Utah State and Air Force face off in conference showdown

Published Feb. 1, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Air Force Falcons (10-9, 3-5 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (12-9, 3-5 MWC)

Logan, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

LINE: Utah State -14.5; over/under is 125.5

BOTTOM LINE: A.J. Walker and the Air Force Falcons take on Justin Bean and the Utah State Aggies on Tuesday.

The Aggies are 5-4 in home games. Utah State is the top team in the MWC with 17.4 assists per game led by Rylan Jones averaging 4.6.

The Falcons are 3-5 against MWC opponents. Air Force ranks second in the MWC shooting 36.3% from 3-point range.

The teams play for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Falcons won the last matchup 49-47 on Dec. 29. Walker scored 16 points to help lead the Falcons to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Ashworth is shooting 39.8% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 8.3 points and 3.1 assists. Bean is averaging 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds over the past 10 games for Utah State.

Ethan Taylor is averaging 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, four assists and 1.6 steals for the Falcons. Walker is averaging 8.3 points over the last 10 games for Air Force.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 4-6, averaging 70.0 points, 31.3 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points per game.

Falcons: 3-7, averaging 56.9 points, 26.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.

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