National Basketball Association
Fresno St. 63, Oregon St. 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2016
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Gregory Nixon, # Deidre Carr, # Nate Harris
Attendance:
5005
By The Sports Xchange
Jahmel Taylor scored 21 points and Paul Watson added 13 as Fresno State held off a late Oregon State comeback to secure a 63-58 nonconference victory on Friday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
The host Beavers (2-4) dropped their fourth straight despite a game-high 31 points and 10 rebounds from Tres Tinkle, who helped lead a late rally from a 15-point deficit.
Jaquori McLaughlin added 12 points for Oregon State. Fresno State improved to 3-2 as Jaron Hopkins also collected 10 points.
Taylor was 5 of 8 on 3-point tries in the first half, including a buzzer-beating shot from beyond the arc as the Bulldogs rallied from a 21-10 deficit to claim a 27-26 halftime lead.
Taylor hit his sixth -- and last -- 3 pointer with 15:40 left in the second half for a 36-32 lead as Fresno State kept Oregon State at bay. The Bulldogs went on an 11-0 run for a 49-34 lead with 10:30 left as Watson made back-to-back 3-pointers.
Fresno State led by 15 points with 7:33 to play before Oregon State launched a run that cut the deficit to single digits after a Tinkle 3-pointer made it 58-51 with 2:51 showing.
Tinkle then hit two free throws and Kendal Manuel added a jumper to make it 59-55 with less than two minutes to play. But Beaver forward Cullen Russo put the game out of reach with two free throws to make it 61-55 with 33 seconds left.
Fresno State made 20 of 52 shots fromt he field (40.4 percent), including 9 of 20 from 3-point range. Oregon State was 18 of 44 (40.9 percent), including five 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| Fresno St. |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Jahmel Taylor 21 |
Scoring |
Tres Tinkle 31 |
|
Deshon Taylor 4 |
Assists |
Ronnie Stacy 3 |
|
Paul Watson 9 |
Rebounds |
Tres Tinkle 10 |
|
Cullen Russo 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tres Tinkle 13 |
|
Cullen Russo 3 |
Steals |
Tres Tinkle 6 |
|
Terrell Carter II 2 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Fresno St.
|
63 |
40.4 |
9-20 |
12-17 |
15 |
30 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
| Oregon St.
|
58 |
40.9 |
5-20 |
17-23 |
9 |
29 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
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