State
Nickname: Falcons/Runnin' Rebels
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Las Vegas, NV/30,679
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/UNLVRebels.com

THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Kevin Kruger
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Arizona State, 2006
School Record: 81-116 (7th season)/34-25 (2nd season)
Career Record: 265-293 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 3-10/1-1

THE SERIES
Overall: Air Force trails 15-43
First Meeting: Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting: Feb. 8, 2022 (UNLV 78-44)
Streak: UNLV 1 (UNLV has won 12 in a row in Las Vegas dating back to 2014)

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is looking for its first win in its 13th try against UNLV at Thomas & Mack dating back to 2014.
- Air Force is playing on Friday for the fifth straight week, four coming on the road.
- Air Force is looking for its 15th win, which would be most since the 2012-13 season.
- Rytis Petraitis won his 6th MW Freshman of the Week honor Monday. Air Force has 8 MW FOW's total.
- Air Force, at 155 in the latest NET rankings, is improved 109 spots from its 264 finish in 2021-22.
- Air Force has a program record 120 blocked shots (111 was previous record set in 1994).
- Air Force's nine non-conference wins over Div. I opponents is most since 2006-07 and third-most ever.
- 16 of 19 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.

UP NEXT:
Air Force caps the regular season at home on Saturday, March 4, hosting San Jose State. The game tips at 2 pm MT and will be broadcast by Altitude and streamed on the Mountain West Network.

Players Mentioned

Rytis Petraitis

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