FRESNO, Calif. Registering his second 20+ point game in the last three, senior Makuach Maluach went on a first-half run to tie the game for UNM, a tie that would ultimately lead to overtime, but the Lobos fell just short in the final period for a 64-62 loss to Fresno State on the road.
The last time the Lobos (5-10, 1-10 MW) went into overtime was against Fresno State on March 3, 2018 in head coach Paul Weir’s first season, on senior night in The Pit. UNM won that game, 95-86, and is now 2-1 all time against the Bulldogs in overtime.
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FRESNO, Calif. – Junior Ballard scored 18 points and Deon Stroud added 14, both hitting critical shots in the final minute of overtime to lift Fresno State to a 64-62 win over New Mexico on Thursday night.
Ballard knocked down a 3-pointer with just less than a minute to go and following a turnover, Stroud made a steal and went in for a dunk with 31.3 seconds to go that put the Bulldogs up 63-62.
RENO, Nev. (AP) Grant Sherfield scored 27 points, making it six 20-point games in a row, and Nevada beat Fresno State 79-65 on Sunday. Sherfield hit all 10 of his free throw attempts. He.
David Calvert || Nevada Athletic Department
The Nevada Wolf Pack earned the series sweep over the Fresno State Bulldogs Sunday with a 79-65 victory. Nevada has now won eight straight games against its Mountain West foe, dating back to the 2016-17 season.
Fresno State is winless in its four road contests by a combined 74 points. Head coach Justin Hutson has yet to defeat Nevada in five head-to-head matchups the only Mountain West team he has not beaten.
The Wolf Pack advance to 10-5 with a 5-3 Mountain West record. Fresno State drops to 5-5 with a 3-5 conference record. Nevada’s five conference wins have come by a combined 71 points.