Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, March 6
Fresno, Calif.
8 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Utah State
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Bulldogs host Aggies in MW finale
3/5/2021 1:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Saturday's game will be broadcast on FS1 and 940 AM ESPN Radio.
MW Regular Season Finale: Utah State at Fresno State
March 6, 2021 (8 p.m. PT) • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: FS1 (Bob Akamian / Richie Schueler)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler / Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Utah State leads 40-25 (overall)
Last Meeting: Utah State 69, Fresno State 53 (2/4/21 • Save Mart Center)
Next up: MW Basketball Championships (March 10-13)
Opening Tip
Fresno State (11-10, 9-10 Mountain West) closes the regular season by hosting Utah State (17-7, 14-4 MW) on Saturday at 8 p.m. PT on FS1 and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Â The game was previously scheduled for Feb. 6 before being postponed due to health and safety concerns. Â Utah State then had to postpone its subsequent series with Wyoming for those same concerns.
Series history: Fresno State vs. Utah state
This will be the 66th meeting in the all-time series between Fresno State and Utah State with the Aggies having a 40-25 advantage entering the game. Â USU has won the last five contests between the programs, with the Bulldogs' last win coming in a 78-77 thriller in Logan when Braxton Huggins crossed over Sam Merrill for the game-winner. Â Fresno State is also seeking its first home win over Utah State defeating the Aggies 75-68 on Feb. 20, 2016.
Fresno State contending in the Mountain West
Since joining the Mountain West in 2012, Fresno State has won the 2016 conference tournament championship and finished as high as second in the regular season. Â The Bulldogs have finished no lower than seventh in league play in its first eight seasons in the Mountain West, which includes four top four finishes in the past five seasons. Â In the last five MW campaigns, the 'Dogs won an average of 11 MW contests per year, including twice going 13-5 against MW opponents, including Hutson's first season at Fresno State during the 2018-19 season.
Bulldogs has chance to play full 20-game MW slate
If Saturday's game is played, Fresno State will be one of three MW teams to play a full 20-game conference schedule prior to heading to the 2021 MW Basketball Championships, which will be held March 10-13 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. Â No spectators will be in attendance during the conference tournament due to health and safety concerns.
LAST GAME: Bulldogs beat Broncos in Boise
On Tuesday, Fresno State earned a 67-64 road win at Boise State to finish out its full 10-game MW road schedule by rallying for its fourth road win in its final five road games. Â Fresno State, who had led by double-digits multiples times, used a 13-1 game-winning run in the final five minutes to hand Boise State its only home loss of the season. Â The biggest shot of the night belonged to six-foot point guard Isaiah Hill, who stepped in to drill the game-deciding deep 3-pointer late in the shot clock with 1:06 remaining. Â The Bulldogs' defense locked down on their final two possessions to secure Fresno State's third road win over the Broncos in their last four trips to Boise. Â Deon Stroud scored a team-high 16 points and Hill also had 10 rebounds. Â Fresno State was also a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line in the win.
Perfection at the free throw line (program record)
In Fresno State's 67-64 win at Boise State on March 2, the Bulldogs were perfect at the free throw line for the fifth time in program history. Â It was the first time the Bulldogs had recorded a team 1.000 free throw percentage since a 79-76 win at Utah State on Feb. 22, 2014.
Bulldog Breakdown: Situational Notes to Watch
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March 6, 2021 (8 p.m. PT) • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: FS1 (Bob Akamian / Richie Schueler)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler / Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Utah State leads 40-25 (overall)
Last Meeting: Utah State 69, Fresno State 53 (2/4/21 • Save Mart Center)
Next up: MW Basketball Championships (March 10-13)
Opening Tip
- Fresno State enters its final scheduled game of the 2020-21 regular season having won two of its last three games (7-4 home record this season).
- All-Mountain West candidate Orlando Robinson has eight double-doubles this season (14.7 ppg/8.9 rpg), which is third in the MW.
- Two Bulldogs are averaging double-figures in scoring per game: Orlando Robinson (14.7 ppg) and Deon Stroud (12.4 ppg).
- Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson, a native of Bakersfield, Calif., is in his third season back home in the San Joaquin Valley.
