SDSU at Air Force

When: 5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Clune Arena, Air Force Academy

On the air: Fox Sports 1; 760-AM

Records: SDSU is 16-6; 10-2; Air Force is 3-19, 0-11

Series history: SDSU leads 68-24 and has won 12 straight. The last Air Force win was 62-48 at Clune Arena in 2019. The Aztecs won 72-63 at Viejas Arena on Dec. 17.

Aztecs update: This is likely their final trip to Clune Arena and 7,067 feet, with the Aztecs headed to the Pac-12 next season and coach Brian Dutcher insisting he won’t play home-and-home nonconference series with any former Mountain West schools at altitude. They’ll try to avoid what happened there last year, needing overtime and a coast-to-coast basket by Wayne McKinney III to salvage a 77-76 win they probably didn’t deserve. The Aztecs aren’t expected to have Magoon Gwath (hip) and Elzie Harrington (leg) yet again, although the hope is to get one or both back after the midweek bye following Air Force. BJ Davis (10.5 points) has dropped from SDSU’s leading scorer to third behind Reese Dixon-Waters (12.4) and Miles Byrd (10.9). Davis is averaging 5.5 points and shooting 26.7% (1 of 10 on 3s) in the four games since missing the crucial free throw in the 70-69 loss at Grand Canyon. After a wide gap between their Kenpom and NET rankings in December, they are almost identical now: 43 and 44, respectively. Kenpom projects a 77-56 Aztecs win.

Falcons update: They have lost 15 straight Mountain West games and 35 of 36. Now they don’t have head coach Joe Scott, who was indefinitely suspended on Jan. 17, according to an academy statement, “pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes.” Assistant Jon Jordan is the interim coach. The Falcons have lost their last 15 outings since a three-game win streak in November against Alabama State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and IU-Indianapolis. Only one of the conference losses has been by single digits, and that was 70-62 at injury-plagued San Jose State. Two weeks ago, they lost by 42 at Boise State. They have been better defensively than offensively, where they rank 357th out of 365 Div. I teams. There are no seniors on the roster, and 53% of the scoring (59% in conference) comes from freshmen. The leading scorer is 6-9 Caleb Walker, averaging 11.9 points and shooting an incredible 73% (but just 52.3% from the line). Freshmen Kam Walker is at 11.4 and Lucas Hobin at 11.2. Air Force is 345 in Kenpom and 343 in NET.

Next up: Saturday vs. Nevada (7 p.m., CBS Sports Network)

— MARK ZEIGLER