Air Force Opens Credit Union 1 MW Championships Against UNLV Wednesday

#11-seed Air Force vs. #6-seed UNLV
2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship's
Wednesday, March 12 - 4 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, NV

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   MWN (Talent: Nate Kreckman & Terrence Ogelsby)
Radio:   Xtra Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	UNLV
2024-25 Record	4-27, 1-19 MW	17-14, 11-9 MW
Streak	L4	L1
Last Game	L, 87-47 at Utah State	L, 81-67 at New Mexico
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	94-168/9th season	75-54/4th season
Career Record	278-345/21st season	Same
Record vs. Opponent	4-15	6-2

THE SERIES
Overall:   Air Force trails 16-49
First Meeting:   Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting:   Feb. 11, 2025 (UNLV 77-52)
Streak:   UNLV 3; 0-6 vs. UNLV at MW Championship's

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 6-25 all-time at MW Championships and is playing for the second time ever as the #11 seed.
- Air Force is 0-6 all-time vs. UNLV at the MW Championship Tournament, last meeting in 2023.
- Air Force has 10 freshmen on its roster, the most in the nation.
- Ethan Taylor is 1st player in program history with 1,000 pts, 500 rebounds and 300 assists.
- Ethan Taylor is 16th in the nation in minutes per game (36:31) and 36th in total three's (91).
- Taylor's 54 three's in MW play are the most in a season at Air Force.
- Air Force derives 39 percent of its scoring off the three-ball, ranking first in the Mountain West.
- Air Force is averaging 20.4 ppg from its bench, up from the 11.9 average from last season.

UP NEXT:
The winner of the game will advance to the quarterfinals and face 3-seed Utah State on Thursday, March 13 at 8:30 pm PT.

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