SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's basketball team (8-16, 1-10 MW) will host the Air Force Falcons (8-15, 1-10 MW) on Tuesday night inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on NBC Sports Bay Area and KTRB 860 AM. Tickets can be purchased here.
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- The Spartans are coming off a 66-47 loss at Colorado State on Friday night.
- Alvaro Cardenas and Myron (MJ) Amey Jr. scored in double figures as Cardenas registered 14 points and Amey Jr. added 13.
- Trey Anderson led the Spartans with seven rebounds while Adrame Diongue recorded a game-high two blocks.
RECORD WATCH
- Tibet Görener is the all-time leader in San José State history in 3-pointers made with 163.
- Cardenas and T. Anderson are also in the top 10 in 3-pointers. Cardenas is tied for seventh with 123 and T. Anderson is tied for ninth with 121.
- T. Anderson ranks fourth in school history in 3-point percentage (among players who have played in at least 50 games and averaged one or more 3-point attempts per game). His career mark from beyond the arc is 41.4 percent, connecting on 121 of 292 attempts.
- Cardenas ranks sixth all-time for most career assists at SJSU with 338.
WHERE THE SPARTANS RANK IN 2023-24
- The Spartans are second in the Mountain West Conference in 3-pointers made per game at 8.83, behind only Air Force.
- Cardenas ranks 27th and 25th in Division I in assists per game (5.8) and assist/turnover ratio (2.98). In the conference, he is fifth and fourth in the two categories.
- Diongue is third in the conference and is tied for 75th in the country in blocks per game at 1.57.
VS. AIR FORCE
- The Air Force Falcons are 1-10 this season in conference play as their only conference win was over UNLV on Jan. 23.
- The Spartans defeated the Falcons, 70-67, on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Amey Jr. on Jan. 13.
- In the contest, Amey Jr. led the Spartans with 16 points and nine rebounds, Görener registered 15 points and Cardenas produced a near double-double performance of 11 points and nine assists.
- The Spartans have won the last three meetings versus Air Force.
- The Spartans are 12-13 all-time against the Falcons.
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