NCAAB Game Recap - Fresno State at New Mexico
Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:00 PM EST

Tenn
69
KY
86
F
NCSU
78
Duke
94
F
Gonz
79
USD
67
F
ND
54
UVA
60
F
MD
52
Mich
65
F
Nev
82
Wyo
49
F
UNC
95
Wake
57
F
PSU
64
Purd
76
F
WVU
53
Kansas
78
F
Baylor
61
TxTch
86
F
Clem
55
Lou
56
F
FSU
69
GaTec
47
F
IaSt
78
KSU
64
F
LSU
83
UGA
79
F
Iowa
71
Rut
69
F
VaTec
70
Pitt
64
F
Aub
64
Vand
53
F
Okla
71
TCU
62
F
SIU
79
IndSt
57
F
GrgWas
69
Duques
85
F
Buck
71
HolyC
72
F
Detr
73
WIGB
82
F
OkSt
57
Tex
69
F
TAMU
77
SouthCar
84
F
Stony
66
UNH
64
F
UMassL
66
UMBC
70
F
N TX
59
FIU
69
F
Drex
77
Tows
92
F
Mia-O
79
W MI
84
F(OT)
Ford
66
URI
63
F(OT)
Xav
75
Prov
61
F
Ind
63
Minn
84
F
Rice
41
FAU
60
F
Fla
71
Bama
53
F
Citad
82
WCU
103
F
UNCC
60
ODU
73
F
MTSU
93
Marsh
98
F
SacHr
84
LIU
92
F
Akr
56
Ball
57
F
CoCar
79
App
88
F
Army
68
Navy
79
F
SDak
80
W IL
67
F
TN-M
73
SIU-E
69
F
UAB
68
W Ky
60
F
UTEP
47
USM
77
F
UTSA
67
LaTec
72
F
Valpa
79
Drake
84
F
USC-Up
79
Longw
83
F(OT)
GrCan
90
ChiSt
59
F
Mizzu
65
Miss
75
F
NCAT
85
How
81
F
BYU
70
LoyMa
62
F
NFla
64
NJIT
63
F
FlGlf
55
Stetsn
67
F
CenCT
79
StFNY
90
F
VCU
69
Dayt
68
F
NE
79
Charl
88
F(OT)
TxSt
67
ArkLR
60
F
Colg
83
Amer
81
F(OT)
UtSt
76
AF
62
F
Merrim
58
MtStM
56
F
Mercer
69
ETSU
88
F
SEMO
88
E IL
79
F
AbCh
68
InWor
48
F
SFA
72
NWSt
87
F
Lipsco
83
KennSt
67
F
Leh
84
Boston
79
F
Lib
80
N AL
70
F
Copp
58
MD-ES
55
F
BGSU
87
NIU
67
F
Bry
84
FaDi
97
F
Ohio
80
CenMI
87
F
BethC
98
SCSt
73
F
APSU
73
MorSt
70
F
VMI
62
Furm
96
F
Campbl
71
Presb
76
F
McNee
52
SeLA
88
F
TexAr
79
ArkSt
83
F
SDSt
78
NDSU
77
F
UNLV
71
SJSU
64
F
LaSal
49
StLou
62
F
Chat
76
Samf
80
F(OT)
Winth
60
GWebb
64
F
Vermt
77
Hartfo
75
F
N CO
78
E WA
88
F(OT)
TXAMC
58
NOrl
68
F
SHSU
72
Lamar
75
F
IPFW
71
NebOm
74
F
Radf
52
ChaSo
53
F
Alc
68
MsVl
76
F
Temp
70
SoFL
69
F(OT)
Mem
72
UCF
79
F
IL-C
73
YSU
81
F
TXSo
86
Gram
85
F
PVAM
79
JackSt
66
F
NCC
71
Norf
75
F(OT)
AlaAM
62
ASU
68
F
HiPt
86
Hamp
81
F(OT)
FlaAM
78
Savan
74
F
Hof
79
UNCW
87
F
CSBak
67
UMKC
75
F
W&M
84
Elon
74
F
UNCG
50
Woff
80
F
Bois
65
SDSU
71
F
Murr
102
E KY
70
F
Yale
98
Corn
92
F
Fres
81
NM
73
F
Oakl
89
WIMil
73
F
IUPUI
86
Clev
89
F
RobM
69
StFPA
72
F
Dart
68
Princ
69
F
Harv
75
Penn
68
F(OT)
E MI
58
Kent
71
F
Brown
65
Colum
63
F
ORU
73
UND
85
F
Wash
72
WaSt
70
F
USC
89
Cal
66
F
UtVal
76
UTRGV
64
F
Del
61
JMU
68
F
Nich
82
HCU
88
F
ULM
76
UL
83
F
DeP
78
Butl
91
F
Brad
65
IlSt
59
F
NW
50
Nebras
59
F
South
45
ArkPB
61
F
MissSt
77
Ark
67
F
Belm
93
TNTec
65
F
Seatt
53
NMSt
59
F
MTSt
82
Web
94
F
Pacif
59
SCla
64
F
TNSt
65
JSU
84
F
Mont
80
IdaSt
68
F
AzSt
98
Utah
87
F
UCLA
80
Stan
104
F
CS-Ful
78
CSNor
71
F
USF
68
Portl
63
F(OT)
LongB
73
UCDav
77
F
S UT
69
PorSt
78
F
NoAZ
78
Sac
66
F
Oreg
57
OrSt
72
F
Pepp
65
StMar
72
F
UCSB
70
UCIrv
83
F
UCRiv
64
HI
87
F

