Fresno State Athletics
GAME NOTES: Fresno State 68, Air Force 66
3/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Final Score: Fresno State 68, Air Force 66
Records: Fresno State 15-15, 10-7 MW; Air Force 13-16, 6-12 MW
Next Game: Saturday, March 7, at Boise State, 5:00 p.m. PT (ESPN3)
Team Notes
• Fresno State is now 14-5 all-time against the Air Force Academy and has won eight out of the 10 games the teams have played in Fresno. The Falcons' last victory in Fresno came in January of 1995 at Selland Arena.
• At the half, Fresno State led 32-23 and they are now 13-0 this season when leading at halftime.
• The victory clinched a first round bye for next week's Mountain West Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs will open up the tournament with a quarterfinal round game on Thursday, March 12 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
• Fresno State is 6-3 this season in games decided by five points or less. During the Bulldogs' three-game winning streak, each game has been decided by five points or less.
• Air Force took a 6-5 lead with 15:06 to go in the 1st half, but Cezar Guerrero knocked down a 3-pointer with 14:54 left in the opening half and Fresno State led for the final 34:54..
Player Notes
Cezar Guerrero - 18 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds
Guerrero scored in double figures for the eighth time this season ... He shot 4-of-7 from the 3-point line ... The junior's 18 points were just two shy of his season high of 20 in a game at Colorado State.
Julien Lewis - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
Lewis made the defensive play of the game with 10 seconds to go ... After a missed Air Force 3-pointer, Marek Olesinski grabbed the offensive rebound right under the basket and went up for a go-ahead layup, but Lewis blocked the shot and forced a jump ball ... The possession arrow favored Fresno State and the Bulldogs hung on for the victory ... He has now scored in double figures in seven of the last eight games.
Marvelle Harris - 10 points, 9 assists, 5-of-7 free throws
Harris scored in double figures for the 26th consecutive game and for the 28th time in 30 games this season ... His 10 points pushed his career total to 1, 292, just five points behind Chris Herren for 17th all-time in school history ... The nine assists were the most Harris has had in a Mountain West game this year.
