Bulldog to play two games in two days at San Diego State

Game 20: Fresno State (13-6, 11-3 MW) at San Diego State (5-10, 3-14 MW)
Feb. 20, 2021 • 1 p.m. PT • San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena)
Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats: bulldogslive.com

Game 21: Fresno State (13-6, 11-3 MW) at San Diego State (5-14, 3-10 MW)
Feb. 21, 2021 • 1 p.m. PT • San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena)
Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats: bulldogslive.com

Series History: San Diego State leads 28-25
In San Diego: San Diego State leads 12-11
Last Meeting: Fresno State won 65-60 on Jan. 15 in San Diego, Calif.

Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State heads into the weekend winning nine of its last 10 games.
- At 11-3 in Mountain West play, the Bulldogs hold a slight edge in percentage points over New Mexico (6-2) for second place. Both teams are chasing Colorado State which sits at 10-2.
- Averaging 80.2 points per game, Fresno State's high-powered offense meets the Mountain West's lowest scoring offense in San Diego State which averages 59.7 points per game.
- The Bulldogs lead the NCAA in least fouls committed per game (12.7). They have committed 65 less fouls than their opponents leading to a 5.6 more free throw attempts per game.
- Fresno State's offense is one of three in the MW to rank in the top 20 nationally. The Bulldogs check in at No. 17. The 'Dogs have also moved up to No. 22 in field goal percentage, connecting at a 46.3 percent clip.
- The Bulldogs' offense runs through the top two scorers in the Mountain West in scoring twins Haley Cavinder (19.0 ppg) and Hanna Cavinder (17.9 ppg). Averaging a combined 36.9 points per game, the two rank among the nation's top 20 scoring duos and are one of 12 sets of teammates to average at least 17.0 ppg.
- With one of the two leading the Bulldogs in scoring in all 19 games, Fresno State is 8-2 this season when the duo scores at least 38 points.
- The 2020 MW Freshman of the Year, Haley Cavinder, has taken her game to another level in Year 2, pacing the conference in scoring (19.0 ppg), ranks second in rebounding (8.1 rpg), sixth in assists (3.9 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and is seventh in steals (1.7 spg).
- The Bulldogs have claimed four of the last five Mountain West Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors following Hanna Cavinder's nod on Feb. 15. A stretch like this hasn't been accomplished by a single team since San Diego State won six in a seven-week span in 2008-09.

Series History with San Diego State
- San Diego State holds a three-game lead in the all-time series.
- Fresno State has gained ground in the series after winning seven of the last eight, and 11 of the last 13.
- Viejas Arena has not been an issue for the Bulldogs in recent years, winning in their last four trips to San Diego. The games have been hotly contested though with the 'Dogs only winning by a margin of 6.3 points per game.
- Fresno State's largest win in the last four trips to Viejas was eight on Feb. 4, 2017 (57-51).
- In six trips to San Diego State under Jaime White, the Bulldogs have previously only eclipsed 70 points once, an 87-81 win on Jan. 23, 2019.

Let's go back-to-back
Prior to the last two weeks, Fresno State will have only played one back-to-back series this season. The Bulldogs opened conference play in early December facing Colorado State on the third and fourth. It was a split with CSU taking the first game and Fresno State the second.

Fast forward to months, the Mountain West revised its original schedule due to multiple teams previously postponing games. By compressing the schedule to make up those games, Fresno State was forced to play back-to-back games in consecutive weeks in February. The Bulldogs swept Air Force last week with 18- and eight-point wins. They will now turn their attention to back-to-back games with San Diego State this week after eight days without a contest.

Socially distant defense
The Bulldogs have done well in the past about not fouling but this season, they have taken it to another level while playing through a pandemic. Fresno State leads the NCAA in fewest personal fouls per game, committing 12.7 per contest.
- The 'Dogs have committed 65 less fouls than its opponents. That has resulted in Fresno State attempting 107 more free throws than its opponents, or 5.6 more free throws per game.

Record-high scoring
Averaging 80.2 points per game thus far, the Bulldogs' offense is scoring 4.1 points per game better than a year ago when they posted the second-highest season average in program history (76.1 ppg). The 'Dogs are currently on pace to break the program record of 78.4 points per game which was set during the 1986-87 season.
- Fresno State ranks 17th nationally in scoring offense (80.2 ppg) and is shooting at a 46.3 percent clip which ranks 22nd in the NCAA.

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