Feb 16, 2019, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Fresno State

35

46

81

New Mexico

38

35

73

Taylor, Huggins combine for 45 points, Fresno St. beats NM
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:34 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Deshon Taylor scored 26 and Braxton Huggins added 19 in the second half Saturday to help Fresno State outlast New Mexico 81-73.

With a fifth win in six games, the Bulldogs (19-6, 10-3 Mountain West) retained its share of second place in the conference.

Fresno State had to overcome foul issues and the hot shooting of Vance Jackson, who finished with a career-high 30 for the Lobos (11-14, 5-8).

"We can shoot the ball," said Bulldogs' coach Justin Hutson. "Their zone gave us some trouble in the first half, but our foul trouble gave us more problems. I thought we found something that would work. Deshon got into the lane and kicked it out. We really moved the ball and we took good shots and fortunately we knocked them down."

Taylor added five assists on the night and Noah Blackwell had four helpers to go along with 11 points.

New Mexico took its biggest lead early in the second half, going up 43-35 following a 3-pointer from Anthony Mathis, who finished with 13.

After a quick timeout, Fresno State responded with a 12-0 run to go up 47-43.

"They called a timeout a minute and a half in and they drilled us from there," Lobos' coach Paul Weir said. "They went on a run from there that we just couldn't stop. They recalibrated themselves and we ran out of a little bit of mojo or gas, I don't know."

The Lobos, however, did regain the advantage at 57-55 before the Bulldogs got hot from the outside.

The game turned with eight minutes remaining when the Bulldogs hit 3-pointers on four straight possessions to fuel a 15-6 run and a 67-61 lead. They would not trail again.

Huggins did not score in the first half after picking up three fouls. But he was a key to the second-half effort, hitting three of the 3s in the pivotal stretch.

"Our staff found a spot for him, a little sweet spot in the zone and Deshon made some penetration and kicked to him and he knocked it down," Huston said of Huggins. "He just wasn't in rhythm in the first half because he was in and out of the game. Braxton can make shots."

Taylor had 16 in the first half in a great personal dual with Jackson, who had 20 before the break.

BIG PICTURE

After taking on the Bulldogs, who came into the game sharing second place with Utah State, New Mexico gets another chance to impact the conference standings by taking on the Aggies next.

Throw out Fresno State's upcoming game with No. 7 Nevada and the Bulldogs are in a great position as their other four opponents have a combined 14-33 record.

DEPITTING THE PIT

Huggins, a transfer after three seasons at Lobos' rival New Mexico State who also played one year under Weir for the Aggies, had been 0-3 in the Pit and was not a factor in any of those previous games. He came into this game averaging 26.3 points over the last four, but picked up two fouls in the first 2:28 of the game and another one later in the half, leading to a scoreless opening 20 minutes.

UP NEXT

New Mexico is at Utah State on Feb. 20.

Fresno State is home Feb. 20 against Air Force.

Leaders

Fresno State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Taylor 26 0 5 3 3 0
B. Huggins 19 0 1 5 0 2
New Mexico PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
V. Jackson 30 0 1 8 0 0
C. Manigault 16 0 1 6 0 1

Team Comparison

Fres NM
Points For 81 73
Field Goals 25/61-41% 19/50-38%
Three Pointers 14/37-38% 7/17-41%
Free Throws 17/22-77% 28/37-76%
Offensive Rebounds 7 9
Defensive Rebounds 26 31
Rebounds 35 43
Blocks 3 3
Steals 9 1
Turnovers 6 13
Personal Fouls 26 18
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Fres Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 2 NM 70 @ Fres 82 A. Mathis 19 B. Huggins 22
Sat Feb 16 Fres 81 @ NM 73 D. Taylor 26 V. Jackson 30

Game Information

Stadium: Dreamstyle Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 12,494
Game Time: