Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State Opens CBI Finals at Home vs. Siena
3/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 30, 2014
Game Notes: Fresno State 
• Siena
2014 College Basketball Invitational Championship Series
Game 1: Siena (18-17) at Fresno State (20-16)
March 31, 2014 • 7 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: CBS Sports Network (Scott Graham & Bob Wenzel)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio & www.GoBulldogs.com (Paul Loeffler & Randy Rosenbloom)
Series record / Last Meeting: N/A (First Meeting)
Bulldog Bones
• Fresno State has reached the championships of a postseason tournament for the first time since 1983 and second time in school history.
• Fresno State is making its first postseason appearance since 2007 (NIT).
• Fresno State is the last Mountain West team still in postseason play and one of just 12 schools in the country in a postseason tournament.
• Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry will be coaching his 100th game with the Bulldogs on Monday night in the CBI championships opener.
• Past CBI champions include Tulsa, Oregon State, VCU, Oregon, Pittsburgh, and Santa Clara.
• Fresno State has won 12 of its last 15 games; tied for 5th in the MW.
• Fresno State is 19-13 all-time in postseason tournament games.
• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
Between the Baselines: Inside the Numbers
• Fresno State senior guard Tyler Johnson has scored 20 or more points in 11 games this season and 12 times in his career.
• Johnson was the third-leading scorer in the MW play (18.2 ppg).
• Johnson ranks No. 16 on Fresno State's all-time scoring list (1,297 points) - tied with former Bulldog point guard Chris Herren.
• Fresno State sophomore guard Marvelle Harris scored at least 10 points in 26 games this season; scored over 20 points in seven games this season.
• Fresno State tied a school record for most overtime regular season games played in a single season with five overtime games (went 3-2 in OT games)
Fresno State Opens CBI Finals at Home vs. Siena
The Fresno State men's basketball team (20-16) will host Siena (19-17) on Monday night at 7 p.m. PT in game one of the College Basketball Invitational Championship Series. All CBI Finals games will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and www.GoBulldogs.com. The best-of-three series will be March 31, April 2 and April 5 (if necessary).
About the Siena Saints
The Siena Saints are 18-17 on the season and went 11-9 Metro Atlantic conference play. Siena is led by Rob Poole, who averages 14.7 points per game. This is the first-ever meeting between Fresno State and Siena.
Johnson Produced as One of the Best in the MW
Bulldogs' senior guard Tyler Johnson has steadily improved during his four-year Fresno State career - increasing his scoring average from 4.4 (freshman) to 9.3 (sophomore) to 12.1 (junior) and now 15.8 as a senior. Johnson has scored at least 20 points 12 times his career.
'Dogs Defend Home Court in 2013-14
Since Rodney Terry's first season at Fresno State, fan support has steadily grown. With 18 home games so far this season, Fresno State has gone 13-5 at the Save Mart Center - the most home wins during Terry's tenure. In 2013-14, Fresno State has welcomed 123,453 fans to the SMC. For its home opener vs. CSU Northridge (14,770) and home finale vs. then-No. 10 San Diego State (14,801), Fresno State recorded two of its top five all-time attendance marks for a home game. Those contests also marked the 26th and 27th, respectively, games of over 12,000 at the Save Mart Center.
