Air Force Hosts New Mexico Friday

New Mexico vs. Air Force
Friday, Feb. 10 - 7:07 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAFA, CO

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: FS1 (Talent: Jacob Tobey & Brian Butch)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/New Mexico
Record: 12-13, 3-9 MW/19-5, 6-5 MW
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/13-19, 5-12, 9th MW
Streak: L6/L2
Last Game: L, 69-53, vs. Colorado State/L, 77-76 vs. Nevada
Next Game: 2/14 at Utah State/2/14 vs. Wyoming
Nickname: Falcons/Lobos
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Albuquerque, NM/21,638
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/goLobos.com

THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Richard Pitino
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Providence, 2005
School Record: 79-114 (7th season)/32-24 (2nd season)
Career Record: 263-291 (19th season)/191-161 (11th season)
Record vs. Opponent: 6-7/3-0

THE SERIES
Overall: New Mexico leads, 64-26
First Meeting: Dec. 7, 1957 at New Mexico (AF 68-50)
Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2023 at Albuquerque (UNM 81-73)
Streak: UNM, 3

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is looking for its 13th win of the season, which would be second-most in a season at Air Force for head coach Joe Scott.
- Air Force ranks 14th in nation in 3 pt field goal defense (29.1%).
- Rytis Petraitis set school freshman record with 103rd free throw attempt vs. Nevada.
- Air Force's nine non-conference wins over Div. I opponents is most since 2006-07 and third-most ever.
- Air Force went 4-0 vs. non-conference opponents they played last year (0-4 last year).
- 17 of 20 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.

UP NEXT:
Air Force plays a pair of road games next week. The Falcons travel to Utah State on Tuesday, Feb. 14 for a 7 pm MT tip. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network. The Falcons then play at Wyoming on Friday, Feb. 17 for an 8 pm MT tip. The game will be broadcast by FS1.

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