Fresno State coach Rodney Terry made three substantive changes in the starting lineup Saturday against Boise State, benching two of his three seniors in Cullen Russo and Karachi Edo along with junior point guard Jaron Hopkins.
Russo was not even on the bench, held out while trying to work through an academic issue.
And while the new lineup, with Sam Bittner and freshman Bryson Williams starting at the four and five and Deshon Taylor moving in at guard, didn’t last too long it still had the desired impact in an 89-80 victory over the Broncos at Save Mart Center.