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Heidbreder and Fresno State host CSU Bakersfield

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (3-4) at Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2)

Fresno, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State faces CSU Bakersfield after Jake Heidbreder scored 27 points in Fresno State’s 76-53 win against the Pepperdine Waves.

The Bulldogs have gone 5-2 in home games. Fresno State is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Roadrunners are 0-4 on the road. CSU Bakersfield ranks second in the Big West with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Ron Jessamy averaging 2.9.

Fresno State makes 49.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points higher than CSU Bakersfield has allowed to its opponents (44.9%). CSU Bakersfield has shot at a 41.6% rate from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 41.4% shooting opponents of Fresno State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Heidbreder is scoring 20.0 points per game with 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Bulldogs. Zaon Collins is averaging 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 58.1%.

Dailin Smith is averaging 15.6 points for the Roadrunners. CJ Hardy is averaging 14.3 points.

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