All eyes on the big man at Air Force
ALL EYES ON THE BIG MAN AT AIR FORCE
While we wait for what many fear could be a long night for the Utes against Air Force and its 28-game winning streak at Clune Arena, here are a couple of articles about the Falcons in their local media.
One focuses on forward forward Dan Nwaelele and his re-emergence for the Falcons after a two-point game in a loss at San Diego State. Another spotlights guard Tim Anderson, who does many of the little, unheralded things for the Falcons.
But neither of those players figure to be the determining factor when the Utes and Falcons meet tonight.
That honor probably goes to Utah's Luke Nevill.
The 7-foot-1 center, as you might recall, did not miss any of his eight shots for the Utes in their 85-79 victory over the Falcons last month at the Huntsman Center, and helped hold Air Force's Nick Welch to two points on 0-for-5 shooting. His inside presence against the smaller Falcons created open outside shots for his teammates, and set the tone for an astonishing shooting night.
Coach Ray Giacoletti hopes it can happen again, because he still believes that as hard as it is to stop the Falcons and their Princeton offense, it's even harder to score against them. "We'll do our best to establish Luke inside," he said, "and when they have to come help, somebody's going to get an open look, and we need to knock down the open look."
While we wait for what many fear could be a long night for the Utes against Air Force and its 28-game winning streak at Clune Arena, here are a couple of articles about the Falcons in their local media.
One focuses on forward forward Dan Nwaelele and his re-emergence for the Falcons after a two-point game in a loss at San Diego State. Another spotlights guard Tim Anderson, who does many of the little, unheralded things for the Falcons.
But neither of those players figure to be the determining factor when the Utes and Falcons meet tonight.
That honor probably goes to Utah's Luke Nevill.
The 7-foot-1 center, as you might recall, did not miss any of his eight shots for the Utes in their 85-79 victory over the Falcons last month at the Huntsman Center, and helped hold Air Force's Nick Welch to two points on 0-for-5 shooting. His inside presence against the smaller Falcons created open outside shots for his teammates, and set the tone for an astonishing shooting night.
Coach Ray Giacoletti hopes it can happen again, because he still believes that as hard as it is to stop the Falcons and their Princeton offense, it's even harder to score against them. "We'll do our best to establish Luke inside," he said, "and when they have to come help, somebody's going to get an open look, and we need to knock down the open look."
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