’Dogs return to Air Force on Monday night

Game 30: Fresno State (20-9, 10-6 MW) at Air Force (11-16, 5-10 MW)
Feb. 26, 2018 -- 6 p.m. PT -- USAFA, Colo. (Clune Arena)
TV/Online: Mountain West Network (Air Force produced)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History (All-Time): Fresno State leads 18-6 (overall) & 6-4 (games played at USAFA)
Series History (Terry Era): Fresno State leads 9-2 (overall) • Series tied 2-2 (games played at USAFA)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 71, Air Force 59 (12/30/17 • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center)
Looking Ahead: at New Mexico (Saturday); MW Tournament (March 7-10)

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 at least 20 games in each of the past three seasons (four of the past five seasons).
Fresno State (10-6) is currently in third place in the MW standings - two games back of second-place Boise State (12-4) - and can clinch a first round bye for the upcoming 2018 MW Championships in Las Vegas with a win at Air Force on Monday night.
Fresno State is one of two MW teams (along with Boise State) to have earned a first round bye in each of the past three seasons.
Fresno State is one of three MW teams with at least 20 wins this season.
Fresno State has won 21 of its last 28 games in its next game after a loss.

'Dogs making run down the stretch

Fresno State leads the MW in field goal percentage (49.9 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.4 percent).
Fresno State also ranks second in the MW in rebounding defense (30.8 avg/game) and steals per game (7.0 spg).
Fresno State sophomore forward Bryson Williams is second in the MW (13th in the nation) with a 61.6 field goal percentage (170-276 FG).
Fresno State sophomore forward Nate Grimes is second the nation in rebounds per minute (0.45 rebounds per minute played).
Fresno State is 10-1 this season when dishing out 15 or more assists.
Fresno State is 9-0 this season when at least five Bulldogs score at least 10 points in a game.
Fresno State has won 39 consecutive games when scoring 70 points before its opponent (78-2 record under Bulldogs' head coach Rodney Terry).

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 season. Entering this season, during the previous four-year stretch, Fresno State had averaged 10.8 conference wins per season, with at least 10 MW wins for four straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark in 2015-16.

'Dogs return to Air Force on Monday Night
Fresno State (20-9, 10-6 Mountain West) will visit the Air Force Falcons (11-16, 5-10 MW) on Monday at 6 p.m. PT inside Clune Arena. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. This is a rescheduled game that was originally scheduled for Jan. 20 before a federal government shutdown canceled all AFA athletic events.

About the Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons are 11-16 on the season (5-10 in MW play). Fresno State leads the all-time series with AFA 18-6, with the Bulldogs having won nine of the last 10 meetings between the programs.

Deshon Taylor making case for All-MW Honors

This season, Fresno State junior guard Deshon Taylor leads the MW in free throws made (183) and steals (46, 1.6 spg) and ranks fifth in scoring (527, 18.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (183-219 FT, 83.6 percent).
Deshon Taylor is ranked ninth in the nation in free throws made (183) - which is also a new Fresno State single-season program record.

Bittner named CoSIDA Academic All-District 8
Fresno State junior forward Sam Bittner has been named a 2017-18 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 8 honoree. Bittner is also a two-time Mountain West scholar athlete and a two-time Academic All-MW selection. He currently ranks 15th in the nation in 3-point shooting (36-for-74, 48.6 percent) for players with at least one made 3-pointer per team game. Bittner (business administration major, 3.94 GPA) is the second Bulldog ever to be honored as a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection – joining three-time Academic All-District honoree Nedeljko Golubovic, who was recognized from 2009-11.

On the road

Fresno State has won 17 of its last 30 true road games (17-13 record).
Fresno State is 7-3 on the road this season (second best road record by a MW team this season and tied for the most in a season in the Terry era).
Fresno State's last six overtime games have been on the road.
17 of Fresno State's last 26 road games have been decided by nine points or fewer (two of the seven road wins this season by four points or fewer).

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

’Dogs return to Air Force on Monday night

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