Fresno State
Cs-Northridge
Bulldogs Upset By CS Northridge, 69-66
11/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 30, 1999
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Brian Heinle scored 27 points to lead CS Northridge to a 69-66 upset of Fresno St. on Tuesday night.
CS Northridge (2-1) led by as many as 18 points midway through the second half before having to hold off a late Fresno St. charge.
Terrance Roberson led Fresno St. (3-3) with 26 points, 21 of those in the second half.
The Bulldogs, playing their fourth game in five days, were still without guard Courtney Alexander, last year's leading scorer. Alexander has missed all six games with a stress fracture in his foot. He is expected to return Saturday night against N. Arizona.
CS Northridge finished the first half with a 11-5 run over the final four minutes to take a 32-25 halftime lead. Fresno St. hit on just 27 percent from the field in the first half, going three for 18 to start. The Bulldogs shot just 31 percent for the entire game.
Heinle scored 12 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half as CS Northridge opened up a 52-34 lead. But Roberson got hot, hitting four three-pointers over the next eight minutes to help the Bulldogs cut the lead to 59-57 with 1:40 left in the game.
Heinle and Hewitt Rolle each scored to give Northridge a 5-point lead with 0:49 seconds left in the game. Fresno St. was unable to get closer than three points the rest of the way.
Demetrius Porter added 13 for Fresno St. and Melvin Ely had 11. Jeff Parris scored 11 points and had a game-high 11 rebounds for CS Northridge.
