Your Sunday game reports on last night's contests

Fresno State's new-ish point led the way for the Bulldogs in what also was a Block- athon. Count 13 rejections of North Dakota State shooting efforts.

Shepp orchestrates Bulldogs' 68-54 win
Bryant-Jon Anteola
The Fresno Bee
December 19, 2009

At its best, the Fresno State men's basketball team causes turnovers and scores on the fast break.

But for the Bulldogs to be in such a position, they need both good defense and ball handling -- two elements that have been hit and miss so far this season.

Behind an effective and recently implemented 2-3 zone defense and the uptempo push of point guard Steven Shepp, Fresno State got enough of both elements Saturday night for a 68-54 nonconference victory against North Dakota State at the Save Mart Center...

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But what seems of concern is the 41% shooting for Fresno State although a major portion of that figure is attributable to a pair of players.

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Chris Murray has the game report on Nevada's win versus Wagner:

Nevada gets win over Wagner
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
December 20, 2009

Maybe it was a sign of things to come when Nevada's Dario Hunt failed to jump for the opening tip-off of the Wolf Pack's game against Wagner.

While Nevada didn't play its sharpest game of the season, the Wolf Pack still notched a 74-61 victory over Wagner on Saturday night in front of 4,692 fans at Lawlor Events Center...

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Chris Murray also provides information here of the Wolf Pack interest in a Marquette transfer.

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Nick Jezierny pulls no punches with his opening about Boise State's stroll past Houston Baptist:

Boise State men's basketball team routs Houston Baptist
Boise State spreads the wealth in a rout of a Division I foe that didn't offer much resistance.
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
12/20/09

It's trivia time - the letters HBU that were on the uniforms of Boise State's men's basketball opponent Saturday were an acronym for:

a) Horrible Basketball Unlimited

b) Hurry Beat Us

c) Hey Bet (the) Under

d) Houston Baptist University

And, no, there is no all-of-the-above option, even if it seems like an obvious choice.

The answer: D, as in dominated in a 96-59 win by the Broncos.

Boise State led from start to finish against an overmatched Division I squad that more than 10 minutes into the game had more airballs (six) than points (four)...

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From the LA Tech athletics site, comes this game report of the Bulldogs win over McNeese State.

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Brian McInnis/Honolulu Star Bulletin offers an in-depth feature on UH backcourter Hiram Thompson. We offer a big thank you for him taking us 'inside' and hope Thompson stays healthy and productive this season. He is the Rainbow Warrior guard who has received the least amount of ink but deserves the most so far in 2009-2010.

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Shawn Harrison/Herald Journal has the reaction to Utah State's loss in Long Beach here.

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Travis Mason-Bushman provides his 1-9 WAC Power Rankings here. There ain't a whole lotta luv here but this is ardor that must be earned and each of the WAC teams have come up short far too often so far this season.