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01/09 03:43 CST Air Force hosts New Mexico, aims to stop home slide
Air Force hosts New Mexico, aims to stop home slide
By The Associated Press
New Mexico Lobos (12-3, 3-1 MWC) at Air Force Falcons (3-12, 0-4 MWC)
Colorado Springs, Colorado; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Air Force is looking to end its four-game home losing streak with
a win against New Mexico.
The Falcons are 3-7 on their home court. Air Force allows 74.9 points and has
been outscored by 12.0 points per game.
The Lobos are 3-1 against MWC opponents. New Mexico is ninth in the MWC with
9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Tomislav Buljan averaging 3.4.
Air Force makes 43.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.5
percentage points higher than New Mexico has allowed to its opponents (39.9%).
New Mexico averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made
shots on average than the 7.3 per game Air Force gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Walker is averaging 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds for the
Falcons. Kam Sanders is averaging 12.4 points and 3.1 assists over the past 10
games.
Jake Hall is shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per
game for the Lobos, while averaging 13.5 points. Deyton Albury is averaging 12
points and 4.3 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Falcons: 2-8, averaging 62.7 points, 26.2 rebounds, 11.3
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.5 points per game.
Lobos: 9-1, averaging 82.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.3 steals and
3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 67.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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