Air Force Falcons (12-8, 3-4 MWC) at San Jose State Spartans (12-8, 3-4 MWC)
San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Jose State hosts the Air Force Falcons after Tibet Gorener scored 20 points in San Jose State's 75-74 loss to the Utah State Aggies.
The Spartans are 7-2 on their home court. San Jose State ranks second in the MWC with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Robert Vaihola averaging 2.5.
The Falcons have gone 3-4 against MWC opponents. Air Force is 3-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Omari Moore is shooting 44.5% and averaging 15.6 points for the Spartans. Alvaro Cardenas Torre is averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games for San Jose State.
Jake Heidbreder is shooting 37.4% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Falcons, while averaging 14.7 points. Rytis Petraitis is averaging 9.5 points and 5.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Air Force.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 5-5, averaging 66.0 points, 33.2 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 4.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.
Falcons: 6-4, averaging 69.5 points, 25.6 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
