Fresno State beats Nevada, 73-56

Friday, February 4

Fresno, Calif.

8 p.m. PT

Fresno State

16-6,6-3Mountain West

Nevada

9-11,3-6Mountain West

Nevada

Fresno St.

Photo by: Cary Edmondson

Fresno State beats Nevada, 73-56

2/4/2022 11:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

After the 17-point win, Fresno State climbed to No. 41 in KenPom.com’s national rankings.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 73-56 on Friday night at the Save Mart Center.

With the win, Fresno State (16-6, 6-3 Mountain West) climbed into fourth place in the Mountain West standings and improved to 13-3 this season when playing in the state of California.

Fresno State junior guard/forward Anthony Holland scored a game-high 21 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to their first win over the Pack since 2017.

In the near wire-to-wire win, Fresno State never trailed and held the lead for more than 39 of the game's 40 minutes while dispatching Nevada (9-11, 3-6 MW) with gritty defense and a pretty efficient offensive effort.

How it happened: Fresno State jumped out to an early 17-8 lead almost midway through the first half, and also led by nine at halftime with the Bulldogs up 33-24 at the break.

Holland had nine of his 10 rebounds in the first 20 minutes of the contest.

After halftime, Fresno State used an 11-4 lead to later extend its lead to 16 by heating up from the perimeter – making three of its six second-half 3-pointers in that key stretch.

The 'Dogs led by double digits the rest of the way and by as many as 19 in the final minute.

Fresno State outrebounded Nevada 35-29 and the 'Dogs made 10 3-pointers – the fifth time this season the Bulldogs have made at least 10 3-point field goals.

Next up: Fresno State (16-6, 6-3 MW) will host Wyoming (18-3, 7-1 MW) on Sunday at 4 p.m. PT, with tickets starting at $5.

Team Notes:

Fresno State improved to 10-1 at home this season.
Fresno State has now limited its opponents to fewer than 70 points in 20 of its 22 games this season.
Fresno State improved to 28-22 all-time when playing Nevada in Fresno.
This was Fresno State's first win over Nevada since 2017 – snapping a nine-game losing streak in the series.
Fresno State improved to 43-7 when recording a better assist-to-turnover ratio than its opponent in Hutson's tenure.
Fresno State improved to 13-1 when Anthony Holland scores 10 or more points (17-2: 9 or more points; 18-3: 8 or more points).

Player Notes:

Anthony Holland recorded his second double-double of the season (third of his career).
Holland had a team-high 21 points, one point shy of his career-high.
Holland scored in double figures for the 10th time this season.
Holland collected 10 rebounds - the third time this season he has had 10 or more rebounds in a game (sixth time in his career).
Orlando Robinson scored 15 points, which was the 20th time in his last 23 games that he has had 15 or more points.
Robinson rose to No. 2 in the nation in KenPom.com's National Player of the Year standings (1.547 kPOY).
Isaiah Hill scored in double figures for the ninth time this season (fifth straight game with multiple 3-point field goals).
Hill was 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

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