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Around the Mountain: Team-by-team updates for MWC hoops (Jan. 18)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Each week during the Mountain West men’s basketball season, beat writers covering the league’s 11 teams will contribute team-by-team updates, compiled by Robert Gagliardi, senior editor of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle/WyoSports.net.

Here are this week’s submissions:

AIR FORCE

Forward Hayden Graham had some strong words on Saturday after his team’s fourth consecutive lopsided loss – a 100-63 trampling at UNLV.

“We’ve got to get physical and start pushing back,” said the junior captain, who leads Air Force (10-8 overall, 1-4 Mountain West) with 14.7 points per game. “We’re not chippy enough.

“You’ve not supposed to be nice when you play a sport.