{"id":160092,"date":"2026-02-02T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/160092\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:20:05","slug":"douglas-and-fresno-state-host-unlv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/160092\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas and Fresno State host UNLV"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNLV Rebels<\/a> (10-11, 5-5 MWC) at Fresno State Bulldogs<\/a> (10-11, 4-6 MWC)<\/p>\n

Fresno, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State hosts UNLV after David Douglas Jr<\/a>. scored 21 points in Fresno State’s 79-62 victory over the Air Force Falcons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs are 7-6 in home games. Fresno State is ninth in the MWC in rebounding with 31.9 rebounds. Wilson Jacques<\/a> leads the Bulldogs with 8.5 boards.<\/p>\n

The Rebels are 5-5 in conference play. UNLV ranks eighth in the MWC with 22.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Howard Fleming Jr. averaging 4.6.<\/p>\n

Fresno State is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 45.3% UNLV allows to opponents. UNLV averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Fresno State gives up.<\/p>\n

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Heidbreder<\/a> is scoring 17.1 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Bulldogs. DeShawn Gory<\/a> is averaging 13.5 points and 8.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn<\/a> is averaging 17.5 points and 1.6 steals for the Rebels. Issac Williamson<\/a> is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 67.4 points, 31.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rebels: 5-5, averaging 74.3 points, 32.4 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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