Fresno State vs. Oregon Preview & Score Prediction
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Fresno State (9-2) vs. Oregon (8-3) Game Preview
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Game Info
Date: Saturday, December 16th
Tip-off: 3:00 p.m. PST
Venue: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California
Radio: 940 AM ESPN & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes
TV/stream: CBS Sports Network
Projected Fresno State Lineup
Jahmel Taylor
Deshon Taylor – has scored 18+ points in six of last seven games
Ray Bowles
Sam Bittner
Bryson Williams
Projected Oregon Lineup
Payton Pritchard
Elijah Brown – New Mexico transfer averages 13.2 PPG, 3.5 APG
Troy Brown
MiKyle McIntosh
Paul White
Why Fresno State Will Win
The two teams are a combined 0-4 against top 100 KenPom opponents this season, but either Fresno State or Oregon will leave the Save Mart Center having notched its first top 100 win of the year. Saturday will mark Oregon’s third game against a Mountain West opponent this season – the Ducks fell to Boise State on December 1 and thrashed Colorado State on December 8. Fresno will have to lock in on Elijah Brown and Troy Brown (unrelated) without its top defender Jaron Hopkins, who remains out with a back injury. Elijah Brown, the former New Mexico Lobo, has experience playing in Fresno, scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds in a 71-61 loss to the Bulldogs last February.
KenPom Line
Fresno State -2, o/u: 152
Score Prediction
Fresno State 86, Oregon 83 (OT)