Long Leads Fresno State to Convincing Win Over Nevada

FRESNO, Calif. (Interstat) — Emilia Long scored 23 points to guide Fresno State to a 71-51 victory over Nevada in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday at Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs never trailed, opening a 20-7 lead after the first quarter and maintaining a double-digit advantage for the final three periods. Long added four assists for Fresno State, which improved to 11-13. Jaisa Gamble scored 15 points.

Skylar Durley led the Wolf Pack with 17 points. Nevada shot just 35.1% from the field and fell to 7-16.

Fresno State dominated inside, outscoring Nevada 42-28 in the paint before a crowd of 3,812. The Bulldogs have won both meetings against the Wolf Pack this season.