Who: Fresno State Bulldogs (5-6, 0-0 MW) at Nevada Wolf Pack (7-4, 0-0 MW)
When: Thursday, Dec. 28 - 6:30 p.m. PT
Where: Lawlor Events Center - Reno, Nev.
Live Stream: NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio: NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Play-by-Play Announcer: Doug Greenwald
Live Stats: Nevada.StatBroadcast.com

QUICK HITS
• Thursday's game is the first conference game for Nevada.
• Senior T Moe needs 199 points to become Nevada's 13th 1,000-point scorer.
• Head coach Amanda Levens is the first coach in program history to post a winning non-conference record in their first season.
• Nevada enters conference play with the third-highest win total in the Mountain West.
• Nevada and Fresno State is one of the longest running series in program history at 52 games.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Fresno State is one of the longest running series in program history at 52 games. The Bulldogs have had the Wolf Pack's number over the years, leading the series 41-11 and are currently riding a nine-game win streak over the Pack.

LAST TIME OUT (W, 52-41 vs. Santa Clara)
• Nevada led at halftime, 25-17, and is now 7-0 when leading at the half.
• With the win the Wolf Pack finished non-conference play at 7-4, its best mark since the 2010-11 season.
• Santa Clara scored in double digits in just one of the four quarters.
• Nevada scored 31 points off of 24 Broncos turnovers.
• Camariah King scored a game-high 13 points and has scored in double figures in four straight games.
• The Pack defense held Santa Clara to just 16.7 percent shooting in the third quarter.

MOUNTAIN WEST OPENERS
Nevada has enjoyed some success in conference openers since joining the
Mountain West. In five years in the league, the Wolf Pack is 3-2 in conference openers but has lost its last two. Nevada has opened up MW play twice against Air Force and San Jose State in the five games.

HONORS FOR ZELLER
Senior Teige Zeller was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Dec. 18 for the first time in her career. She averaged a double-double with 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game to help the Wolf Pack go 2-0 and end non-conference play on a four-game win streak. In the win over Stanislaus State she posted career numbers with 24 points and 19 rebounds. The 19 boards were tied for the most in a single game by a Mountain West player this season. It was the first weekly conference award given to a Nevada player since Mimi Mungedi earned the same honor in 2014.

HOME SWEET HOME
Lawlor Events Center has been kind to the Wolf Pack over the years. Through seven home games this season Nevada sports a 5-2 record. Since the women's basketball team started playing in Lawlor in 1994, the Pack is 201-148 at home.

BY THE NUMBERS
1 - Blocks needed by AJ Cephas to move to eighth all-time.
4 - Players on the cusp on averaging double figures in points.
35 - Team lead in assists (T Moe).
52 - Previous games played between Nevada and Fresno State.
300 - Miles traveled from Fresno, Calif. to Reno, Nev.

LEVENS MAKES HISTORY
Nevada head coach Amanda Levens has made history already in her first season at the helm of the program. The Wolf Pack has secured a winning non-conference record, making Levens the first coach in program history to do so in their first season. Nevada ended non-conference action with a 7-4 record, the highest non-league record since the 2010-11 squad went 11-2.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Nevada has 11 teams on its schedule this season who participated in postseason tournaments last year, including four who made the NCAA Tournament. Boise State, the favorite this year in the Mountain West,  UConn, which enters the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, Oregon State and Montana State competed in the NCAA Tournament. Teams to have played in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) include Utah, SMU, Seattle, Colorado State, UNLV and Wyoming. Utah State made an appearance in the WBI.

Additionally through Dec. 13, the Wolf Pack boasts the second-highest strength of schedule ranking in the Mountain West at 105. New Mexico leads the league in both strength of schedule (61) and RPI (10).  Nevada also ranks highly in RPI at 112, also second-best in the MW.

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Thursday evening against Fresno State.

• AJ Cephas - 12 points shy of 500
• AJ Cephas - 10 blocks shy of 100
• T Moe - 199 points shy of 1,000
• T Moe - Eight rebounds shy of 300
• T Moe - 32 assists shy of 300
• MorningRose Tobey - 26 points shy of 200
• Halie Bergman - 40 points shy of 500

THREE PLEASE
Through the Wolf Pack's first 11 games of the season, the team has established itself as a top threat from beyond the arc. Last season, Nevada connected on just 30.8 percent of its shots from long range, but so far this year the Pack is hitting 36.6 percent. In 11 games Nevada has splashed down 64 threes. Nevada's three-point shooting percentage is second in the Mountain West and in the top 50 nationally. Senior Halie Bergman leads the Pack with 23 made three-pointers.

MOE MOVING UP THE RANKS
Senior guard T Moe, who is in her sixth year with the program having battled injuries throughout, continues to move up the ranks in the Nevada record book.

Career Free Throws Made
1. Chris Starr (1982-86) - 594
2. Dellena Criner (2005-09) - 551
3. Kate Smith (1999-2003) - 464
4. T Moe (2012-present) - 365
5. Ieesha Donadelle (1994-98) - 305

Career Assists
6. Traci Graham (2003-07) - 354
7. Angie Heer (1997-2001) - 334
8. T Moe (2012-present) - 266
9. Nicole Smith (1988-92) - 252
10. Noelle Fable (1994-98) - 232

CEPHAS' BLOCK PARTY
Junior forward AJ Cephas has been one of Nevada's best shot blockers since she arrived on campus. Though she has just three blocks this season, she continues to move up the ranks in the Wolf Pack record book.

Career Blocks
6. April Bankston (2001-05) - 102
7. Emily Burns (2011-15) - 94
8. Jelena Zrnic (1996-98) - 91
9. AJ Cephas (2015-present) - 90
10. Kate Smith (1999-2003) - 82

LEVENS SIGNS SIX TO PLAY FOR WOLF PACK
During the early signing period, Nevada head coach Amanda Levens announced the signing of six to play for the Wolf Pack next season.

Essence Booker - 5-8 - G - Las Vegas, Nev./Spring Valley HS
Da'Ja Hamilton - 5-8 - G - Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS
Imani Lacy - 6-0 - G - Fresno, Calif./Central HS
Kailee Oliverson - 6-3 - F - Twin Bridges, Mont./Twin Bridges HS
Emma Torbert - 6-2 - F - Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS
Amaya West - 5-10 - G - Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS