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Fresno State
Wyoming
Fresno State Beats Wyoming, 64-59
2/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2015
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By Stephen Trembley
strembley@csufresno.edu
www.GoBulldogs.com
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Locked in another epic battle with Wyoming, the Fresno State men's basketball team made clutch shots and key defensive stops to earn a rare 64-59 road win over the Cowboys on Wednesday night at Arena-Auditorium.
The win marked the second-ever victory for Fresno State (13-15, 8-7 Mountain West) in Laramie and first since 1994. Wyoming (21-7, 10-5 Mountain West) lost for just the second time at home this season to drop to 16-2 inside the AA.
To get there, the Bulldogs gave one of its better defensive efforts of the season and used a game-best 23 points from junior team captain Marvelle Harris to take down the Cowboys, who were ranked as high as 25th in the nation earlier this season.
"I'm really proud of my guys with a great road team win against a well-coached team!" fourth-year Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry tweeted after the game. "Come support this group on Saturday, Red Wave!"
With three games remaining in the regular season, Fresno State can secure a first-round bye in the 2015 Mountain West Tournament with a win in any of those three games (Saturday vs. New Mexico, March 4 vs. Air Force or March 7 at Boise State) and a UNLV loss to either Wyoming, San Diego State or San Jose State. The Bulldogs can also lock up the first-round bye by winning at least two of its final three games.
In addition to Harris' 23 points, he also grabbed five rebounds and a game-high three steals. Julien Lewis had 13 points and Paul Watson added eight for the Bulldogs.
Wyoming's Riley Grabau sank a pair of 3-pointers and Josh Adams hit another to start the first half, but the Cowboys saw their lead erode as Fresno State went up 18-15 on an Emmanuel Owootoah 3 and the Bulldogs led 25-21 at halftime. Fresno State improved to 11-0 this season when leading at halftime.
The lead changed hands eight times and no more than four points separated the teams in the second half until a Lewis layup gave Fresno State a 59-54 lead with 2:19 to play. An Alex Davis dunk made it 61-57 with 18 seconds remaining and the Bulldogs executed its late-game offense and defense when it counted.
"When you believe in what we're doing, great things will happen, and tonight our guys believed," Terry said. "Our group has fought through adversity and never stopped working."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return home on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. PT when Fresno State hosts defending MW tournament champion New Mexico for a BLACKOUT. The team will debut its black jerseys at home for the first time and all fans are asked to WEAR BLACK.
Tickets for the game versus New Mexico on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. PT start at $15 for adults and $10 for youth and seniors, and can be purchased at the Save Mart Center Box Office and online at www.Ticketmaster.com. All Fresno State students get free admission and can also bring one student guest for free.
"Be Bold!" --- 2014-15 Fresno State men's basketball single-game tickets for Saturday's game versus New Mexico are available starting at $15 for adults and $10 for youth through the Save Mart Center Box Office and online through Ticketmaster.com.
