Bulldogs open homestand with Lobos

Saturday, February 1

Fresno, CA

2:00 PM PT

Fresno State

New Mexico

Tickets

Photo by: Keith Kountz

Bulldogs open homestand with Lobos

1/31/2020 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Game Notes: New Mexico at Fresno State (PDF)

Tickets for Saturday’s game start at $18 at the Save Mart Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. During halftime, former Fresno State head football coach Pat Hill will host the Baby Race Championships.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of New Media

Game 22: New Mexico (16-7, 5-5 MW) at Fresno State (7-14, 3-7 MW)
Feb. 1, 2020 • 2 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/Online: AT&T Sports Net (Jenny Cavnar/Dave Bollwinkel)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: New Mexico leads 17-14 (overall) • Fresno State leads 10-4 (games in Fresno)
Last Meeting: New Mexico 78, Fresno State 64 (1/7/20 • Albuquerque, N.M. • The Pit)
Next Up: vs. Colorado State (Feb. 4); at UNLV (Feb. 8); at San Jose State (Feb. 12)
Fresno State's 2019-20 NCAA NET & Ken Pom Rankings: No. 157 & No. 150

Opening Tip

Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson is in his second season after winning 23 games in his first season back home in the San Joaquin Valley.
Hutson was named the 2018-19 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year.
Hutson, a Bakersfield native, had spent 12 seasons (San Diego State and UNLV) as one of the most respected assistant coaches in the country.

Fresno State opens homestand with Lobos
Fresno State will host the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday at 2 p.m. PT at Save Mart Center. The game will be broadcast on AT&T Sports Net and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Tickets for Saturday's game start at $18 at the Save Mart Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. During halftime, former Fresno State head football coach Pat Hill will host the Baby Race Championships.

Fresno State & New Mexico: All-Time Series History
Fresno State has won five of its last seven meetings with New Mexico, which includes three straight wins in games at the Save Mart Center. The Bulldogs are 10-4 all-time against the Lobos in games played in Fresno. Fresno State is 2-1 against UNM in Justin Hutson's tenure as the Bulldogs' head coach.

A proven winner and consistent contender in the Mountain West

Fresno State has won the third-most MW games in the last four-plus seasons (51), which is since the start of the 2015-16 season.
Fresno State is one of four programs (Boise State, Nevada and San Diego State) with over 55 MW wins in the last five-plus seasons.
Fresno State is the only program to earn a MW Tournament first-round bye in each of the past five seasons.
Fresno State is one of two programs, along with San Diego State, with a .500 record or better in MW play in each of the last six seasons.
Fresno State is the only team to win at least 10 MW games in each of the last five seasons.

Between the Baselines

Fresno State opened the season by playing seven of its first 10 games away from the Save Mart Center (six road games + one neutral site game).
Fresno State leads the MW in blocked shots per game (3.8 bpg).
Fresno State is second in the MW in 3-pointers made per game (9.0/gm).
Fresno State is 23-5 when leading at halftime during Hutson's tenure.
Fresno State has lost 14 straight games when trailing at halftime (0-11 this season). Last win: at UNM (2/16/19 - W, 81-73; trailed 38-35 at half)
Fresno State is 350th out of 353 Division I teams in "luck" by Ken Pom.

Youth Movement
Fresno State has fielded six of the 22 freshmen who have appeared in games so far for Mountain West teams. Fresno State leads the league with freshmen averaging 100.1 minutes per game, which is nearly half of the Bulldogs' minutes per game average (48.9 percent). Fresno State's freshmen have accounted for 2,101 of the team's 4,300 total minutes played (48.9 percent) this season. Fresno State freshmen Orlando Robinson (12.6 ppg) and Jarred Hyder (9.8 ppg) lead the way for Fresno State's now six freshmen, who have scored 646 of the Bulldogs' 1,433 points for an average of 30.8 points of the team's 68.2 points per game (45.1 percent). Robinson is the only Bulldog to play in all 21 games this season.

Protecting the Yard

Fresno State is 185-83 (69.0 percent) all-time at the Save Mart Center.
Fresno State is 81-28 overall at home since the start of the 2013-14 season, including a 17-9 home record in head coach Justin Hutson's tenure.
Fresno State has won 31 of its last 45 home games.
Fresno State has won 41 of its last 56 home games.
Fresno State has won 50 of its last 66 home games.

Fresno State's consistency leads to success
Fresno State is one of two Mountain West programs (San Diego State) to have a .500 record or better with at least nine wins in league play in each of the past six seasons. Fresno State has averaged 11.2 conference wins per season over the last six seasons, with at least 10 MW wins in now five straight seasons, including a 13-5 mark twice (2015-16 & 2018-19).

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