‘Dogs fly out of Air Force with 72-56 win

Wednesday, February 1

USAF Academy, Colo.

6 p.m. PT

Fresno State

12-9, 5-5MW

Air Force

3-16, 1-8MW

Fresno State

Air Force

‘Dogs fly out of Air Force with 72-56 win

2/1/2017 9:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Fresno State shoots season-high 53.7 percent from the field.

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Communications

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Behind a 17-3 run to open third quarter, Fresno State picked up its fifth Mountain West win with a 72-56 win over Air Force on Wednesday night at Clune Arena. The Bulldogs tandem of Bego Faz Davalos and Candice White combined for 35 of the team's 72 points.

White paced the 'Dogs with 18 points and a career-best five assists. Faz Davalos scored 17 points to go with seven rebounds and three blocks. Air Force's Mariah Forde led the Falcons with a game-high 19 points.

After an even opening quarter, the 'Dogs came out firing, knocking down five of their first six shots, including back-to-back 3's from White and Tory Jacobs as they went on a 14-0 run. Fresno State held the 12-point lead through the three-and-a-minute mark but went cold from there. The Bulldogs missed their final four shots and Katelin Noyer was tagged with a flagrant foul as Air Force ran off 10-unswered points to close the half.

As they've done since late December, Fresno State took over in the third quarter, racing out to an 11-0 run to push its lead to 39-26. With its defense forcing seven turnovers in the period, Fresno State maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the third. The 'Dogs held a held a 51-36 lead after allowing the Falcons to shoot just 16.7 percent.

Senior Anais Kirvan then went to work inside in the fourth, opening up with three straight layups as she scored eight of her career-high 10 points in the final quarter. Leading by 16, sophomore Zaria Branch closed out the game with six of her career-high eight points during the final minutes of the contest.

How It Happened: Fresno State continued its trend of dominating the third quarter, outscoring Air Force 23-10 while forcing seven turnovers and holding the Falcons to 16.7 percent from the field.

Team Notes:

Fresno State moves to 12-1 on the year when scoring at least 60 points.
The Bulldogs shot a season-high 53.7 percent (29-of-54) from the field, its first game over 50 percent since Feb. 24, 2016 at Air Force.
With a 13-point edge in the third quarter, the 'Dogs have now outscored conference opponents by 50 points during third quarters.
Fresno State held a season-high 18-point advantage in points off turnovers (20-2).
The 'Dogs held a 36-14 edge in points in the paint.

Player Spotlight:
Candice White – 18 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds
Led the Bulldogs in score for the eighth time this season … reached double figures for the 17^th time and seventh in a row … dished five assists, tying her career high which was previously set against Air Force.

Bego Faz Davalos – 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
Reached double figures 18^th game this season and seventh in a row … had her six-game double-double streak snapped … recorded at least two blocks in a game for the 14^th time this season.

Anais Kirvan – 10 points, 4 rebounds
10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
Reached double figures for the second time in her career … tied her career high in scoring.

Up Next: Fresno State remains on the road this weekend as the team travels to San Diego, Calif. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. PT between the Bulldogs and Aztecs.

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