Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, December 16
Fresno, Calif.
3 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Oregon
Photo by: Keith Kountz
’Dogs Host Ducks in Saturday showdown
12/15/2017 1:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Tickets for Saturday's Oregon-Fresno State game are available starting at $15. A limited number of center section seats are also on sale for $40.
Game 12: Oregon (8-3) at Fresno State (9-2)
Dec. 16, 2017 -- 3 p.m. PT
Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz/Pete Gillen)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Oregon leads 11-2 (overall) • Fresno State leads 2-1 (games in Fresno)
Previous Meeting: Oregon 75, Fresno State 63 (12/20/16 • Eugene, Ore.)
Looking Ahead: vs. CSUMB (Monday); vs. Nevada (Dec. 27); vs. Air Force (Dec. 30)
Opening Tip
Fresno State (9-2) will host Oregon (8-3) on Saturday at 3 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets are available starting at $15 at the Save Mart Center Box Office (northwest entrance) and through www.ticketmaster.com. On Saturday, Fresno State will also celebrate the first 2 million fans to attend Bulldog men's basketball games at the Save Mart Center, which opened in 2003, with major giveaways.
The 'Dogs are off and running
Fresno State enters Saturday's game versus Oregon on a seven-game winning streak. The 'Dogs are seeking their second eight-game winning streak in Terry's tenure -- previously winning nine straight games from Feb. 17-March 12, 2016. A win on Saturday would give Fresno State its longest nonconference win streak in Terry's tenure and longest since opening the 1980-81 season by winning the first 10 games of the season. It would be the 13th time in program history that Fresno State has been on at least a seven-game winning streak. The longest single-season winning streak in school history is 13 (Jan. 24-March 7, 1981), when the Bulldogs were coached by Boyd Grant en route to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Bulldog Bones
The Oregon Ducks are 8-3 on the season and enter Saturday's game, which will be the Ducks' first road game of the season, on a three-game winning streak. Oregon is led offensively by Payton Pritchard (16.0 ppg/4.6 apg) and Elijah Brown (13.2 ppg). This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the schools with Oregon owning an 11-2 advantage in the series. The 'Dogs are 2-1 when playing the Ducks in Fresno, with the last win back on Dec. 16, 1995 when the Bulldogs beat Oregon 83-82 at Selland Arena.
Deshon Taylor leading MW guards in scoring
~ 20 straight free throws (over last three games; 8 shy of tying school record)
~ at least 10 free throws in four games this season (eight in career)
~ 50 of his last 56 free throw attempts (89.3 percent, six-game span)
~ 75 of his 86 free throws this season (87.2 percent, 11 games)
~ 167 of his last 183 free throw attempts (91.3 percent, last 23 games)
Protecting the Yard
Fresno State is one of three Mountain West teams to have finished .500 or better in league play in each of the past four seasons. Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State have won at least nine conference games in each of the last four seasons. During the four-year stretch, Fresno State has averaged 10.8 conference wins per season, with at least 10 MW wins for three straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark during the 2015-16 season.
REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
Dec. 16, 2017 -- 3 p.m. PT
Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz/Pete Gillen)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Oregon leads 11-2 (overall) • Fresno State leads 2-1 (games in Fresno)
Previous Meeting: Oregon 75, Fresno State 63 (12/20/16 • Eugene, Ore.)
Looking Ahead: vs. CSUMB (Monday); vs. Nevada (Dec. 27); vs. Air Force (Dec. 30)
Opening Tip
- Fresno State and Oregon are two of the eight schools in the West to have made back-to-back postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT).
- Fresno State is 46-7 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season, including a 23-3 record against nonconference opponents in that stretch.
- Fresno State will play its next four games at the Save Mart Center. This will finish a 10-game Golden State stretch. The Bulldogs are 6-0 to start the span and have won 12 consecutive games played in the Golden State.
- Fresno State's 12-game winning streak when playing in the state of California is tied with UCLA for the longest active win streak of any Division I team from California when playing in the Golden State.
- Fresno State is on a seven-game winning streak (second time in Terry Era), which is also the longest active win streak of any Mountain West team.