- Since joining the MW in 2012, Fresno State has won the 2016 MW tournament championship to earn the league's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Tournament and finished as high as second and no lower than seventh in the conference standings.
Fresno State (11-10, 9-10 Mountain West) closes the regular season by hosting Utah State (17-7, 14-4 MW) on Saturday at 8 p.m. PT on FS1 and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Â The game was previously scheduled for Feb. 6 before being postponed due to health and safety concerns. Â Utah State then had to postpone its subsequent series with Wyoming for those same concerns.
Series history: Fresno State vs. Utah state
This will be the 66th meeting in the all-time series between Fresno State and Utah State with the Aggies having a 40-25 advantage entering the game. Â USU has won the last five contests between the programs, with the Bulldogs' last win coming in a 78-77 thriller in Logan when Braxton Huggins crossed over Sam Merrill for the game-winner. Â Fresno State is also seeking its first home win over Utah State defeating the Aggies 75-68 on Feb. 20, 2016.
Fresno State contending in the Mountain West
Since joining the Mountain West in 2012, Fresno State has won the 2016 conference tournament championship and finished as high as second in the regular season. Â The Bulldogs have finished no lower than seventh in league play in its first eight seasons in the Mountain West, which includes four top four finishes in the past five seasons. Â In the last five MW campaigns, the 'Dogs won an average of 11 MW contests per year, including twice going 13-5 against MW opponents, including Hutson's first season at Fresno State during the 2018-19 season.
Bulldogs has chance to play full 20-game MW slate
If Saturday's game is played, Fresno State will be one of three MW teams to play a full 20-game conference schedule prior to heading to the 2021 MW Basketball Championships, which will be held March 10-13 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. Â No spectators will be in attendance during the conference tournament due to health and safety concerns.
LAST GAME: Bulldogs beat Broncos in Boise
On Tuesday, Fresno State earned a 67-64 road win at Boise State to finish out its full 10-game MW road schedule by rallying for its fourth road win in its final five road games. Â Fresno State, who had led by double-digits multiples times, used a 13-1 game-winning run in the final five minutes to hand Boise State its only home loss of the season. Â The biggest shot of the night belonged to six-foot point guard Isaiah Hill, who stepped in to drill the game-deciding deep 3-pointer late in the shot clock with 1:06 remaining. Â The Bulldogs' defense locked down on their final two possessions to secure Fresno State's third road win over the Broncos in their last four trips to Boise. Â Deon Stroud scored a team-high 16 points and Hill also had 10 rebounds. Â Fresno State was also a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line in the win.
Perfection at the free throw line (program record)
In Fresno State's 67-64 win at Boise State on March 2, the Bulldogs were perfect at the free throw line for the fifth time in program history. Â It was the first time the Bulldogs had recorded a team 1.000 free throw percentage since a 79-76 win at Utah State on Feb. 22, 2014.
Bulldog Breakdown: Situational Notes to Watch
- Fresno State has made at least 10 3-pointers in five games this season, including its last three games for a total of 30 in those road contests.
- In the last three games, four Bulldog sophomores have averaged at least 10 points per game - led by Deon Stroud (15.3 ppg), along with Orlando Robinson (12.7 ppg), Isaiah Hill (12.3 ppg) and Anthony Holland (10.0 ppg).
- Fresno State is 8-0 in his first two seasons at Fresno State (5-0 this season) when Anthony Holland scores at least eight points in a game.
- Fresno State is 4-1 this season in games decided by a single possession.
- Fresno State has won its last nine games with a better assist-to-turnover ratio than its opponent (8-0 this season).
- Through games played on March 5, Fresno State's Orlando Robinson was one of 34 players in the nation with eight double-doubles and tied for the 30th-most nationally (third-most double-doubles in the MW).
- Fresno State sophomore point guard Isaiah Hill currently ranks third in program history for single-season free throw percentage (46-52, 88.5 percent), with a chance to track down the Bulldogs' all-time single-season leader, Paul George (120-132, 90.1 percent) -- minimum two made free throws per team game. Â George played at Fresno State from 2008-10.
- In the last four games, Deon Stroud has averaged 15.8 points per game.
- In the last three games, Deon Stroud is shooting 50 percent from the field (18-for-36 FG), including a 55.6 percent clip on 3-pointers (5-for-9 3FG).
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