Bulldogs Outpaced by Wolf Pack at Save Mart Center
The Fresno State Bulldogs faced a challenging contest against the Nevada Wolf Pack, culminating in a 72-57 defeat. The Bulldogs now stand with an unaltered record, while the Wolf Pack improved theirs. The first half saw the Bulldogs trailing closely behind with a score of 32-36, but they couldn't maintain that pace in the second half, adding only 25 more to their tally compared to the Wolf Pack's consistent performance.
At Save Mart Center, home of the Bulldogs, fans witnessed a game where both teams fought hard on the court. Despite matching Nevada's assist count at 11 and pulling down an equal number of total rebounds at 32 each, Fresno State struggled with turnovers which proved costly. They committed a total of 14 turnovers throughout the game compared to Nevada's mere three.
The offensive efforts were led by Fresno State players who managed to sink six out of fifteen attempts from beyond the arc for a three-point shooting percentage of 40 percent. Inside the paint was where they truly excelled with an impressive contribution of 30 points. However, their two-point field goal percentage was just slightly higher than that from long range at 44 percent.
Defensively speaking, Fresno State managed only two blocks and two steals during playtime – figures that paled in comparison to Nevada's four blocks and nine steals. This disparity reflected on fast break points as well; while Nevada capitalized with twelve fast break points, Fresno State could muster only five.
Fresno State also found themselves hindered by personal fouls committing eighteen over course of play which may have disrupted their rhythm and contributed to their loss despite having one more defensive rebound than Nevada who had twenty-four.
Free throws are often considered easy points but for Fresno State this wasn't case as they made nine out fourteen free throw attempts resulting in sixty-four percent success rate – not enough when playing catch-up against an opponent like Nevada who secured seventy percent from charity stripe.
As for individual performances among Bulldog players no specific names or statistics were provided but it can be inferred that team effort was present given assists count and overall scoring distribution within team structure even though it didn't translate into victory this time around.
Looking ahead after this tough loss Bulldog fans can mark their calendars for next matchup which will see them traveling away from home turf as guests facing off against Wyoming Cowboys at Arena-Auditorium located Laramie WY on January thirteenth scheduled tip-off is set for PM Mountain Time Zone (2:00 PM Pacific Time). This upcoming game will be available live via internet broadcast through MW Network ensuring supporters won’t miss moment action even if they can’t make journey themselves support team person.