Bulldogs head to Air Force

Game 20: Fresno State (11-9, 4-5 MW) at Air Force (3-15, 1-7 MW)
Feb. 1, 2017 – 6 p.m. PT – USAF Academy, Colo. (Clune Arena)
Video: Mountain West Network
Series History: Fresno State leads 10-0
Next Up: at San Diego State (Feb. 4 • 2 p.m. PT), vs. Wyoming (Feb. 8 • 7 p.m. PT)

Opening Tip
• Fresno State hits the road this week with its first stop in Colorado Springs, Colo., to face Air Force. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. PT at Clune Arena and will broadcast live on the Mountain West Network.

Bulldog Bones
• Junior Bego Faz Davalos ranks in the top 10 in the NCAA in seven stat categories. The 6-foot-3 center ranks fourth in the country in blocks per game (3.7), third in total blocks (74), triple-doubles (1) and double-doubles (15), eighth in total rebounds (227), sixth in rebounds per game (11.4) and ninth in defensive rebounds per game (8.0).
• On Jan. 28 against Utah State, Faz Davalos posted her 15th double-double of the season, breaking her single-season school record which she set as a sophomore
• Faz Davalos is one of five players in the NCAA to average at least 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Faz Davalos leads the Bulldogs in rebounds (11.4) and blocks (3.7). She is second in points (14.3) and steals (1.6).
• After struggling during the opening three games of the conference season, not reaching double figures in each contest, Faz Davalos has since broken out by averaging 14.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game during the following six games.
• Sophomore Candice White paces the team in points (14.5) and steals (1.7) while grabbing rebounds 5.8 rebounds per contest.
• In the last six games, Tory Jacobs has taken more of a role in finding open teammates as she is averaging 4.2 assists per game during the stretch.
• Fresno State is 12th nationally in least committed fouls. The 'Dogs commit just 13.9 personal fouls per game.

Series history with Air Force
• With a season sweep of Air Force last season, Fresno State remained undefeated against the Falcons all-time with a 9-0 record.
• The 'Dogs extended their undefeated streak against the Falcons to 10-0 on Jan. 11, 2017 with a 23-point win.
• The Bulldogs' lowest margin of victory in the series is nine which happened twice during the 1995-96 season.
• Since Fresno State moved into the Mountain West, the closest game in the series is a 60-47 result on Jan. 30, 2013 in Fresno.
• Fresno State's largest margin of victory against the Falcons came on Jan. 8, 2014 in a 77-43 win in Colorado.

A look at Air Force
• Air Force enters Wednesday's game with a 3-15 record overall and is 1-7 in the Mountain West.
• The Falcons earned their first conference road win since 2007 on Jan. 25 at San Diego State as they held on for 62-59 victory at Viejas Arena.
• Air Force is averaging a league-low 53.6 points and is being outscored by 13.8 points per game. AFA is shooting just 33.8 percent from the field.
• Freshman Mariah Forde is the only Falcon averaging double digits in scoring at 10.3 points per game. Fellow freshman Kailin Davis is second in scoring (9.1 ppg).
• Air Force has two of the top three freshman scorers in the MW. Forde is ranks second amongst freshman while Davis is third.
• Dee Bennett leads the Falcons on the glass, pulling down 8.6 rebounds per game.

Chasing 60
• With the strength of Jaime White's teams being on the defensive side of the ball, a benchmark for its offense has been to score 60 points. Under White, Fresno State has won 74.1 percent of those games (40-14). The Bulldogs' record when scoring between 60-69 points is 25-11.
• This season, the 'Dogs are 11-1 when scoring more than 60 points, with only loss coming at Boise State on Jan. 14 in a one-point contest.

Holding teams down
• The Bulldogs have held its opponents to 60 points or less in eight of its 11 wins.
• Only three teams have scored more than 70 points against the 'Dogs this season (Washington, 85; New Mexico 80; San Jose State 74). Fresno State allowed four teams to score at least 80 points during the 2015-16 season. All four games resulted in losses. Washington scored the most of any Bulldog opponent that season (89).

Breaking 3-point curse
• During the past two seasons, Fresno State has struggled in the win column when making six or more 3-pointers. The Bulldogs' record in such games during the first two seasons under Jaime White was 11-11.
• The 'Dogs have seemingly reversed the trend this year by holding a 7-2 record when knocking down at least six 3's with both losses coming on the road in their last two games.

Erasing deficits
• Heading into its last game of nonconference play, Fresno State was 0-3 when trailing at the half. The Bulldogs reversed that trend at Weber State, turning a six-point halftime deficit into a three-point win.
• Fresno State is 4-6 when trailing at the half since the Weber State contest and is 17-21 under Jaime White.
• Since the start of conference play, Fresno State has outscored its opponents by 34 points in the third quarter (+3.8) and is plus-45 in the second half.
• Against Nevada (Jan. 21), Fresno State outscored the Wolf Pack by 22 in the second half, its largest margin in a second half versus a Division I opponent since Washington State on Nov. 30, 2012 (+27).

Same player, new year
• It may be another year but junior Bego Faz Davalos hadn't seen a drop off from last year. Through 20 games, the center's numbers are on par from last season as she is averaging 14.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals.
• Faz Davalos leads the Bulldogs in points, rebounds and blocks.
• She ranks third nationally in double-doubles with 15 and is second in program history with 31.
• She has recorded at least four blocked shots in nine games this season.
• With 15 double-doubles this season, she set a new single-season program record, breaking her own which she set during the 2015-16 season.

Time to shine
• After playing in 11 games as a freshman, and logging 6.3 minutes per game, Candice White leads team in minutes (32.5) and points in points (14.5) and is second in rebounds (5.6).
• The sophomore also paces the team in steals (1.7) and has swiped three or more steals in seven games, including a career-high five against CSU Dominguez Hills.
• She has reached double figures in scoring in 16 of 20 games.
• White has recorded three of the team's top five scoring performances this season, including a career-high 25 points at Nevada and 21-point games versus UC Irvine and CSU Dominguez Hills.
• The 25-point effort (9-of-13) was the most points by a Bulldog since Alex Sheedy scored 25 points against Wyoming on Feb. 25, 2015.
• In conference, White is sixth in scoring (14.5) and 3-point percentage (.400) eighth in field-goal percentage (.469) and sixth in minutes played (32.6), seventh in 3-point field goals made per game (2.0), second in free-throw percentage (.862) and ninth in steals (1.7).

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