Northern Colorado faces Air Force following Knecht's 24-point performance
Air Force Falcons (8-4) at Northern Colorado Bears (5-6)
Greeley, Colorado; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Northern Colorado -2; over/under is 141
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado plays the Air Force Falcons after Dalton Knecht scored 24 points in Northern Colorado's 88-77 loss to the Colorado Buffaloes.
The Bears have gone 1-2 at home. Northern Colorado ranks second in the Big Sky shooting 37.1% from downtown, led by Riley Abercrombie shooting 46.5% from 3-point range.
The Falcons are 0-2 on the road. Air Force is second in the MWC allowing 61.2 points while holding opponents to 40.2% shooting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Knecht is averaging 17.9 points and eight rebounds for the Bears. Matt Johnson is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Northern Colorado.
Jake Heidbreder is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Falcons. Camden Vander Zwaag is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Air Force.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 5-5, averaging 75.5 points, 27.8 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.6 points per game.
Falcons: 7-3, averaging 71.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
