| San José State (11-6, 2-2 MW) vs. Fresno State (6-9, 2-2 MW) | |
| When | Tuesday, January 10 | 7 p.m. PT |
| Location | Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | NBC Sports California | Mountain West Network KTRB 860 AM Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State | Fresno State |
| Rosters | San José State | Fresno State |
Another tough test for the Spartans Tuesday night against Fresno State. Hear from @CoachMiles #AllSpartans | #RunToTheFight pic.twitter.com/FLnDqWGp3g
— San Jose State Men's Basketball (@SanJoseStateMBB) January 9, 2023
The Spartans continue at home Tuesday night as Fresno State comes to the Provident Credit Union Event Center for a Mountain West showdown. The two teams and New Mexico are tied for fifth place in the MW standings at 2-2.
San José State enters the game with an 11-6 overall record and a 2-2 MW mark and are looking to stop a two-game losing streak. The team fell to Nevada, 67-60, this past Saturday afternoon as Omari Moore led the Spartans with 10 points. Ibrahima Diallo grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, and Garrett Anderson came off the bench to add seven points and grab two steals.
ABOUT FRESNO STATE: The Bulldogs enter Tuesday night's game with a 6-9 overall record and a 2-2 MW mark. The team fell at Colorado State, 79-57, last Saturday. The Bulldogs have recorded one of the biggest upsets of the young MW season so far as Fresno State upset then-No. 21 New Mexico, 71-67, on January 3, inside the Save Mart Center. Head coach Justin Hutson is in his fifth season at the school.
Series Record - 81-99. Fresno State has won the past 11 meetings dating back to the 2016-17 season. The two programs first met on the hardwood on December 18, 1916, with SJSU winning 58-32. Last year, the teams played three times, the final meeting at the 2022 MW Tournament where overtime was needed to decide the game.
Last SJSU Win - 69-62, Jan. 7, 2017, San Jose
The Spartans trailed three times by 15 points before rallying to defeat the Bulldogs inside The Event Center. Gary Williams, Jr., scored 18 points to lead the team. Brandon Clarke added 15 points, while Jalen James led the team with six rebounds and four assists.
Last 10 Series Meetings
2/14/2018 L 77-57 San Jose
1/2/2019 L 73-53 San Jose
3/9/2019 L 121-81 Fresno
1/4/2020 L 79-64 Fresno
2/12/2020 L-OT 84-78 San Jose
1/8/2021 L 79-64 Fresno
1/10/2021 L 80-65 Fresno
1/11/2022 L 79-59 Fresno
2/1/2022 L 73-43 San Jose
3/9/2022 L-OT 69-67 Las Vegas
NET RANKINGS (as of 1/9): The Spartans are currently ranked 113 in the NET Rankings after games played on January 8. After the win at Santa Clara, the Spartans jumped up from 191 to 132, with a Quadrant 2 win over the Broncos. SJSU had Quadrant 2 wins over Ball State, Santa Clara, UNLV and Colorado State. The team has six Quadrant 4 wins.
COLD AS ICE: The Spartans fell 67-40 to Nevada on January 7, and if you didn't know better, one may have thought the Spartans were shooting in the North Pole. San José took an early 15-7 lead with 10:41 left in the first half and did not score another point for the remainder of the period.
The Spartans finished the half with a season-low 15 points and scored just 40 for the game while shooting 33 percent from the field.
CONSISTENCY IN STARTING LINEUP: This season, the Spartans have used the same lineup for all 17 games. This is a change from past years when San José State used 13 different starting lineups for the 2021-22 season.
Spartan Starting Lineup -Alvaro Cardenas, Omari Moore, Trey Anderson, Sage Tolbert III & Ibrahima Diallo
San José State is just one of 13 teams nationwide to use the same starting lineup for every game this season (thru 1/8/23).
Cornell Marquette San José State
Gonzaga Marshall Santa Clara
Hawaii New Mexico WKU
Houston Princeton
Louisiana Rice
COUNTDOWN TO 1,000: With 961 career points, Omari Moore is looking to become the 16th Spartan in school history to record 1,000 points in his Spartan career. The last Spartan to score 1,000+ career points was Ryan Welage who finished with 1,258 points from 2015-18, good for sixth all-time at SJSU.
SAN JOSE STATE 1,000 CAREER POINTS SCORERS
Player Seasons G FG 3FG FT Points
1. Ricky Berry 1986-88 84 619 113 416 1,767
2. Adrian Oliver 2009-11 80 585 138 442 1,750
3. Stu Inman 1947-50 123 591 0 322 1,504
4. Wally Rank 1977-80 102 562 0 308 1,432
5. Justin Graham 2007-11 119 460 57 295 1,272
6. Ryan Welage 2015-18 91 457 161 183 1,258
7. Chris McNealy 1981-83 81 504 2 226 1,236
8. Coby Dietrick 1968-70 72 465 0 243 1,173
9. Terry Cannon 1990-92, 94 97 414 114 209 1,139
10. Johnnie Skinner 1971-73 73 481 0 174 1,136
11. Ken Mickey 1974, 76-77 82 427 0 271 1,125
12. Sid Williams 1978-81 111 485 0 125 1,095
13. S.T. Saffold 1964-66 72 421 0 205 1,050
13. Olivier St. Jean 1996-97 51 373 44 260 1,050
15. Carroll Williams 1953-55 75 304 0 441 1,049
-- Omari Moore 2020-C 99 370 74 147 961
UP NEXT: After a short break this weekend, the Spartans go back on the road for games at New Mexico on Tuesday the 17th and at Utah State on Saturday the 21st.