Fresno State Athletics
Alexander Leads Bulldogs Past Cougars
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
January 23, 1999
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Courtney Alexander scored 27 points and Chris Herren had 14 points and seven assists as Fresno State held on for a 79-75 win over Brigham Young on Saturday night.
Both teams stumbled down the stretch of a continually tight game. Willie Farley's 3-pointer with 2:52 to play was the only field goal by either team in the game's final 5:15, but it gave the Bulldogs a 78-73 lead.
Herren missed three free throws in the last 1:02 to keep it close, but BYU missed its final seven shots of the night, including four straight on its final possession. The Bulldogs were a miserable 11-for-30 from the free-throw line in the game.
The Cougars (8-9, 3-2 Western Athletic Conference) had their three-game winning streak snapped in front of a sellout crowd of 21,645. The Bulldogs (13-6, 3-1 WAC) took over sole possession of second place in the WAC's Pacific Division and won in Provo for the first time in school history.
Fresno State led 37-23 with 4:30 left in the first half, but an 18-5 BYU run before halftime cut the Bulldogs' lead to 42-41. Alexander, who was 11-for-18 from the field, scored 16 points in the first 11:58 of the half.
Farley had 13 points for the Bulldogs, who shot 53 percent from the field. Silester Rivers had 16 points and 13 rebounds for BYU, while Michael Vranes scored 17 points before fouling out.
