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As much as head coach Rodney Terry would like to carry on the momentum from the past two wins, he knows it’s much harder than it sounds.

Kevin Olekaibe sealed Fresno State’s 60-54 win over Utah State Saturday with a slam dunk and the season-record crowd of 7,590 fans went wild. Every athlete’s dream is to play before an electric home crowd whose intensity can will a team to victory.

Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State

Kevin Olekaibe put on a paramount 28-point performance as the ‘Dogs beat defending Western Athletic Conference champion Utah State 60-54 in Saturday’s Heroes Night at the Save Mart Center.

Fresno State took on the defending WAC champion Utah State Saturday night at the Save Mart Center. The ‘Dogs came out on top, 60-54 led by Kevin Olekaibe with 26 points. Fresno State is now 3-6 in the WAC and 11-15 overall.

The men’s basketball team will face stiff competition this week as it kicks off the second-half of conference play. The ‘Dogs will host Idaho on Thursday and Utah State on Saturday in a two-game homestand before hitting the road yet again next week.

For redshirt sophomore Jerry Brown III, it was “a sense of urgency” that triggered his recent surge in production to the Bulldog basketball team.

Consider two scenarios. One is of a basketball arena with a sellout crowd night after night. The consistently competitive team it features is boosted every night by the 10,000-plus screaming fans all clad in red. Opposing teams are scared to play here: from 1968-2003 the home team won 406 games, nearly four wins out of every five.

Fresno State polished off the 3-game homestand with a win over the Cal-State San Marcos Cougars Wednesday. The dogs played a physical game and dominated the boards helping them to a 4-4 home record this season.