Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, December 5
Fresno, Calif.
7 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Weber State
Photo by: ESPN Images
’Dogs, Wildcats to battle Wednesday Night
12/4/2018 3:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tickets start at $10 at the Save Mart Center Box Office.
Game 8: Weber State (5-2) at Fresno State (5-2)
Dec. 5, 2018 • 7 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Weber State leads 4-2 (overall) • Fresno State leads 2-1 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 83, Weber State 71 (11/30/17 • Fresno, Calif.)
Next Up: vs. Long Beach State (Dec. 8 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif.)
Opening Tip
The Fresno State men's basketball team will host the Weber State Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center. The game between Fresno State (5-2) and Weber State (5-2) will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets start at $10 at the Save Mart Center Box Office.
About the Weber State Wildcats
The Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky) are 5-2 on the season, including a 113-103 win over BYU this past Saturday. The Wildcats have scored at least 100 points in three games this season (90.3 ppg scoring offense). WSU is led in scoring by Jerrick Harding (24.6 ppg). Fresno State trails the all-time series 4-2, but the Bulldogs have two of the last three meetings, including an 83-71 home victory over the Wildcats last year on Nov. 30, 2017.
Bulldogs cruise past Hawai'i for 3rd place
Fresno State cruised to a 79-64 win over the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors on Sunday afternoon inside Titan Gym to finish in third place of the eight-team 2018 Wooden Legacy. Fresno State (3-2) went 2-1 during the tournament, which featured three games in four days, as the Bulldogs also crushed Northwestern 78-59 and fell 78-76 to Miami on a last second dunk. Fresno State senior guard Deshon Taylor scored a game-high 20 points with five assists for the Bulldogs, who also had Braxton Huggins (13), New Williams (12) and Sam Bittner (11) in double figures.
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 five seasons, including this season. Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State have won at least nine conference games in each of the last five seasons. Fresno State has averaged 10.8 conference wins per season (last five seasons), with at least 10 MW wins for four straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark in 2015-16.
Dec. 5, 2018 • 7 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Weber State leads 4-2 (overall) • Fresno State leads 2-1 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 83, Weber State 71 (11/30/17 • Fresno, Calif.)
Next Up: vs. Long Beach State (Dec. 8 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif.)
Opening Tip
- First-year Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson is back home in the Valley. Hutson, a Bakersfield native, spent the last 12 seasons (San Diego State and UNLV) as one of the most respected assistant coaches in country.
- Fresno State has won at least 20 games in each of the past three seasons (four of the past five seasons).
- Last season, Fresno State (21-11, 11-7 MW) finished fourth in the MW standings and earned its third straight Top 4 seed for the MW Tournament.
- Fresno State is one of two MW teams (Boise State) to have earned a first round bye in each of the past four seasons.
- Fresno State has outscored three autonomy five conference schools (TCU, Northwestern & Miami) by a combined score of 223-214 this season.
- Fresno State is 40-3 in its last 43 games when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
- Fresno State has made at least eight 3-pointers in every game this season. The Bulldogs are 19-3 in the last 22 games making at least 10 3pt-FGs.
- Fresno State senior guard Deshon Taylor is one of 33 players in program history with at least 1,000 career points while playing at Fresno State.
- Fresno State senior guard Braxton Huggins (19.3 ppg/3.3 rpg) was named to the 2018 Wooden Legacy All-Tournament team and Deshon Taylor (19.0 ppg/4.3 apg) earned second-team honors. (Stats from Wooden Legacy)
The Fresno State men's basketball team will host the Weber State Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center. The game between Fresno State (5-2) and Weber State (5-2) will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets start at $10 at the Save Mart Center Box Office.
About the Weber State Wildcats
The Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky) are 5-2 on the season, including a 113-103 win over BYU this past Saturday. The Wildcats have scored at least 100 points in three games this season (90.3 ppg scoring offense). WSU is led in scoring by Jerrick Harding (24.6 ppg). Fresno State trails the all-time series 4-2, but the Bulldogs have two of the last three meetings, including an 83-71 home victory over the Wildcats last year on Nov. 30, 2017.
Bulldogs cruise past Hawai'i for 3rd place
Fresno State cruised to a 79-64 win over the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors on Sunday afternoon inside Titan Gym to finish in third place of the eight-team 2018 Wooden Legacy. Fresno State (3-2) went 2-1 during the tournament, which featured three games in four days, as the Bulldogs also crushed Northwestern 78-59 and fell 78-76 to Miami on a last second dunk. Fresno State senior guard Deshon Taylor scored a game-high 20 points with five assists for the Bulldogs, who also had Braxton Huggins (13), New Williams (12) and Sam Bittner (11) in double figures.
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 five seasons, including this season. Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State have won at least nine conference games in each of the last five seasons. Fresno State has averaged 10.8 conference wins per season (last five seasons), with at least 10 MW wins for four straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark in 2015-16.
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