Air Force Hosts UNLV On Wednesday Night

UNLV vs. Air Force
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 - 9 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAF Academy, Colo.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: FS1 (PxP: Drew Goodman; Analyst: Katy Winge)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quic Facts	Air Force	UNLV
2023-24 Record	8-16, 1-11 MW	14-10, 7-5 MW
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	19-13/7-11, 7th MW
Streak	L6	L1
Last Game	L, 73-66 at San Jose St.	L, 69-66 vs. Nevada
Next Game	2/24 at New Mexico	2/24 vs. Colorado St.
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	89-135/8th season	42-55/3rd season
Career Record	273-312/20th season	Same
Record vs. Opponent	4-12	3-2

THE SERIES
Overall:   Air Force trails 16-46
First Meeting:   Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting:   Jan. 23, 2024 (AF 90-58)
Streak:   AF 1, snapped 14 game losing streak at UNLV. AF 2 in a row at home.

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is looking for first series sweep of UNLV since 2006.
- Air Force is one of four teams in the nation with no seniors and no grad transfers.
- Air Force ranks 30th in nation in 3 pt FG% (37.3) and 36th in three's made per game (9.0).
- Kellan Boylan tied school record with 9 three's against Wyoming. Most ever in MW by a sophomore in a MW game.
- Air Force's 32-point win at UNLV was biggest ever over the Rebels and in a MW road game for the program.
- Sophomore Rytis Petraitis notched the second triple-double in program history vs. UNLV (18p-13r-11a).
- Junior forward Beau Bencher ranks 18th in nation in three-point percentage (41.7).
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 7th in nation in minutes played (37.3) and 32nd in three's per game (2.96).
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.

UP NEXT:
Air Force travels to New Mexico on Saturday, Feb. 24 for a 2 pm MT game.

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Players Mentioned

Kellan Boylan

Rytis Petraitis

Ethan Taylor

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