Fresno State Athletics
NOTES: Fresno State 95, UNLV 82
3/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Recap | Box Score | Photo gallery courtesy of Steve Nowland/NCAA Photos
Final Score: Fresno State 95, UNLV 82 (MW Quarterfinals)
Records: Fresno State 23-9; UNLV 18-15
Series History: UNLV leads 30-11 (overall); Fresno State 3-0 vs. Rebels this season
Next Game: Friday, March 11, vs. No. 3 seed Boise State/No. 6 seed Colorado State (MW Semifinals); at 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network/940 AM ESPN Radio)
Team Notes
- Fresno State has now won seven-straight games and nine of its last 10 contests.
- The Bulldogs advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament, the first time making it past the quarterfinals since back in 2005 when in the Western Athletic Conference.
-Fresno State's 95 points is the most it has ever scored in a Mountain West Tournament game. Overall this year, this was the Bulldogs' fourth-straight game scoring 80-plus points -- first time doing so since the 2006-07 season.
- Fresno State is 23-9 through 32 games for the first time since the 2000-01 season when the Bulldogs were 26-7, but later had to vacate 17 wins for the use an ineligible student-athlete during non-conference and early in conference play.
- Fresno State has scored 80 or more points in 12 games this season - quadruple the number of times the Bulldogs scored at least 80 points in a game last season (3).
- This season, Fresno State is now 12-0 when scoring 80 or more points.
- Fresno State is 27-2 when scoring 80 or more points during Terry's first five seasons and 21-1 in those games since the start of the 2013-14 season.
- Fresno State is 11-1 when having at least five Bulldogs score at least 10 points in a game in Terry's first five seasons (3-0 this season). - Fresno State has won 28 of its last 29 games when leading at halftime.
- Fresno State has won 23-straight games when leading with five minutes remaining in the second half.
- Five Bulldogs scored in double figures Thursday. This was the first such occurrence since a 71-60 win over Wyoming on Jan. 26.
- Bulldogs collect 14 offensive rebounds. Outscore UNLV in second-chance points 17-6.
- Bulldogs got 25 points off 14 UNLV turnovers. `Dogs have just seven total turnovers themselves Thursday -- their fourth-straight game with eight or fewer turnovers.
- Fresno State made its first seven shots in the game.
Individual Notes
Julien Lewis -- 27 points, 8 rebounds
- His 27 points is the most ever scored by a Bulldog in a Mountain West Tournament game.
- Registered his third game with 20 or more points in Fresno State's last four contests.
- Made his first 6 shots in the game. Ended up scoring 17 points in the first half on 7-of-13 shooting (3-for-5 from the three).
Marvelle Harris -- 16 points, three rebounds, 5 assists
- Saw his nine-game streak of scoring 20 or more points come to an end, but he has put up 15 or more points in 26-of-32 games this season.
- His five fouls in the game were the most since being called for four fouls on Feb. 6 against UNLV.
- With 16 points, Harris is now 30 points away from tying Carl Ray Harris' single-season record for most points scored. Harris has 664 points this season to currently rank as the fourth-best single-season mark in school history. Carl Ray Harris scored 694 points during the 1993-94 season.
Karachi Edo -- 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
- Did not score in the first half, but had 12 points in the first eight minutes to open the second half. He was 5-for-6 from the field with three dunks in that time to open the second half.
Terrell Carter II -- 13 points, 6 rebounds
- Scored 13 points off the bench for the Bulldogs. It was his fourth game this season scoring in double figures, but first since facing off against UNLV the last time back on Feb. 6 in the Save Mart Center.
- His three offensive rebounds matched his season-high. - By going 6-for-9 from the field, Carter has made a team-best 35 of his last 58 shots (60.4 percent) in his last 19 appearances.
Cezar Guerrero -- 17 points, 4 assists
- His 17 points is the most since he scored 20 in the fifth game of the season back on Nov. 27, 2015 against Delaware State.