The Basics
The Mavericks play their final game of the Air Force Classic on Sunday as Omaha takes on the Air Force Falcons at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. MT, 3 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on the Mountain West network.
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1290 KOIL and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
- Omaha is 1-1 through the first two games of the Air Force Classic. The Mavericks lost 72-70 to Lindenwood on Friday, Nov. 17, after beginning the tournament with an 89-83 win over William & Mary on Thursday, Nov. 16.
- Frankie Fidler led Omaha with 19 points against Lindenwood in his fourth game with double figures in the scoring column. Fidler had a 26-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win over the Tribe of William & Mary.
- JJ White came off the bench and scored a season-high 13 points against the Lions. White went just 2-6 from the field but made up for it by shooting 9-13 from the free-throw line.
- Nick Davis scored 10 points and picked up a season-high nine rebounds against Lindenwood. For Davis, it was his third double-digit scoring performance in his fifth game with the Mavericks.
- Omaha made five three pointers in the loss to the Lions, the fewest since making a season-low four at North Texas (Nov. 11). The Mavericks attempted 23 shots beyond the arc, tied for the second-most three-point attempts in a game this year.
- Head Coach Chris Crutchfield has a 20-33 overall record. It marks his third season as a head coach and second with the Mavericks.
Scouting the Air Force Falcons
The Falcons are 3-2 to begin the season and 2-0 in this year's Air Force Classic. Air Force began the tournament with a 76-58 win over Lindenwood on Thursday, and defeated William & Mary in overtime by a score of 80-71 in overtime. Ethan Taylor and Beau Becker lead the Falcons with averages of 21.2 and 17.6 points-per-game, respectively. Becker and Taylor combined for 33 points from beyond the arc in Air Force's 80-71 win over William & Mary. Becker scored 31 points, shooting 5-9 from three-point range and pick- ing up six rebounds. Taylor totaled 24 points going 6-11 from the land and picking up six boards after leading the Falcons with 21 points against Lindenwood on Thursday.
All-Time Against Air Force
The Mavericks are 0-5 against the Falcons in a series that dates back to Air Force's first year and Omaha's fifth season of basketball in 1956-57. Omaha and Air Force last met in 2014 at Clune Arena, where the Falcons defeated the Mavericks 77-61. Omaha has met Air Force's head coach Joe Scott eight times during his nine seasons with the Denver Pioneers from 2007-16. The Mavericks are 2-6 in those meetings, going 1-3 against Scott in the state of Colorado and 0-1 in neutral site matchups against the Falcons' current head coach.