Utah State Men’s Basketball Visits Air Force Saturday

Utah State Men’s Basketball Visits Air Force Saturday

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Saturday, Utah State men’s basketball (19-6, 9-3 in Mountain West Conference play) seeks its 20th win of the season by visiting Clune Arena to take on the Air Force Falcons (10-14, 5-7 in conference play).

A win against the Falcons would give the Aggies their first 20-win season since 2012-13 and commemorate the 29th time in program history they would have done so.

The Aggies’ current nine conference wins are the most for Utah State in conference play since 2013-14.

Utah State continues to dominate opponents on average, outscoring them 79 points-66.3 points per game.

Junior guard Sam Merrill currently averages 20 points per game to lead the Aggies and shoots a Mountain West Conference-best 89 percent at the foul line.

Freshman center, Portuguese national Neemias Queta (11 points, 9.2 rebounds per game), has five double-doubles in his last seven games for the Aggies.

The Aggies have also won the battle on the glass in the past eight games. Of those, Utah State has won seven.

The Falcons score 67.6 points per game and surrender 71.5 points per contest.

Air Force is led by junior forward Lavelle Scottie (15.1 points, 5.2 rebounds per game) and his fellow junior forward Ryan Swan (12.1 points, 7.1 rebounds per game).

The Aggies lead the Falcons 17-5 all-time, including a 6-5 mark at Colorado Springs, Colo. However, the Falcons have won the last two games in the series at Clune Arena.