Bulldogs to host Otters on Monday night

Game 13: CSU Monterey Bay at Fresno State (9-3)
Dec. 18, 2017 -- 7 p.m. PT
Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Fresno State leads 1-0
Previous Meeting: Fresno State 85, CSU Monterey Bay 80 [OT] (12/5/07 • Fresno, Calif.)
Looking Ahead: vs. Nevada (Dec. 27); vs. Air Force (Dec. 30); at Utah State (Jan. 3)

'Dogs to host Otters on Monday night
Fresno State (9-3) will CSU Monterey Bay on Monday at 7 p.m. PT inside the Save Mave Center. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets are available starting at $10 at the Save Mart Center Box Office (northwest entrance) and through www.ticketmaster.com. Fans are encouraged to bring new, stuffed toys for the Bulldogs' annual Teddy Bear Toss, which will take place at halftime, and benefit the Fresno chapter of Toys For Tots.

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 is 46-8 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season, including a 23-4 record against nonconference opponents in that stretch.
Fresno State has 16 of its last 22 games in its next game after a loss.
Fresno State is 13-0 versus non-Division I opponents in Terry's tenure.
Fresno State has scored at least 75 points in nine of 12 games this season.
Fresno State has outrebounded its opponent in 10 of 12 games this season.
Fresno State is the only team to rank among the top four in the MW in scoring offense (4th, 79.8 ppg) and scoring defense (3rd, 66.6 ppg).
Fresno State junior guard Deshon Taylor leads all MW guards in scoring (18.7 ppg) and ranks No. 3 overall in the MW in points per game.
Deshon Taylor is also ranked fourth in the nation in free throws made (82).

Fresno State's consistency leads to success
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.

Notable tidbits about 80

Fresno State has scored 80 or more points six times this season.
Fresno State scored 80 or more points eight times last season.
Fresno State has won 27 of its last 29 games when scoring 80 or more points.
Fresno State scored 80 or more points in 12 games in 2015-16 and the 'Dogs scored 80 or more points three times during the 2014-15 season.
Fresno State is 36-5 when scoring 80 or more points since Terry's arrival in 2011 and 31-3 in those games since the start of the 2013-14 season.

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

Bulldogs to host Otters on Monday night

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