Bulldogs face Broncos in Boise on Wednesday

Game 23: Fresno State (15-7, 8-3 MW) at Boise State (19-3, 10-1 MW)
Feb. 13, 2019 – 6 p.m. PT – Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena)
Live Stream: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series History: Fresno State leads 24-15
Last Meeting: BSU won 72-60 on Jan. 19, 2019 in Fresno, Calif.
Up Next: vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. PT)

Bulldog Bones

Fresno State sits in sole possession of third place in the Mountain West standings at 8-3, two games back of Boise State, one back of New Mexico and half game ahead of Wyoming.
Fresno State is in the midst of a six game stretch in which all six opponents rank in the top six of the conference (2-2). The six games include two against New Mexico. The games are split between home (1-1) and away (1-1). Fresno State will close the stretch on the road at Boise State and home New Mexico.
The 'Dogs rank No. 1 in the NCAA in free-throw percentage, knocking them down at a clip of 79.3 percent. Fresno State's top five scorers are each shooting over 79 percent from the line on the year.
Averaging 72.8 points per game during the nonconference season, the Bulldogs are posting 69.3 per contest in league games after scoring north of 70 points in only three of their last seven games.
Fresno State's double-digit scoring trio has remained the same from a year ago: Aly Gamez (11.7 ppg), Maddi Utti (11.4 ppg) and Candice White (18.8 ppg).
Reaching double figures in scoring in all but one game this season, Candice White leads the MW in scoring by 2.3 points per game. Owning a conference-high seven 20-point performances in 11 conference games, the senior is averaging 20.4 points in MW games.
Do-it-all sophomore Maddi Utti also ranks third in the league in field-goal percentage (.539), fourth in the league in steals (1.8 spg), sixth in rebounding (7.3 rpg) ninth in blocks (1.0 bpg) and 15th in scoring (11.7 ppg).

By The Numbers
1 - The 'Dogs moved to No. 1 in the country in free throw percentage entering this week, the first time they have been there this season.
92.1 - Fresno State has converted on 35 of its last 38 free throw attempts (92.1 percent), a span that stretches across the last three games.
0 - The Bulldogs held UNLV without a made field goal in the fourth quarter (0-of-13). It was the first time they have not allowed a field goal in any quarter.

Scouting Boise State

Boise State enters Saturday's matchup with a 19-3 overall record and leads the Mountain West at 10-1.
The only losses for the Broncos this season came against Washington State and No. 4/4 Louisville, as they faced the Cardinals at home and the Cougars on the road out of conference before their only conference loss came at Wyoming.
Boise State has won 14 of its last 15 games.
The Broncos have maintained a scoring margin of +12.5 on the season, averaging 75.3 ppg while giving up just 62.8 ppg, which also gives them the No. 38 scoring offense in the country and second-best in the conference.
Boise state is shooting 36.6 percent from deep, which ranks No. 26 in the NCAA. That success from downtown has led the Broncos to ranking first in in the MW in 3's made (182) and 3's made per game (8.3).
Boise State averages 16.9 assists per game, a mark that ranks No. 25 in the nation and at the top of the conference.
The Broncos lead the conference and are No. 41 in the country in turnover margin with a +3.5 average this season.
Junior guard Riley Lupfer leads the squad in scoring at 12.0 ppg, doing most of her damage from deep, averaging 2.4 3's per game, which ranks third in the conference and No. 86 in the nation.
Redshirt junior guard Jayde Christopher makes the offense go, averaging 5.7 assists per game, a total that ranks second in the Mountain West and No. 19 in the NCAA.

Series History with Boise State

Fresno State leads the overall series 24-15.
The Broncos have won the last five games in the series after defeating the 'Dogs 72-60 on Jan. 19 at Save Mart Center.
The Bulldogs have dropped their last three games in Boise, each by single digits.
Fresno State's last win at Taco Bell Arena came on Feb. 26, 2014 as the Bulldogs walked away with a 78-72 overtime victory.

Taking the easy ones

The 'Dogs moved up to No. 1 in the country in free-throw percentage entering this week, the first time they have top the category this season. The Bulldogs have knocked down 214-of-270 to shoot 79.3 percent on the season. This comes a year after setting the program's single-season record at 75.2 percent (369-491) and two years after shooting 65.2 percent (334-of-512).

The Bulldogs have not missed a free throw in five different games. A feat that had only happened three times in the previous decade.
Fresno State's five most minute-heavy players are each shooting at least 79 percent from the line.
Aly Gamez ranks No. 21 in the country at 87.7 percent (57-of-65). Dating back to Jan. 23, the sophomore has converted on 26 of her last 28 attempts.

Defensive quarters

Fresno State has held opponents to single digits in a quarter eight times this season. The Bulldogs are 7-0 in games when their opponent scores less than 10 points in quarter.

On Feb. 9, the Bulldogs held UNLV to 0-of-13 in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lady Rebels 25-6. It was the first time Fresno State has held an opponent without a field goal in any quarter since the four-quarter system was instituted for the 2015-16 season.

A change in the lineup

Fresno State had started the same five players in its first 19 games of the season but that changed on Feb. 2 at New Mexico. Katelin Noyer and Bree Delaney entered the lineup, replacing Genna Ogier and Kristina Cavey.

It was marked Delaney's first start since Dec. 30, 2017 and Noyer's first since Dec. 12, 2017.
The following game at Utah State signaled another change as Breanne Knishka entered the lineup for Noyer, her first start since the final game last year. Ogier returned to the lineup on Feb. 9 to make-up the Bulldogs fourth different lineup in the last four games.
The group of senior Candice White, junior Kristina Cavey and sophomores Aly Gamez, Genna Ogier and Maddi Utti had started the first 19 games of the season.
Eight Bulldogs average at least 10 minutes per game.

3 for the win

With a wide-open offense, Fresno State has deployed an array of 3-point shooters this season. The 3-ball has been a key in determining wins and losses for the 'Dogs as they are 14-2 when making more 3's than their opponents while going 0-5 when allowing more.

In Fresno State's two losses when making more 3's, the 'Dogs gave up 80-plus points in each contest (at UCLA, at New Mexico).
The Bulldogs are 1-5 when being held to six or less 3-pointers.
Fresno State has connected from the 3-point line 10 or more times in a game on six occasions (5-1).
On Jan. 26 versus Colorado State, knocked down 12 3's in which nine of the team's first 10 made field goals of the game came from beyond the arc. It was the first time this season in which the Bulldogs made more 3's (12) in a game than 2's (9).

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Bree Delaney

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Katelin Noyer

Genna Ogier

Maddi Utti

Candice White

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Bulldogs face Broncos in Boise on Wednesday

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Breanne Knishka

Katelin Noyer

Genna Ogier

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Candice White

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