Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Fresno, CA
5 p.m. PT
Fresno State
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New Mexico
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'Dogs host Lobos on Saturday night
2/20/2026 3:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME 27: FRESNO STATE (12-14, 6-9 MW) vs. NEW MEXICO (20-6, 11-4 MW)
February 21, 2026 | 5 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV: CBSSN
Talent: Jack Gordon, Ice Young
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Watch: Mountain West Network
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter (X): @FresnoStateMBB
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team returns home this weekend to host New Mexico on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT with national television coverage on CBSSN.
This marks Fresno State's second matchup against the Lobos this season. The Bulldogs (12-14, 6-9 MW) lost to New Mexico (20-6, 11-4 MW) by 9 points on January 21 in Fresno.
BULLDOG BONES
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE LOBOS
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
February 21, 2026 | 5 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV: CBSSN
Talent: Jack Gordon, Ice Young
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Watch: Mountain West Network
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter (X): @FresnoStateMBB
Instagram: @FresnoStateMBB
TikTok: @FresnoStateMBBall
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team returns home this weekend to host New Mexico on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT with national television coverage on CBSSN.
This marks Fresno State's second matchup against the Lobos this season. The Bulldogs (12-14, 6-9 MW) lost to New Mexico (20-6, 11-4 MW) by 9 points on January 21 in Fresno.
BULLDOG BONES
- Head Coach Vance Walberg is in his second season at the helm of the Bulldog Basketball program and his fourth season as a head coach overall.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a 6-26 season going into 2025-26, with a total of two conference wins, against Air Force and Wyoming.
- Fresno State started the 2025-26 campaign with seven straight home games; all played at the Save Mart Center.
- This is the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have a seven-game home stand to start the season.
- The Fresno State men's basketball team looks a little different this season, with 73% of the roster being newcomers to the squad.
- Fresno State returns only four athletes this season: Troy Jenkins, Makhan Diouf, Zaon Collins and David "DJ" Douglas, Jr.
- Of the four, Collins is the Bulldogs' only returning starter and letterwinner.
- DJ Douglas, a transfer from Green Bay, played in six games for the Bulldogs in 2024-25 before his season was cut short due to injury.
- Troy Jenkins and Makhan Diouf both redshirted for the 2024-25 season and did not see game action.
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE LOBOS
- The Bulldogs and the Lobos will meet for the 44th time on Saturday.
- New Mexico leads 22-21 all-time over Fresno State.
- The Bulldogs have a strong advantage all-time over the Lobos at home, owning a 15-5 record at home
- Fresno State has the opportunity to snap a five-game losing streak against the Lobos with a win on Wednesday.
- On January 20, 2026, the Bulldogs fell 83–74 to New Mexico in The Pit.
- DeShawn Gory led all scorers with a career-high 31 points while pulling down 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
- Gory shot 12-of-19 from the field and connected on four three-pointers, adding five assists.
- Jake Heidbreder finished with 17 points on four made triples, and Bastien Rieber added 10 points off the bench.
- Wilson Jacques contributed eight rebounds and two blocks in the paint.
- Fresno State outscored New Mexico 51–47 in the second half.
- Jake Heidbreder knocked down four three-pointers en route to 17 points.
- The Bulldogs won the rebounding battle, 43–39.
- Fresno State went 22-of-26 from the free-throw line.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
- The Fresno State men's basketball fell on the road Tuesday night, dropping a 92-82 decision to the Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball at the Arena-Auditorium.
- Fresno State (12-14, 6-9 MW) shot an efficient 51.8 percent from the field and scored 42 points in the paint, but Wyoming (14-12, 5-10 MW) connected on 15 three-pointers and shot 45.5 percent from beyond the arc to secure the conference victory.
- Wilson Jacques recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season.
- The Bulldogs shot 51.8 percent from the field, their highest mark in the last three games.
- Cameron Faas finished a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
- Zaon Collins tallied five steals, matching his season high.
- Fresno State scored 42 of its 82 points in the paint.
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