Air Force Hosts First-Place New Mexico Saturday

New Mexico vs. Air Force
Saturday, Feb. 8 - 2:05 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,508) - USAFA, CO
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   Altitude/MWN - Talent: PxP - Justin Adams; Analyst - Brian Jerman
Radio:   KVOR 740 AM - Talent: PxP - Jim Arthur
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast (airforcestats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	New Mexico
2024-25 Record	3-20, 0-12 MW	19-4, 11-1 MW
2023-24 Record	9-22, 2-16, T-10th MW	26-10, 10-8, 6th MW
Streak	L13	W5
Last Game	L, 74-60 vs. Nevada	W, 87-65 vs. Colorado State
Next Game	2/11 at UNLV	2/12 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	93-161 (9th season)	80-45 (4th season)
Career Record	277-338 (21st season)	239-182 (13th season)
Record vs. Opponent	8-18	5-2

THE SERIES
Overall:   New Mexico leads, 67-27
First Meeting:   Dec. 7, 1957 at New Mexico (AF 68-50)
Last Meeting:   March 13, 2024 at Las Vegas (NM 82-56)
Streak:   UNM 1

NOTABLE:
- New Mexico enters the game with 896 career games amongst its players, while Air Force totals 570.
- Ethan Taylor ranks first in the MW in terms of percentage of team's points at 24.6 percent.
- Taylor and Nique Clifford of Colorado State are lone players in MW to lead their team in pts, reb, and assists.
- Ethan Taylor is 5th in the nation in minutes per game (37.17) and 7th in total three's (78).
- Taylor enters the game with 112 career-starts which tied the school record for most starts.
- Guard Kyle Marshall ranks third amongst freshmen in the MW at 7.6 ppg. He was named MW Freshman of the week for the second time this season on Jan. 20.
- Air Force derives 38 percent of its scoring off the three-ball, ranking first in the Mountain West.
- Air Force is averaging 19.1 ppg from its bench, nearly double the 11.9 average from last season.

UP NEXT:
Air Force travels to UNLV on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Tip time is 7 pm PT and will be broadcast on the MWN.

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