Basketball action is underway in the Mountain West Conference as the Utah State Aggies host conference rival Fresno State on Saturday. The Aggies are 11-2 on the season and this will be their first conference game. The Fresno State Bulldogs are 5-7 overall but they are 1-0 in the Mountain West. Last season, Fresno State beat the Aggies, snapping a 6-game losing streak against them. Can the Bulldogs make it two in a row?
The Fresno State Bulldogs have not gotten off to the best start this season at 5-7, but they have won 4 of their last 6 games overall, including two in a row. Their last win came against Mountain West foe Wyoming, who they beat 58-53 as a 1.5 point underdog. It was not a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination as Fresno State shot just 36% from the floor, but they won the rebound battle, with 10 offensive boards, and they forced more turnovers.
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— Fresno State Men's Basketball (@FresnoStateMBB) December 29, 2022
That led to them taking a ridiculous 16 more shots than Wyoming and even a bad shooting team can convert enough of those 16 extra shots to eke out a win. Jamari Baker led the Bulldogs with 20 points and 4 assists with 4 three pointers. Isaih Moore added 13 points and 9 rebounds for Fresno State. Fresno State only averages 61.3 points per game, which ranks 354th in the nation. But they only give up 61 points per game, which ranks No. 29. Fresno State is ranked No. 138 in the country by KenPom.