Fresno State Athletics
'Dogs Visit NAU to Start 4-Game Road Swing
11/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 19, 2014
GAME 3: Fresno State (1-1) at Northern Arizona (0-2)
Thursday, Nov. 20 -- 7 p.m. PT -- Flagstaff, Ariz. (Rolle Activity Center)
TV: Fox Sports Arizona Plus (Dish: 450 SD, 9573 HD; DirecTV: 686-1 SD & HD) & Fox College Sports Atlantic
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Randy Rosenbloom)
Series: Fresno State leads 6-0
The Fresno State men's basketball team will visit Northern Arizona on Thursday night in Flagstaff's Rolle Activity Center. It is the first of a four-game road swing for the Bulldogs, who opened the 2014-15 season with a 1-1 record. This four-game stretch will conclude with three games in Southwest Florida for the 2014 Gulf Coast Showcase.
Fresno State redshirt junior guard Julien Lewis leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 18 points per game while sophomore guard/forward Paul Watson is second at 17.5 points per game.
The Bulldogs' road game at Northern Arizona can be watched live on Fox Sports Arizona Plus & Fox College Sports Atlantic or heard live on 940 AM ESPN Radio and online at www.GoBulldogs.com.
Watson Posts Career-High in 93-55 Win over Bristol
Sophomore guard Paul Watson scored a career-high 28 points in leading Fresno State to a 93-55 victory over Bristol in the Bulldogs' home opener at the Save Mart Center Monday evening. Watson was one fire all evening, knocking down 10-of-13 shots attempted and he sank a career-high six 3-pointers for the Bulldogs. Fresno State as a team shot 50.8 percent on the night and had four players score in double figures. In addition to Watson's career night, guard Julien Lewis chipped in with 17 points, Karachi Edo scored 14 and had eight rebounds and Emmanuel Owootoah finished with 11.
Bulldogs Fall 89-74 in Season Opener at Pepperdine
While Bulldogs' junior guard Marvelle Harris posted a team-high 25 points, the Fresno State ran into a red-hot Pepperdine Waves squad that made shot after shot and handed the 'Dogs an 89-74 season-opening loss on Nov. 14 in Malibu. Aside from Harris' 25 points, which marked his ninth career contest with at least 20 points, Texas transfer Julien Lewis added 19 points.
Bulldogs Cruise in 77-38 Exhibition Win
Fresno State cruised to a 77-38 exhibition victory over UC Santa Cruz on Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Save Mart Center. The Bulldogs held the Banana Slugs to 24 percent shooting in the contest and forced 22 turnovers in their lone preseason tune-up. Fresno State had four players score in double figures with sophomore Paul Watson leading the way with 18 points and seven rebounds. Joining Watson in double figures were Marvelle Harris with 15, Karachi Edo with 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds and junior college transfer Darnell Taylor chipped in with 11 points.
Fresno State Announces Holiday Pack Ticket Sale
Fresno State Athletics has introduced a special Holiday Package that includes tickets to the Nov. 29 football game vs. Hawai`i and Nov. 30 men's basketball game against Cal. The Holiday Pack is available at the price of $30 and in addition to getting the tickets to both the football and basketball games, fans that purchase the package will receive a free Derek Carr bobblehead. Season tickets start at $149 and mini-plans that include the Cal game plus all five Saturday Mountain West home games start at $84. Fans can purchase the Holiday Pack, season tickets and mini-plans by calling 278-DOGS, visiting the Fresno State ticket office located in the northeast corner of the Save Mart Center or by logging on to GoBulldogs.com.
