Fresno State eliminated from MW Tournament in overtime matchup against Utah State

Two of Fresno State's starters fouled retired of the crippled by the commencement of overtime.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State men's hoops squad has been eliminated from the Mountain West Tournament. The No. 9 seeded Bulldogs ended their play by falling to No. 1 Utah State successful overtime, 87-75.

Fresno State knocked retired the No. 8 Wyoming Cowboys to beforehand to Thursday's matchup against the Aggies. The 'Dogs managed conscionable 2 accelerated interruption points a crippled aft scoring 17 against the Pokes.

Two of Fresno State's starters, Isaiah Pope and Enoch Boakye, fouled retired of the crippled by the commencement of overtime. The squad arsenic a full committed 27 idiosyncratic fouls to 16 fouls for the Aggies.

The Bulldogs' largest pb of 7 points came conscionable aft the three-minute people successful the archetypal half. Fresno State spent 28 minutes and 47 seconds trailing against the Aggies.

Junior defender Jalen Weaver was the Bulldogs' starring scorer with 19 points (7-10 FG). Senior defender Isaiah Hill recorded a double-double by scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.

Fresno State finishes the 2023-24 play with a grounds of 12-21, the astir losses since the 2008-09 play erstwhile the squad finished 13-21.

Head manager Justin Hutson's declaration expires adjacent month, and questions swirl astir his aboriginal with the team. His teams person a grounds of 92-94 done six seasons.

2016 was the past clip the Bulldogs made it to the NCAA Tournament.