Fresno State Athletics
Game Notes
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Final Score: Fresno State 63, Cal Poly 57
Records: Fresno State 4-7; Cal Poly 3-4
Next Game: Saturday, Dec. 20, at Pacific, 7 p.m. PT
Team Notes
Fresno State improved to 11-3 against Big West Conference opponents and 3-1 against Cal Poly under head coach Rodney Terry.
Fresno State has now beat Cal Poly in back-to-back seasons at the Save Mart Center after beating the Mustangs 63-46 on November 20, 2013.
The Bulldogs have won seven of the past eight meetings against Cal Poly.
Over the past two seasons, the Bulldogs are 21-0 when leading with five minutes to play and now 42-4 under Terry.
It was the first time this season that Fresno State won when losing the turnover battle. The Bulldogs turned it over 13 times to just nine for Cal Poly.
Fresno State led 31-24 at halftime and is now 4-0 this season when they take a lead into the break.
Paul Watson scored the first points of the game with a three-pointer. It was the first time this season Fresno State has won when they scored first.
Player Notes
Paul Watson - 23 points, 4 rebounds
Tied a career-high with six three-point field goals... Set a new career-high with 11 shots attempted from behind the arc... Fifth game in his career that all of his made field goals have been three-pointers... Third time this season scoring over 20 points.
Karachi Edo - 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks
Scored in double-figures for the third time in the past four games... Shot 6-of-9 from the floor... His four blocks were one short of his career-high that was set earlier this season against Evansville... played a career-high 38 minutes.
Marvelle Harris - 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Has now scored in double-figures in all but two games this season.