Fresno State Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Fresno State 83, New Mexico State 64
2/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2010
- With the 83-64 win over New Mexico State, Fresno State improved to 13-12 on the season and 6-5 in Western Athletic Conference play. The 19-point margin of victory for the Bulldogs was the most in a conference game since Jan. 4, 2007 when the Fresno State beat Idaho 60-41. This also marked the first triumph over NMSU since Feb. 10, 2007 when the `Dogs downed the Aggies, 75-69.
- Sophomore forward Paul George joined Fresno State's 30-Point Club with a career-high 30 points on 8 of 19 shooting (5-13 from beyond the 3-point arc) and added seven rebounds paired with three assists. He also converted all nine of his free throw attempts.
- The breakout game moved George into 44th place on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list with 857 career points in 55 games played. George, a native of Palmdale, Calif., contributed 36 minutes in his first game back in four and a half games after suffering a right ankle injury against Utah State on Jan. 21, 2010.
- Senior forward Sylvester Seay netted 14 points to become Fresno State's 38th highest scorer in program history and grabbed nine rebounds. Seay has now scored 904 points in a Bulldog uniform and 1,065 in his Division I career.
- Sophomore point guard Steven Shepp dished out nine assists, committed zero turnovers and forced four steals to lead Fresno State's impressive 21-12 assist-to-turnover ratio and 12 steals on the evening.
- Head Coach Steve Cleveland tied Gary Colson (1991-95) with 76 career Bulldog victories. The milestone is good for a tie at sixth all-time among Fresno State head men's basketball coaches.
- Four Bulldogs reached double figures for the second straight game and 11th time this season. Fresno State is 7-4 this year when four `Dogs reach the double-digit scoring plateau.
- As a team, Fresno State drained 18 of 21 (86%) free throw attempts, their second highest this season, to improve to 3-1 when converting 80 percent or more of their shots from the charity stripe.
- At 6-5 in WAC play, the `Dogs moved within a half game of Nevada, who sits in sole possession of fourth place in the conference standings, and forced New Mexico State out of first place in the league.
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