NCAAB Game Recap - Fresno State at Nevada
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:00 PM EST

Duke
75
Syr
65
F
BYU
68
Gonz
102
F
UVA
64
Lou
52
F
Aub
53
KY
80
F
Tenn
80
LSU
82
F(OT)
Fres
68
Nev
74
F
FSU
59
UNC
77
F
SoFL
59
Hou
71
F
Marq
76
Prov
58
F
Kansas
62
TxTch
91
F
Purd
75
Nebras
72
F
IaSt
72
TCU
75
F
VaTec
67
ND
59
F
Wisc
69
NW
64
F
OkSt
46
KSU
85
F
OhSt
62
MD
72
F
Tuls
73
Temp
84
F
Tex
67
Okla
69
F
PSU
83
Ill
76
F
BC
66
Clem
76
F
Tows
58
NE
73
F
W Ky
63
ODU
67
F
LIU
69
StFPA
66
F
Samf
83
Citad
87
F(OT)
GASt
82
CoCar
95
F
ChaSo
78
Winth
80
F(2OT)
StJos
79
UMass
80
F
Vermt
69
Bingha
63
F
IndSt
61
MOSt
67
F
GaTec
65
Mia-FL
80
F
W MI
76
E MI
77
F(OT)
Wyo
48
ColSt
83
F
Navy
71
Colg
93
F
WVU
75
Baylor
82
F
Evans
61
Brad
63
F
GrgWas
57
VCU
85
F
Rich
84
LaSal
75
F
CenMI
64
Ball
57
F
GaSo
92
App
69
F
Mia-O
58
Akr
70
F
GTown
69
Crei
82
F
UAB
76
USM
72
F(OT)
ULM
86
TexAr
91
F(2OT)
Detr
75
Oakl
95
F
Campbl
74
Longw
72
F
YSU
54
WriSt
82
F
SacHr
80
CenCT
66
F
LoyMa
63
Pacif
56
F
UGA
71
Miss
72
F
FIU
79
FAU
76
F
Denv
63
UND
81
F
UNCW
63
W&M
71
F
JMU
104
Hof
99
F(OT)
ChiSt
57
Seatt
77
F
N AL
60
Stetsn
63
F
Chat
69
Mercer
74
F
Woff
72
Furm
64
F
Ida
76
S UT
85
F
E WA
86
NoAZ
73
F
UtSt
78
Bois
71
F(OT)
SJSU
68
AF
82
F
MtStM
58
Bry
81
F
Duques
79
GMas
78
F
Mizzu
60
Fla
64
F
StLou
62
Dayt
70
F
NOrl
60
McNee
51
F
Savan
69
NCC
78
F
Norf
75
Morg
74
F
BethC
67
FlaAM
54
F
Lamar
63
TXAMC
58
F
Presb
71
UNCA
55
F
StBon
74
Ford
53
F
Merrim
66
FaDi
74
F
LoyMD
65
Boston
72
F
SCSt
62
NCAT
63
F
How
74
Copp
73
F
MD-ES
62
DelSt
56
F
SeLA
75
AbCh
66
F
ArkLR
65
ArkSt
72
F
SDak
89
SDSt
94
F
NebOm
58
NDSU
50
F
UL
62
TxSt
64
F
Del
60
Drex
68
F
TN-M
78
APSU
92
F
StFNY
62
RobM
67
F
Hamp
74
Radf
71
F
Lib
70
NFla
75
F
InWor
54
SFA
81
F
Hartfo
75
UMassL
73
F
CenAR
57
Nich
100
F
USA
68
Troy
52
F
E KY
101
JSU
104
F(2OT)
UNCC
67
MTSU
86
F
OrSt
67
USC
62
F
MsVl
63
PVAM
69
F
UTRGV
79
NMSt
88
F
NJIT
77
JU
73
F
Dart
65
Brown
68
F
SouthCar
61
MissSt
76
F
Vand
61
Bama
68
F
NIU
54
Toled
57
F
SIU-E
75
Belm
97
F
Gram
60
JackSt
71
F
ASU
69
Alc
74
F(OT)
KennSt
56
FlGlf
78
F
Charl
84
Elon
74
F
Harv
88
Yale
86
F
Clev
83
NoKY
77
F
UMBC
75
Albany
84
F
GWebb
79
HiPt
87
F
Maine
53
Stony
81
F
Corn
50
Penn
68
F
VMI
83
WCU
78
F
N TX
53
LaTec
66
F
ORU
66
W IL
75
F
Utah
92
WaSt
79
F
LongB
71
UCRiv
67
F(OT)
Valpa
53
NrthIA
64
F
Mem
88
WichSt
85
F
ECU
85
Tul
81
F
HCU
113
SHSU
119
F(2OT)
Seton
70
StJon
78
F
Portl
80
Pepp
86
F
Colum
61
Princ
79
F
AlaAM
49
South
59
F
TAMU
87
Ark
80
F
SEMO
67
Murr
103
F
Rice
85
UTEP
81
F(2OT)
UMKC
67
UtVal
79
F
MTSt
83
Mont
89
F
StMar
66
USD
46
F
E IL
60
TNSt
75
F
MorSt
66
TNTec
63
F
ArkPB
74
TXSo
94
F
Oreg
83
UCLA
90
F
CBU
72
CSBak
58
F
CS-Ful
67
UCSB
82
F
UCDav
76
CSNor
81
F(OT)
SDSU
60
UNLV
59
F
HI
80
CAPoly
88
F
Sac
57
PorSt
65
F
Colora
55
Wash
64
F
USF
65
SCla
68
F

