FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Olekaibe scored a career-high 32 points as Fresno State held off San Jose State 82-73 on Saturday night for the Bulldogs' first WAC victory.
Kevin Foster added career highs in points (19) and rebounds (14) for Fresno State (8-11, 1-3 WAC), which sealed the win by making 16 straight free throws over the final 3 1/2 minutes.
Wil Carter led San Jose State (6-11, 0-3) with 20 points and 13 rebounds, scoring 12 of his points during the final 3 minutes.
James Kinney added 18 points for the Spartans, who got just seven bench points compared to the Bulldogs' 24.
Fresno State led 38-31 at halftime, but not before the Spartans trimmed what had been a 19-point deficit with a late 13-0 run.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| San Jose State (6-11) | 31 | 42 | 73 |
| Fresno State (8-11) « | 38 | 44 | 82 |
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| San Jose State Spartans | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Carter, F | 27 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| S. Smith, C | 29 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| D. Brown, G | 37 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Shamburger, G | 35 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| J. Kinney, G | 33 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Ballard | 21 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| C. Douglas | 12 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Ton | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moor | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-55 | 16-28 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 73 | |
| 41.8% | 57.1% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Brown, F | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| K. Olekaibe, G | 38 | 9-16 | 8-10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| T. Johnson, G | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Wills, G | 32 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| S. Shepp, G | 31 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Foster | 23 | 5-6 | 9-13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| G. Johnson | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals | 24-48 | 23-29 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 82 | |
| 50% | 79.3% | ||||||
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