Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Air Force Falcons

4-24, 0-12 Away

New Mexico Lobos

22-6, 13-1 Home

Air Force visits Dent and New Mexico

Game Preview

Air Force Falcons (4-24, 1-16 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (22-6, 14-3 MWC)

Albuquerque, New Mexico; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico plays Air Force after Donovan Dent scored 26 points in New Mexico's 73-65 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs.

The Lobos have gone 14-1 at home. New Mexico leads the MWC averaging 82.3 points and is shooting 46.0%.

The Falcons are 1-16 in MWC play. Air Force has a 1-13 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

New Mexico is shooting 46.0% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 47.9% Air Force allows to opponents. Air Force averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than New Mexico allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dent is averaging 19.9 points, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Lobos. Nelly Junior Joseph is averaging 14.4 points and 12.4 rebounds while shooting 55.2% over the past 10 games.

Ethan Taylor averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Falcons, scoring 14.1 points while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc. Luke Kearney is shooting 41.1% and averaging 11.9 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lobos: 8-2, averaging 80.7 points, 36.4 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.

Falcons: 1-9, averaging 61.0 points, 28.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.2 points.

TV Channel: Air Force at New Mexico 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on MWN.
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New Mexico: 97.6%

Air Force: 2.4%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

AFA		UNM
L1	Streak	L2
62.4	Points Per Game	82.3
42.4	Field Goal %	46.0
33.5	Three Point %	35.4
29.8	Rebounds Per Game	40.0
13.3	Assists Per Game	15.4
2.9	Blocks Per Game	5.3
5.7	Steals Per Game	9.0
1.4	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
14.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.2
72.5	Points Against	71.6

Game Information

Venue: The Pit

Location: Albuquerque, NM -

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2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
New Mexico	14-3	-	22-6
Utah State	14-4	0.5	24-5
Colorado State	13-4	1	19-9
San Diego State	12-5	2	19-7
Boise State	12-5	2	20-8
UNLV	9-8	5	15-13
Nevada	8-9	6	16-12
San José State	6-12	8.5	13-17
Wyoming	5-13	9.5	12-17
Fresno State	1-16	13	5-23
Air Force	1-16	13	4-24