Bulldogs and Runnin' Rebels to meet Saturday afternoon

FRESNO STATE (5-20, 1-13 MW) vs. UNLV (13-12, 7-7 MW)
Feb. 15, 2025 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)

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FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State returns to action on Saturday afternoon, hosting UNLV at the Save Mart Center. The Bulldogs have been off since Monday after a stretch of four games in 10 days.

Tipoff in the Central Valley is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT.

QUICK LOOK

Fresno State will be seeking its first win against the Runnin' Rebels since 2023.
Saturday will be the Bulldogs' last home game until March 1. The 'Dogs will play two on the road next week ahead of its final bye of the season.
During the last nine games, Fresno State has held five of its opponents to below 70 points in regulation. Three of those five contests ended in overtime defeats along with a five-point defeat in regulation.
In Mountain West play, Fresno State is one of only two teams in the conference with three players averaging at least 12 points per game--Jalen Weaver (14.3ppg - 10th), Alex Crawford (13.1ppg - 16th), Zaon Collins (11.8ppg - 20th).
Weaver jumped to the top of that trio after dropping three 20-point games in has last five outings, including a career-high 23 against Wyoming and San Jose State. He entered January without one in his career.
Fresno State is the only team in the MW with two freshmen averaging at least 8.0 points per game in conference play. Elijah Price is second at 10.6 ppg while Brian Amuneke is third at 8.4 ppg.
Amuneke has caught fire lately with five double-figure games in his last seven. He is averaging 12.4 points per game during that stretch which includes games of 16, 18 and 19.
Grabbing his sixth double-double at Wyoming (Jan. 28), Elijah Price matched the program's Division I record for most double-doubles in a season by a freshman which was set by Paul George during the 2008-09 season.
The redshirt freshman also ranks fourth in the country among freshmen in rebounding (7.8 rpg) and offensive rebounds (3.00). His six double-doubles also rank fourth-most nationally among freshmen.
Since the start of 2025, Crawford is averaging 15.3 points per game, posting eight double-figure games, including four 20-point games in his last 11.

BY THE NUMBERS
13 - On Dec. 28, Fresno State made a season-high 13 3-pointers against the Runnin' Rebels in Las Vegas. The 44.8% (13-of-29) was its third-highest percentage from deep this year.
6 - Redshirt freshman Elijah Price has totaled six double-doubles this year. It is the most by a Bulldog freshman since Paul George had six during the 2008-09 season.
66.7 - After shooting 5-of-8 from 3 on Monday in Reno, Jasir Tremble has shot a combined 10-of-15 (66.7%) this season in the state of Nevada. The junior was 5-of-7 earlier this year in Las Vegas.

MR. RELIABLE
With three double-digit scoring performances in his first seven appearances of the season, Jalen Weaver got his shooting touch going at BYU with 15 points and has been one of the Bulldogs' most reliable scorers ever since. The senior followed that up by matching his career high of 19 against San Diego. From Dec. 11-Jan. 4, he had six straight games in double figures, and has 13 in his last 15 games which includes three 20-point games.

Weaver scored 88 points during that stretch (14.5 ppg) after a season-low two (1-of-8) at Santa Clara.
Weaver made 18 3-pointers in those six games (40.6%, 13-of-32), making at least two in five of the six.
After a 2-of-11 performance at Colorado State, Weaver has combined for 46-of-100 (46.0%) in the last nine games, scoring 136 points. The stretch includes a career-high 23-points twice in three games (at Wyoming, vs. San Jose State), followed by 20 against Utah State.

PRICE IS RIGHT
After redshirting the 2023-24 season at Drake, Elijah Price made the decision to return back to his home state and join Fresno State, and it's quickly paying off for both sides. A Swiss-army knife type of player, the 6-foot-9 Price has throughout the season. He is the only Bulldog to start every game.

Price has posted six double-doubles in 25 games with his first in conference play coming against New Mexico on Dec. 31 with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Price also showed off his defensive abilities against the Lobos, producing a season-high six steals while matching his season high in blocks with three.
Price's six double-doubles matches the most by a Bulldog since Eduardo Andre had six during the 2022-23 season.
Price's double-double at Wyoming moved him one ahead of the five that Orlando Robinson (2020-21) and Greg Smith (2009-10) and tied him with the six that Paul George had during the 2008-09 season. No Bulldog freshman in the Division I era has ever recorded seven in a season.

DC TO CA
With 31 points through his first 12 games as a Bulldog, Jasir Tremble scored 45 the following three games. Beginning with a season-high 19 at UNLV in the first of the three games, the junior was in double figures in three straight games.

Tremble's high prior to the stretch was eight against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 20).
Going 5-of-7 from 3 at UNLV (Dec. 28) Tremble's five 3-pointers were the most made 3-pointers by a Bulldog in a game since Xavier DuSell made seven at Air Force on Feb. 10, 2024. He made five again (5-of-8) at Nevada on Feb. 10.
During the last 12 games, Tremble is shooting 45.3% from 3 (24-of-53).

SERIES HISTORY

Fresno State is 19-37 all-time against UNLV.
Nine of the Bulldogs' 19 wins in the series have come in the Central Valley.
The 'Dogs are 1-3 in their last four games at home against the Runnin' Rebels dating back to 2019.

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Players Mentioned

Brian Amuneke

Eduardo Andre

Zaon Collins

Alex Crawford

Xavier DuSell

Elijah Price

Jasir Tremble

Jalen Weaver