Feb 23, 2019, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Fresno State

39

29

68

(6) Nevada

42

32

74

Martin leads No. 6 Nevada to 74-68 win over Fresno State
Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:50 AM

RENO, Nev. (AP) After a loss in the last game, Nevada coach Eric Musselman told forward Tre'Shawn Thurman he would not start the next game. It's something he also did after the Wolf Pack's first loss of the season back in January, and they bounced back with wins both times.

Thurman had 14 points, a team-high 10 rebounds and four assists to help No. 6 Nevada narrowly avoid losing back-to-back games for the first time this season, beating Fresno State 74-68 Saturday night.

"We've lost two games now this year and both games I pulled Thurman out of the starting lineup, and he's responded," Musselman said. "We don't win the game tonight without Tre having a really, really good game."

Caleb Martin led the Wolf Pack with 24 points, Jordan Caroline added 17 and Jazz Johnson had 10 in his first start of the season.

Nevada (25-2, 12-2 Mountain West) trailed 62-60 with 4:34 left, but went on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to grab its largest lead of the game.

When Fresno State pulled within three with 44 seconds left, Thurman dribbled from the wing and dunked on Fresno State's New Williams, which sealed the win for the Wolf Pack.

"I thought about passing it out to run some clock out," said Thurman, an Omaha transfer and fifth-year senior. "Somebody drove and freed me up, and when I pumped fake, I saw there was an opening, so I took it and went with it."

Fresno State (19-8, 10-5) matched Nevada with 32 rebounds and outscored the Wolf Pack 28-20 in the paint.

"Guys are fighting, guys are pushing, guys are clawing, guys want to win," Thurman said "That team wanted to win.it was definitely a tough game. The refs just let us play."

Fresno State jumped to a fast start, connecting on its first four shots - all 3-pointers - en route to an early 12-6 lead.

Nevada shot 62 percent from beyond the arc in the first half to take a 42-39 lead at the break. The Wolf Pack finished 54 percent on 3s for the game.

Fresno State held Nevada to 33 percent shooting in the second half.

Deshon Taylor led Fresno State with 30 points on 11-for-19 shooting. Taylor's effort mirrored his performance last time he played at Nevada and had a career-high 32 points on Jan. 31, 2018.

Nevada, which was coming off 65-57 loss at San Diego State on Wednesday, has four games remaining before the conference tournament, and then NCAA Tournament.

"We're at the home stretch," Johnson said. "There's the tournament talks and all that stuff. ... Guys can kind of look at that and look forward. The biggest thing is we have to stay focused on each game, especially with this stretch coming up."

BIG PICTURE

Fresno State: The Bulldogs lost their second-straight game, now three games out of first place in the Mountain West standings with three games left.

Nevada: The Wolf Pack rebounded from their second loss of the season Wednesday at San Diego State and took a half-game lead over Utah State in the conference standings.

INJURY REPORT

Musselman said several of his players were dealing with some injuries, but knows all teams go through that at this point of the season.

"(Cody Martin) got a pretty bad bone bruise against San Diego State and struggled," Musselman said. "Caleb still has issues he is dealing with and, obviously, Jazz's (Johnson) shoulder has kind of been a chronic thing. I'm sure if you ask Fresno, they have the same thing. ... We've always finished strong and we hope that we can do it again this year."

Johnson said his shoulder injury has lingered throughout his career since he was a freshman, but that he is working through it. He played a season-high 40 minutes Saturday.

UP NEXT

Fresno State: Hosts Wyoming on Wednesday night.

Nevada: Hosts in-state rival UNLV on Wednesday night.

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Leaders

Fresno State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Taylor 30 0 8 4 0 0
N. Grimes 16 0 1 11 1 1
Nevada PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Martin 24 0 4 2 2 1
J. Caroline 17 0 1 6 2 0

Team Comparison

Fres Nev
Points For 68 74
Field Goals 26/58-45% 21/48-44%
Three Pointers 11/26-42% 10/24-42%
Free Throws 5/10-50% 22/31-71%
Offensive Rebounds 11 9
Defensive Rebounds 21 23
Rebounds 36 33
Blocks 2 1
Steals 2 9
Turnovers 17 14
Personal Fouls 26 16
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

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

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 12 Nev 74 @ Fres 64 C. Martin 27 B. Huggins 25
Sat Feb 23 Fres 68 @ Nev 74 D. Taylor 30 C. Martin 24

Game Information

Stadium: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Attendance: 11,019
Game Time: