Men's Basketball | 11/23/2022 11:45:00 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program visits future troops on Thanksgiving Eve as Coach Ivory's crew heads to Air Force to face the Falcons.

What You Need to Know:
 
•    Time and Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 (5 p.m. CT)
 
•    Video: https://themw.com/watch/?id=6311049604112 (Mountain West Network)
 
•    Audio: https://www.xtrasports1300.com/listen-live/ (XtraSports 1300 AM)
 
•    Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=afa
 
•    Tickets: https://goairforcefalcons.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?groupCode=B&linkID=usaf-athletics&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=
 
•    Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-5, 0-0 SWAC) | Air Force (2-3, 0-0 Mountain West)
 
•    Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado – Clune Arena
 
•    Series History: Air Force Leads 2-0
 
•    Last Meeting: November 19, 2015 | Air Force 65, Mississippi Valley State 64 | Colorado Springs, Colorado (Clune Arena) | Air Force Classic
 
•    Winning Streak: Air Force (W2) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A
 
•    All-Time History vs. Mountain West Opponents: Mountain West Leads 12-0
 
Mississippi Valley State Overview:
 
Valley State has been one of the better teams in the SWAC regarding both the free throw and three-point departments over the first three weeks, making an average of 13.8 freebies per game (2nd in SWAC) and knocking down 35.8% of its attempts from behind the arc (3rd in SWAC).
 
Mississippi Valley fans cannot talk about Delta Devils basketball right now without mentioning senior star guard Terry Collins. Coming off back-to-back career-high 27-point performances and being named SWAC Player of the Week, he is among the national leaders in free throws made with 29 (13th in NCAA) and a free-throw percentage of 93.5% (36th in NCAA), has played 36:29 minutes per game (24th in NCAA), and has scored 109 points (16th in NCAA). On top of those numbers, he also slots top-five individually in the SWAC for points per game (18.2), rebounds (31), three-pointers a game (2.67), and total threes (16).
 
Danny Washington has been a thief for Coach Ivory's Devils, snatching nine steals, the fifth-highest mark in the conference.
 
Alvin Stredic is the squad's second-leading scorer and rebounder at 9.5 and 4.3, respectively, and has the best field-goal percentage among his teammates at 45.5%.
 
Scouting the Air Force Falcons:

USAFA has picked up a pair of victories in five games so far, taking down Delaware and USC Upstate while dropping contests to Bowling Green, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Portland.
 
The Falcons jack up a bunch of threes, ranking third in the Mountain West with 8.6 makes per game, but they also defend the perimeter well with the third-lowest three-point percentage defense (28.1%) as well.
 
The cadets are led by Jake Heidbreder, posting 15.6 points, 13 triples, and an 85.2% free throw percentage.
 
Lucas Moerman is one of the better shot blockers in the MWC with six, both Rytis Petraitis and Corbin Green have notched double-doubles, Nikc Jackson fronts the rebounding department with 5.8 a night, and the duo of Camden Vander Zwaag plus Ethan Taylor are responsible for 27 assists between the pair.

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