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Regular season comes to a close at GCU
3/6/2026 1:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME 31: FRESNO STATE (13-17, 7-12 MW) vs. GCU (19-11, 12-7 MW)
March 7, 2026 | 6 p.m. PT | Phoenix, Ariz. | Global Credit Union Arena at GCU
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch: Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. JonesÂ
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is closing out the regular season with a road trip to GCU to face the Lopes for the second time this season.
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Fresno State (13-17, 7-12 MW) looks to split the season series with GCU (19-11, 12-7 MW) after falling 68-57 to the Lopes on January 24, 2026.
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BULLDOG BONES
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE LOPES
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
March 7, 2026 | 6 p.m. PT | Phoenix, Ariz. | Global Credit Union Arena at GCU
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch: Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. JonesÂ
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter (X):Â @FresnoStateMBB
Instagram:Â @FresnoStateMBB
TikTok:Â @FresnoStateMBBall
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is closing out the regular season with a road trip to GCU to face the Lopes for the second time this season.
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Fresno State (13-17, 7-12 MW) looks to split the season series with GCU (19-11, 12-7 MW) after falling 68-57 to the Lopes on January 24, 2026.
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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 LOPES
- The Bulldogs and Lopes will meet for only the second time since Grand Canyon became NCAA Division I.
- Fresno State has faced Grand Canyon only once prior to the Lopes joining the Mountain West, in the 2004-05 season.
- Fresno State fell 68-57 to the Lopes in their first meeting this season on January 24.
- DeShawn Gory paced Fresno State with a double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.Â
- David Douglas Jr. added 15 points, connecting on four three-pointers, and Jake Heidbreder finished with 12 points while going a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.
- The Bulldogs did not score a single point off the bench and scored less than 20 points in a half for the first time since February 15, 2025, against UNLV.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
- The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team closed out the home slate with an 82–68 victory over the San Jose State Spartans men's basketball on Tuesday night at Save Mart Center.
- Five Bulldogs finished in double figures, led by Jake Heidbreder's 20 points. Wilson Jacques added 16 points, DeShawn Gory scored 14, Jac Mani chipped in 13, and Cameron Faas contributed 12 points in the balanced offensive effort.
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