Turnovers key in 65-57 loss at Cal

Sunday, November 28

Berkeley, Calif.

6 p.m. PT

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Turnovers key in 65-57 loss at Cal

11/28/2021 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Fresno State’s Orlando Robinson had 25 points with nine rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 65-57 loss at Cal.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

The Breakdown

Fresno State forward Orlando Robinson recorded game-highs in points (25), rebounds (9), assists (4) and blocks (4).
Fresno State was outscored 15-4 by Cal in points off turnovers.
Fresno State tied the game three times, including at 40-40 midway through the second half, before Cal was able to pull away.

BERKELEY, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team lost 65-57 on the road to the California Golden Bears on Sunday night at Haas Pavilion.

Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson scored a game-high 25 points with nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks for the Bulldogs, who suffered their first loss of the 2021-22 season. Isaiah Hill added 10 points for Fresno State.

Cal (3-4) was led by Jordan Shepherd, who had 17 points and seven rebounds.

How it happened: After a sluggish start, Fresno State (5-1) tied the game three times, including at 40-40 midway through the second half before Cal slowly pulled away.

Fresno State's 12 turnovers led to 15 Cal points while the Bulldogs were only able to tally four points off Cal's 11 turnovers.

Both teams combined to grab just seven offensive rebounds.

Quote:
Justin Hutson, Fresno State head coach
"We are 5-1, and we have another game on Wednesday. The team will bounce back. We made mistakes. We didn't do what we needed to do to score and make the stops that we needed to on the road. We didn't play a mature game to be able to come out and get a win on the road in front of a crowd. We just didn't get the job done tonight."

Team Notes:

This is the fourth time this season that the Bulldogs only had two players score in double-figures.
Fresno State was held to a season-low 57 points.
Fresno State grabbed 29 rebounds (the second-lowest of the season) as the Bulldogs had 27 rebounds against Pepperdine, and a season-low four offensive rebounds.
Fresno State had a season-low 10 attempts at the free throw line.

Player Notes:

Orlando Robinson has scored in double-figures in a career-best 15 consecutive games.
Robinson had a team-high nine rebounds,
Robinson tied his season-high with four assists.
Robinson played a season-high 38 minutes.
Robinson recorded a season-high four blocks.
Isaiah Hill scored in double-figures for the third time this season.
Deon Stroud swiped a season-high two steals.

Up Next: Fresno State returns home to the Save Mart Center for two games this week – hosting San Diego on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. PT and CSUN on Sunday.

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