Air Force Travels To (RV/--) New Mexico Saturday

Air Force vs. (RV/--) New Mexico
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 - 2 pm MT
The Pit (15,411) - Albuquerque, NM

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   CBS Sports Network (PxP: Carter Blackburn; Analyst: Pete Gillen)
Radio:   KVOR AM 740 (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	New Mexico
2023-24	8-17, 1-12 MW	21-6, 9-5 MW
2022-23	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	22-12/8-10, 6th MW
Streak	L7	W1
Last Game	L, 72-43 vs. UNLV	W, 68-66 vs. #22 Colorado St.
Next Game	2/27 vs. Boise State	3/2 at Boise State
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	89-136/8th season	56-37/3rd season
Career Record	273-313/20th season	215-174/12th season
Record vs. Opponent	7-8	4-1

THE SERIES
Overall:   New Mexico leads, 66-26
First Meeting:   Dec. 7, 1957 at New Mexico (AF 68-50)
Last Meeting:   Jan. 20, 2024 at USAFA (UNM 85-66)
Streak:   UNM, 1 (UNM 13 in a row at the Pit; last AF win @ UNM in 2007)

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is looking to snap a 13-game skid at the Pit vs. New Mexico.
- Air Force is one of four teams in the nation with no seniors and no grad transfers.
- Air Force's 104 blocked shots is fourth best all-time in a season.
- Air Force ranks 52nd in nation in 3 pt FG% (36.4) and 48th in three's made per game (8.8).
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 7th in nation in minutes played (37.4) and 30th in three's per game (2.96).
- 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).
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.

UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Boise State on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

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