National Basketball Association
Utah St. 71, Fresno St. 55
When: 9:05 PM ET, Saturday, February 12, 2011
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials:
# Duane Allen, # Newton Chelette, # Bobby Vetkoetter
Attendance:
10246
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Nate Bendall and Brian Green scored 13 points apiece as No. 17 Utah State rebounded from its first conference loss in 26 games with a dominating 71-55 victory over visiting Fresno State on Saturday.
Tai Wesley and Pooh Williams added 10 points apiece as Utah State (23-3, 12-1 Western Athletic) used a 23-2 first-half run to take control.
Nedeljko Golubovic scored 15 points and Bracken Funk added 14 points for the Bulldogs (11-14, 5-8).
The Aggies, who had their conference-record winning streak snapped at Idaho 64-56 on Wednesday. shot 60 percent from the field in the first half Saturday while winning at home for the 29th consecutive time.
Fresno State led 13-12 just more than nine minutes into the contest before Utah State exploded. The Aggies scored 10 straight points with Green’s 3-pointer making it 22-13 with 7:07 left in the half.
Funk temporarily halted the surge with a basket, but Utah State responded with 13 consecutive points to take a 20-point lead at 35-15 on Williams’ 3-pointer with 2:56 remaining.
Utah State’s largest lead was 49-23 after a 3-pointer by Williams with 16:35 to play.
Top Game Performances
| Fresno St. |
|
Utah St. |
|
Nedeljko Golubovic 15 |
Scoring |
Nate Bendall 13 |
|
Garrett Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Tai Wesley 6 |
|
Bracken Funk 6 |
Rebounds |
Brady Jardine 9 |
|
Nedeljko Golubovic 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tai Wesley 6 |
|
Bracken Funk 2 |
Steals |
Brian Green 2 |
|
Greg Smith 2 |
Blocks |
Nate Bendall 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Fresno St.
|
55 |
41.7 |
4-20 |
11-17 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
|
| Utah St.
|
71 |
48.8 |
7-16 |
22-26 |
15 |
36 |
3 |
7 |
|