- Fresno State has won nine consecutive home games and 10 straight nonconference home games.
Fresno State (9-2) will host Oregon (8-3) on Saturday at 3 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets are available starting at $15 at the Save Mart Center Box Office (northwest entrance) and through www.ticketmaster.com. On Saturday, Fresno State will also celebrate the first 2 million fans to attend Bulldog men's basketball games at the Save Mart Center, which opened in 2003, with major giveaways.
The 'Dogs are off and running
- Fresno State has scored at least 75 points in nine of 11 games this season.
- Fresno State has outrebounded its opponent in 10 of 11 games this season.
- Fresno State is the only team to rank among the top four in the MW in scoring offense (3rd, 81.5 ppg) and scoring defense (3rd, 66.5 ppg).
- Fresno State leads the MW in rebounding defense (28.4/game).
- Fresno State also ranks second in the MW in field goal shooting percentage, shooting 50.9% per game.
Fresno State enters Saturday's game versus Oregon on a seven-game winning streak. The 'Dogs are seeking their second eight-game winning streak in Terry's tenure -- previously winning nine straight games from Feb. 17-March 12, 2016. A win on Saturday would give Fresno State its longest nonconference win streak in Terry's tenure and longest since opening the 1980-81 season by winning the first 10 games of the season. It would be the 13th time in program history that Fresno State has been on at least a seven-game winning streak. The longest single-season winning streak in school history is 13 (Jan. 24-March 7, 1981), when the Bulldogs were coached by Boyd Grant en route to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State is seeking its first 10-2 start since opening 13-2 in 2006-07.
- Fresno State is seeking its second 10-game home win streak at the SMC.
- Fresno State is seeking its fourth win over a Pac-12 team in Terry's tenure. [vs. Utah, 82-52 (2011); at ASU, 68-65 (2011) & at Oregon State, 63-58 (2016)]
The Oregon Ducks are 8-3 on the season and enter Saturday's game, which will be the Ducks' first road game of the season, on a three-game winning streak. Oregon is led offensively by Payton Pritchard (16.0 ppg/4.6 apg) and Elijah Brown (13.2 ppg). This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the schools with Oregon owning an 11-2 advantage in the series. The 'Dogs are 2-1 when playing the Ducks in Fresno, with the last win back on Dec. 16, 1995 when the Bulldogs beat Oregon 83-82 at Selland Arena.
Deshon Taylor leading MW guards in scoring
- Fresno State junior guard Deshon Taylor leads all MW guards in scoring (18.6 ppg) and he is tied for No. 3 overall in the MW in points per game.
- Deshon Taylor is ranked fifth in the nation in free throws made (75).
~ 20 straight free throws (over last three games; 8 shy of tying school record)
~ at least 10 free throws in four games this season (eight in career)
~ 50 of his last 56 free throw attempts (89.3 percent, six-game span)
~ 75 of his 86 free throws this season (87.2 percent, 11 games)
~ 167 of his last 183 free throw attempts (91.3 percent, last 23 games)
Protecting the Yard
- Fresno State is 46-7 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season, including a 23-3 record against nonconference opponents in that stretch.
- Fresno State is 35-4 overall at home since the start of the 2015-16 season.
- Fresno State was 13-2 overall at home last season (8-1 vs. MW opponents).
- Fresno State has won more Mountain West home games than any other MW school in the last three seasons (23-4) and last two seasons (16-2).
- Fresno State has won nine consecutive home games.
- Fresno State has won 10 straight non-conference home games.
- Fresno State has won 18 of its last 19 home games.
- Fresno State has won 27 of its last 29, and 37 of its last 42 home games.
- Fresno State has won nine of its last 10 home games played on a Saturday.
- Fresno State has won at least 11 home games in four straight seasons.
Fresno State is one of three Mountain West teams to have finished .500 or better in league play in each of the past four seasons. Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State have won at least nine conference games in each of the last four seasons. During the four-year stretch, Fresno State has averaged 10.8 conference wins per season, with at least 10 MW wins for three straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark during the 2015-16 season.
REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
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