Bulldogs down Sharks, 84-60

Friday, November 12

Fresno, Calif.

7 p.m. PT

Fresno State

2-0,0-0Mountain West

LIU

0-2,0-0NEC

LIU

Fresno St.

Bulldogs down Sharks, 84-60

11/12/2021 10:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Fresno State's Orlando Robinson recorded 17 points with a career-high 18 rebounds in Friday's 84-60 win over LIU.

By: Strategic Communications

The Breakdown:

Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.
This was the second consecutive game four Bulldogs scored in double digits.
Fresno State scored a season-high of 84 points in its 24-point victory over LIU.

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's basketball team earned its second win of the season with a 84-60 victory over the LIU Sharks on Friday night in the Save Mart Center.

For the second game in a row, Fresno State (2-0) had four Bulldogs score in double figures in Orlando Robinson (17 points), Isaiah Hill (15 points), Jordan Campbell (15 points), and Destin Whitaker (10 points) in 24-point win. This was also the second consecutive game where the 'Dogs never trailed their opponent.

Robinson also recorded a career-high 18 rebounds, with seven offensive and 11 defensive boards while posting his 17th career double-double.

How It Happened:
Fresno State and LIU exchanged buckets to open the contest before the Bulldogs' offense fired on all cylinders and raced out on a 23-3 run, capped off by a fast-break layup from Jordan Campbell. Fresno State owned a 26-6 lead halfway through the first half and never looked back.

Back-to-back layups from Robinson and back-to-back buckets off of turnovers from Hill and Campbell put Fresno State up by 21 early in the second half, and the Bulldogs led by as many as 24.

In the contest, Fresno State shot 47.5 percent from the field, while limiting LIU to 35.4 percent from the floor.

Team Notes:

Fresno State scored a season-high 84 points.
Fresno State outrebounded LIU 43-32.
Fresno State outscored LIU in the paint 34-20.
Fresno State scored 19 points off the bench.
Fresno State recorded 16 assists in the contest.
Fresno State held the lead for 36 minutes in the contest.
Four Bulldogs scored in double-figures for the second consecutive game.

Player Notes:

Orlando Robinson recorded his first double-double of the 2021-22 season with 17 points and 18 rebounds.
Robinson has scored in double-figures in 11 consecutive games, tying his career high streak. He had 11 consecutive double-figure games to open last season.
Robinson grabbed double-figure rebounds for the first time this season and the 19th time in his career.
Robinson set a new career-high with 18 rebounds.
Robinson was 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
Destin Whitaker scored a career-high 10 points, scoring in double-figures for the first time in his career.
Jordan Campbell scored in double-figures for the second consecutive game.
Campbell tied his career-high with three assists.
Isaiah Hill scored in double-figures for the first time this season.
Jemarl Baker, Jr. had nine points, four rebounds and four assists in his Bulldog debut.

Quote:
Jordan Campbell, Fresno State junior guard
On taking the right shots...
"Know when it's your time. When it's your time try to capitalize off of it. When there are times when it's wide open, you can't pass up an open shot."

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