Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, December 3
Des Moines, IA
12 p.m. PT
Fresno State
at
Drake
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Fresno State to visit Drake for Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge
12/1/2016 3:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 (www.WatchESPN.com) and 940 AM ESPN Radio.
Game 7: Fresno State (4-2) at Drake (1-6)
December 3, 2016 -- 12 p.m. PT -- Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center)
TV/Online: ESPN3 (Larry Morgan/Adam Emmenecker)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Drake leads 2-0 (overall) and 1-0 (games played in Des Moines)
Last Meeting: Drake 84, Fresno State 74 (11/29/13 • Fresno, Calif.)
Last Meeting in Des Moines: Drake 70, Fresno State 52 (1949-50 • Des Moines, Iowa)
Next Up: at Marquette (Dec. 6 • 4:30 p.m. PT), vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 10 • 4 p.m. PT)
Opening Tip
• Fresno State has won five of its last six true road games.
• Fresno State has won 10 straight times in single possession games.
(Last loss: Pacific 71, Fresno State 68 • Stockton, Calif. • 12/20/14)
• Fresno State is eighth in the nation in steals per game (10.0 spg).
• Fresno State junior guard Jahmel Taylor is 17th in the nation in 3-point shooting (17-for-32, 53.1 percent).
• Fresno State redshirt junior guard Jaron Hopkins is tied for 32nd in the nation in steals per game (2.3 spg).
Bulldog Bones
• By winning the 2016 Mountain West Basketball Championship, Fresno State earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001.
• Fresno State has improved its conference win total in each of the last four seasons since head coach Rodney Terry arrived in 2011, rising from 3-11 (11-12) to 5-11 (12-13) to 9-9 (13-14) to 10-8 (14-15) to 13-5 (15-16).
• Fresno State is one of eight teams in the nation to have improved its conference win total in each of the last four seasons.
• This season, Fresno State was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West by the league's media in a preseason poll in mid-October.
• Before the 2015-16 season, Fresno State was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll.  The Bulldogs went on to win the 2016 MW Championship and earn the MW's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
'Dogs Visit Drake for MW/MVCÂ Challenge
Fresno State (4-2) begins a two-game Midwest road trip when the Bulldogs travel to play at Drake (1-6) for the 2016 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge on Saturday at 12 p.m. PT. Â The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 (www.WatchESPN.com) and 940 AM ESPN Radio.
About the Drake Bulldogs
The Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) are 1-6 this season, with a win over Simpson (76-61) and enter Saturday's game on a four-game losing streak with three losses in the Great Alaska Shootout and a close 77-75 loss at DePaul this past Wednesday. Â Drake is led by Reed Timmer (16.3 ppg). Â This is the third meeting between the programs, with Drake winning the previous two meetings. Drake defeated Fresno State 84-74 in Fresno on Nov. 29, 2013 and 70-54 in Des Moines during the 1949-50 season.
Taylor ignites 'Dogs to win at Oregon State
Fresno State junior guard Jahmel Taylor scored a career-high 21 points, and also had career-best single-game marks in assists (4), steals (3) and 3-pointers (6) in the Bulldogs' 63-58 road win at Oregon State. Taylor, who transferred to Fresno State from Washington, made five of his six 3-pointers in the first half and converted 60 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts (6-for-10). It was Fresno State's first win over a Pac-12 team since 2011 and first win over Oregon State since 2006.
Terry Climbing Bulldogs' All-Time Wins List
When Fresno State defeated Menlo College 80-67 on Wednesday night, it was the 175th game coached by Rodney Terry since arriving prior to the 2011-12 season. Â Terry has 89 wins in his first six seasons at Fresno State and he is tied with Bill Vandenburgh (1954-60) for sixth on the Bulldogs' all-time head coaching wins list. Â Terry is now three wins away from tying Steve Cleveland (2005-11), who 92 career wins with the 'Dogs, for fifth on the all-time wins list. Terry is the 18th head coach in program history and the fifth Fresno State head coach to coach at least 175 games.
Between the Baselines: Statistical Notes
• Fresno State owns a +1.5 turnover margin/game (82-91) this season.
• Fresno State owns a +3.3 steal margin/game (60-40) this season.
