Bulldogs return home to face Montana State

Game 6: Montana State (4-2) at Fresno State (3-2)
Nov. 26, 2017 -- 12 p.m. PT
Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/Online: Mountain West Network (Randy Rosenbloom)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Fresno State leads 8-5 (overall), 5-0 (home games) & 2-0 (at Save Mart Center)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 86, Montana State 74 (11/21/07 • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center)
Looking Ahead: vs. Weber State (Nov. 30); at Long Beach State (Dec. 2); vs. CSUB (Dec. 5)

Opening Tip
• Fresno State is one of eight schools in the West to have made back-to-back postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT).
• Fresno State has won five consecutive home games.
• Fresno State has won six straight non-conference home games.
• Fresno State will play its next 10 games in the state of California, including eight home games at the Save Mart Center. The road games during the stretch are on Saturdays (Dec. 2 at Long Beach State & Dec. 9 at Cal Poly).
• Fresno State has won 16 of its last 22 games in its next game after a loss.
• Fresno State is 9-2 in its last 11 games played as part of exempt non-conference tournaments.
• Overall, Fresno State is 13-5 in its last 18 non-conference or postseason tournament contests, including non-conference tournaments, MW Tournament, NCAA Tournament and NIT.

The 'Dogs are off and running...
• Fresno State has scored at least 75 points in four of five games this season.
• Fresno State is currently ranked 12th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (44.4 percent, 44-99) this season.
• Fresno State is currently ranked 38th in the nation in field goal percentage (50.5 percent, 150-297) this season.

Bulldogs return home to face Montana State
Fresno State (3-2) will host Montana State (4-2) on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center in both teams' final game of the 2017 Cancun Challenge. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network, the NCAA March Madness Facebook and Twitter pages, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes.

About the Montana State Bobcats
The Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky) are 4-2 on the season and won the Mayan Division of the 2017 Cancun Challenge this past week. The Bobcats are led by Tyler Hall (23.6 ppg/3.4 rpg/3.2 apg). Fresno State leads the all-time series 8-5, but the Bulldogs have won the last seven meetings between the schools. This is the first time Fresno State and Montana State will play since the Bulldogs won 86-74 at the Save Mart Center on Nov. 21, 2017.

Bulldog Bones - Player Notes
• Fresno State sophomore forward Bryson Williams is tied for 14th (leads the MW) in the nation in field goal percentage (69.2 percent, 36-52).
• Fresno State junior guard Sam Bittner leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (87.5 percent, 7-8).
• Fresno State junior guard Deshon Taylor has made:
   ~ 24 of his 28 free throws this season (85.7 percent, last five games)
   ~ 41 of his last 46 free throws (89.1 percent, last eight games)
   ~ 62 of his last 68 free throw attempts (91.2 percent, last 12 games)
   ~ 116 of his last 125 free throw attempts (92.8 percent, last 17 games)
• Fresno State guard Deshon Taylor has made 26 of his last 56 (46.4 percent) 3-point attempts (last 11 games). He has made multiple 3-pointers in 11 of his last 15 games and three or more 3-pointers in seven of the last 14 games. Deshon Taylor has also scored at least 15 points in 18 of his 19 career starts at Fresno State.

Williams making major impact as a sophomore
Fresno State sophomore forward Bryson Williams, a Fresno native, is one of two Bulldogs averaging over 15 points per game. He scored a career-high 22 points on 11-for-15 shooting and had nine rebounds in a competitive 83-75 road loss at Arkansas on Nov. 17, 2017. Through the first five games this season, Williams is converting 69.2 percent (36-for-52) of his field goal attempts and has grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game with two double-doubles. As a freshman, Williams primarily played closer to the basket as a center and averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He also had some big games as a freshman - highlighted by an 18-point effort to help power the 'Dogs to a 63-55 road win at San Diego State on Feb. 22, 2017.

• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bittner

Deshon Taylor

Bryson Williams

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