’Dogs visit Cowboys to close MW road trip

Game 20: Fresno State (14-5, 5-2 MW) at Wyoming (5-15, 1-6 MW)
Jan. 30, 2019 • 6 p.m. PT • Laramie, Wyo. (Arena-Auditorium)
TV/Online: Mountain West Network & Facebook (Kyle Huson/Liv Roberts))
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Fresno State leads 15-10 (overall) • Wyoming leads 8-4 (games in Laramie)
Last Meeting: Wyoming 78, Fresno State 68 (2/24/18 • Fresno, Calif.)
Next Up: vs. New Mexico (Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. PT); vs. Utah State (Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. PT)
Fresno State's NCAA NET Ranking: No. 82 (through games played on Jan. 28, 2019)

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) and joined the Mountain West in 2012.
Fresno State is one of two MW teams with a NCAA Quadrant 1 NET road win so far this season. The Bulldogs are 2-3 in Q1 & Q2 games.
Fresno State is one of two MW teams (Boise State) to have earned a first round bye in each of the past four 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 three MW programs to have finished .500 or better in league play in each of the past five seasons (Boise State/SDSU).

Bulldog Bones - By the numbers

Fresno State has outscored four autonomy five conference schools (TCU, Northwestern, Miami & Cal) by a combined score of 318-287 (+31) this season.
Fresno State is 43-3 in its last 46 games when shooting at least 50 percent from the field (5-0 this season).
Fresno State has made at least six 3-pointers in every game this season. The Bulldogs are 25-4 in their last 29 games making at least 10 3pt-FGs.
Fresno State has not lost by more than 10 points in any game this season.
Fresno State has led at halftime in 13 of its 19 games this season.
Fresno State has won 12 of its last 15 games.

'Dogs visit Cowboys to close MW road trip
The Fresno State men's basketball team visits the Wyoming Cowboys on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. PT at Arena-Auditorium. The game between Fresno State (14-5, 5-2 Mountain West) and Wyoming (5-15, 1-6 MW) will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Fresno State will then return home for a two-game homestand, which starts against New Mexico on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT and also includes a game against Utah State on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. PT. Tickets for all remaining home games start at $15 (mini-plans start at $39).

About the Wyoming Cowboys
The Wyoming Cowboys are 5-15 this season, with a 1-6 mark in MW play. Wyoming is led by Justin James (19.9 ppg/8.6 rpg/4.1 apg/1.6 spg). The Bulldogs have won five of the last seven games in the all-time series, including victories in three of the last four contests played in the AA.

Road 'Dogs

Fresno State won its first three conference road games for the first time since the 2003-04 season (first time since joining the MW in 2012).
Fresno State's Braxton Huggins is averaging 17.3 points per game, while shooting 43.3 percent (26-for-60 FGA) and 41.2 percent (14-for-34 3FGA) in the Bulldogs' five true road games this season.
Fresno State has won seven of its last 10 true road games.

Bulldogs tied for second early in MW play
Fresno State is tied for second place in the conference standings. The Bulldogs (14-5, 5-2 Mountain West) are 1.5 games back of No. 8/7 Nevada (20-1, 7-1 MW) and even with Utah State (15-5, 5-2 MW), who the Bullogs beat 78-77 on the road earlier this season. Fresno State is one of four MW teams with a league-best three MW road wins so far this season and can become the first to four MW road wins this season with a victory over Wyoming on Wednesday night.

Taylor shining in return to Golden State
Fresno State senior guard Deshon Taylor (Riverside, Calif.), who tested the NBA Draft waters last spring after earning first-team All-MW honors as a junior, is the home stretch of his collegiate career, which started at UMKC in 2014 before Taylor decided to return to his home state after his freshman season. He was key player in practice pushing the Bulldogs every day en route to the a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016 courtesy of winning the 2016 MW tournament championship. Taylor also set a new program record with 200 made free throws last season as a junior and had a school record 17 made free throws in a game at Wyoming as a sophomore. This season, Taylor missed four games in December with an elbow injury and returned for the Bulldogs' MW opener on Jan. 2 at SJSU.

Fresno State's consistency leads to success
Fresno State is one of three Mountain West programs to have finished .500 or better in league play in each of the past five seasons. 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.

George, Johnson represent Fresno State in NBA
Former Fresno State basketball players Paul George (2008-10) and Tyler Johnson (2010-14) are two of the 30 former Bulldogs to have played in the NBA. George is currently in his ninth NBA season and second with the Oklahoma City Thunder after being drafted 10th overall in 2010 by the Indiana Pacers, who he played for from 2010-17. Johnson is in his fifth season with the Miami Heat.

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