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<h1>Bulldogs are on the road again</h1>
<p><strong><font size="3">Fresno State looks for a road sweep after losing three of its last four
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<p><strong><font size="2">By Nathan Hathaway</font></strong></p>
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<p align="justify">Jack Marlow averages 9.2 minutes per game, but
might see that number increase with Tuesday's suspension of Jonathan
Woods thinning the front court depth.</p>
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<p>Fresno State beat Louisiana Tech by 21 points in the teams’ first
meeting this season.</p>
<p> But that was with senior Jonathan Woods and Renaldo Major, who were
both suspended Tuesday for violating unspecified team rules.</p>
<p> Coming off an 84-65 loss to league-leading Nevada in Reno on Saturday,
the men’s basketball team heads on the road for games at Louisiana
Tech on Thursday and Southern Methodist on Saturday.</p>
<p> Terry Pettis and Shantay Legans put up 13 points apiece Jan. 10 to
lead Fresno State to a 61-40 win over Louisiana Tech and extend the team’s
winning streak to six games—it eventually became a seven-game streak
after a win the following week at Boise State.</p>
<p> The Bulldogs, which currently sit in a tie for fourth place in the
Western Athletic Conference, one game out of first, boast the best scoring
defense
among WAC teams. Fresno State is 10-0 when holding opponents to 61
points or less. And Fresno State has lost only twice when scoring more
than
63 points.</p>
<p> The Bulldogs average 62.8 points per game.</p>
<p> “
We’ve got to play them in the 60s,” Fresno State coach Ray
Lopes said. “We don’t have a high-octane offense.”</p>
<p> Terry Pettis, who leads the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game,
said that he has noticed a frightening trend of the Bulldogs’ tendency
to play a more up-tempo game at home, but then let down on the road.</p>
<p> “
We’re going to have to pick up the pace,” Pettis said. “We’ve
got to play Bulldog basketball.”</p>
<p> Pettis said Bulldog basketball is comprised of out-rebounding the opposition,
playing hard on defense and playing with effort and intensity.</p>
<p> “
We haven’t been playing great defense,” Pettis said. “We’re
letting [individuals] score 30 or 40 points on us.”</p>
<p> Louisiana Tech freshman Paul Millsap leads his team with 14.9 points
and leads the WAC with 12.2 rebounds per game. </p>
<p> Legans, who averages 5.5 assists per game, said a main concern is limiting
Louisiana Tech’s rebounding.</p>
<p> But the Bulldogs limited Millsap to two points and five rebounds when
the teams played in January.</p>
<p> Junior forward Wayne Powell led Louisiana Tech in its game against
Fresno State with 16 points.</p>
<p> Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series with Fresno State 5-4, but
the Bulldogs have won three of the past four games.</p>
<p> BRACKET BUSTER MATCHUP ANNOUNCED</p>
<p> ESPN announced Monday that Fresno State will play East Tennessee State
in the Feb. 21 Bracket Buster game that will be televised regionally
and on ESPN Full Court Press.</p>
<p> As part of the agreement, Fresno State will travel to East Tennessee
State next season.</p>
<p> East Tennessee State leads the Southern Conference with an 18-4 record
(10-0 in conference) and is riding a 10-game winning streak, after Monday’s
86-65 victory over UNC-Greensboro.</p>
<p> Sophomore point guard Tim Smith leads the team with 15 points per game.
Smith scored 22 points against Wake Forest in the No. 15 Buccaneers’ first
round loss to Wake Forest.</p>
<p> “
It’s going be a good test. He’s a good player,” said
Legans, who will be playing against a player shorter than him for one
of the only times this season. Legans is 5-foot-10 and Smith is 5-foot-9. “He
averages a lot of points. He keeps his team going. He’s the heart
and soul of their team.</p>
<p> “
It’ll be a good test for our team to see how we play against them.”</p>
<p> Last season, the Bulldogs traveled to Creighton for a nationally televised
game, losing 67-66.</p>
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