Bulldogs to play Sam Houston St.

Staff Reports
The Collegian

The schedule for the 2007 O’Reilly ESPNU Bracketbusters games were announced yesterday and although the Fresno State men’s basketball team’s game will not be televised, the Bearkats are headed to the Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs (15-6) will host the Sam Houston State Bearkats (13-7) from the Southland West Conference on Friday, Feb. 17.

According to the Bracketbusters Web site, this year’s Bracketbusters pool features 102 teams from 16 different conferences.

The pairings for the event are selected three weeks in advance and are based on regular season performance.

Nine teams from the WAC will compete in the two-day event and ESPN will televise 14 of the 51 games. Four WAC teams: Nevada, Boise State, Utah State and New Mexico State, will have their games televised.

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