• Fresno State has a -1.5 rebounding margin/game (213-222) this season.
• Fresno State has limited five of its six opponents to under 80 points this season.
• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
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December 3, 2016 -- 12 p.m. PT -- Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center)
TV/Online: ESPN3 (Larry Morgan/Adam Emmenecker)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Drake leads 2-0 (overall) and 1-0 (games played in Des Moines)
Last Meeting: Drake 84, Fresno State 74 (11/29/13 • Fresno, Calif.)
Last Meeting in Des Moines: Drake 70, Fresno State 52 (1949-50 • Des Moines, Iowa)
Next Up: at Marquette (Dec. 6 • 4:30 p.m. PT), vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 10 • 4 p.m. PT)
Opening Tip
• Fresno State has won five of its last six true road games.
• Fresno State has won 10 straight times in single possession games.
(Last loss: Pacific 71, Fresno State 68 • Stockton, Calif. • 12/20/14)
• Fresno State is eighth in the nation in steals per game (10.0 spg).
• Fresno State junior guard Jahmel Taylor is 17th in the nation in 3-point shooting (17-for-32, 53.1 percent).
• Fresno State redshirt junior guard Jaron Hopkins is tied for 32nd in the nation in steals per game (2.3 spg).
Bulldog Bones
• By winning the 2016 Mountain West Basketball Championship, Fresno State earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001.
• Fresno State has improved its conference win total in each of the last four seasons since head coach Rodney Terry arrived in 2011, rising from 3-11 (11-12) to 5-11 (12-13) to 9-9 (13-14) to 10-8 (14-15) to 13-5 (15-16).
• Fresno State is one of eight teams in the nation to have improved its conference win total in each of the last four seasons.
• This season, Fresno State was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West by the league's media in a preseason poll in mid-October.
• Before the 2015-16 season, Fresno State was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll.  The Bulldogs went on to win the 2016 MW Championship and earn the MW's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
'Dogs Visit Drake for MW/MVCÂ Challenge
Fresno State (4-2) begins a two-game Midwest road trip when the Bulldogs travel to play at Drake (1-6) for the 2016 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge on Saturday at 12 p.m. PT. Â The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 (www.WatchESPN.com) and 940 AM ESPN Radio.
About the Drake Bulldogs
The Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) are 1-6 this season, with a win over Simpson (76-61) and enter Saturday's game on a four-game losing streak with three losses in the Great Alaska Shootout and a close 77-75 loss at DePaul this past Wednesday. Â Drake is led by Reed Timmer (16.3 ppg). Â This is the third meeting between the programs, with Drake winning the previous two meetings. Drake defeated Fresno State 84-74 in Fresno on Nov. 29, 2013 and 70-54 in Des Moines during the 1949-50 season.
Taylor ignites 'Dogs to win at Oregon State
Fresno State junior guard Jahmel Taylor scored a career-high 21 points, and also had career-best single-game marks in assists (4), steals (3) and 3-pointers (6) in the Bulldogs' 63-58 road win at Oregon State. Taylor, who transferred to Fresno State from Washington, made five of his six 3-pointers in the first half and converted 60 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts (6-for-10). It was Fresno State's first win over a Pac-12 team since 2011 and first win over Oregon State since 2006.
Terry Climbing Bulldogs' All-Time Wins List
When Fresno State defeated Menlo College 80-67 on Wednesday night, it was the 175th game coached by Rodney Terry since arriving prior to the 2011-12 season. Â Terry has 89 wins in his first six seasons at Fresno State and he is tied with Bill Vandenburgh (1954-60) for sixth on the Bulldogs' all-time head coaching wins list. Â Terry is now three wins away from tying Steve Cleveland (2005-11), who 92 career wins with the 'Dogs, for fifth on the all-time wins list. Terry is the 18th head coach in program history and the fifth Fresno State head coach to coach at least 175 games.
Between the Baselines: Statistical Notes
• Fresno State owns a +1.5 turnover margin/game (82-91) this season.
• Fresno State owns a +3.3 steal margin/game (60-40) this season.
• Fresno State has a -1.5 rebounding margin/game (213-222) this season.
• Fresno State has limited five of its six opponents to under 80 points this season.
• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
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