'Dogs dominate Toreros, 63-43

Wednesday, December 1

Fresno, Calif.

7 p.m. PT

Fresno State

6-1,0-0Mountain West

San Diego

4-5,0-0WCC

San Diego

Fresno St.

Photo by: CARY EDMONDSON - FRESNO STATE

'Dogs dominate Toreros, 63-43

12/1/2021 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Fresno State (6-1) registered its third 20-point win of the season in a dominant 63-43 victory over San Diego.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

The Breakdown:

Fresno State's Orlando Robinson scored 15 points in the Bulldogs' 63-43 win over San Diego.
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures (Robinson – 15, Jordan Campbell – 12 and Anthony Holland – 11).
Fresno State outscored USD 30-20 in the paint and never trailed in its third 20-point win this season.

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team defeated the San Diego Toreros 63-43 on Wednesday night at the Save Mart Center.

This was the third 20-point win for Fresno State (6-1), who never trailed in dispatching San Diego (4-5) behind a stalwart defense, strong post play and an impressive performance at the charity stripe.

Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson scored a game-high 15 points with five rebounds, five assists, three blocks and a steal to lead the Bulldogs, who improved to 4-0 at home this season.

Jordan Campbell added 12 points and Anthony Holland had 11 points with eight rebounds in Fresno State's third win in 10 days over West Coast Conference opponents.

How it Happened: Fresno State worked its way to a 13-point halftime lead and withstood USD's short-lived spurt to open the second half.

After USD had cut the Bulldogs' lead to 33-25, Fresno State continued to attack the basket and made five important paint buckets to build a double-digit cushion for the home stretch.

Fresno State made 51.2 percent of its field goal attempts (22-for-43) and went 17-for-19 at the free throw line (89.5 percent).

The Bulldogs led for more than 39 of the game's 40 minutes.

Quotes:
Justin Hutson, Fresno State head coach
On the team's performance...
"I think we're trying to play the game a little easier. We're trying to play it how it comes, the right way… all those analogies… We're trying to make sure we hit the open man, get the ball to where it's supposed to go. I think the guys are starting to feel like, no matter what we run, it has to go through Orlando's hands a little bit more. And, I think as the year goes on, it'll be able to go through Orlando's hands but they will also be able to be comfortable playing their game when they feel it's open. But, when it goes through Orlando's hands, good things usually happen."

Orlando Robinson, Fresno State junior forward
On the team's mindset and inspiration...
"It feels great seeing my teammates being aggressive when they need to be. It was really inspiring to me. My teammates have to know how to play off me and without me, and I was proud of Donavan Yap and Jordan Campbell for knowing what to do in the situation."

On the team bouncing back for a 20-point win...
"We saw what we needed to do and came into this game and worked on it. Just focus on the details and positions because that's going to make us a great team."

Team Notes:

Fresno State improved to 4-0 at home this season.
Fresno State also improved to 10-2 all-time in its series with San Diego, which includes a perfect 7-0 record in home games played in Fresno (3-0 now at the Save Mart Center). The Bulldogs have now won four of the last five meetings with USD.
Fresno State is now 3-0 against West Coast Conference opponents this season.
Fresno State improved to 11-0 when Anthony Holland has scored at least nine points in that game (12-1 when he scores eight or more points).
Fresno State improved to 35-6 in head coach Justin Hutson's tenure when recording a better assist-to-turnover ratio than its opponent (13 straight wins).
Fresno State also improved to 14-1 in Hutson's tenure when allowing under 60 points.
This was the fourth time Fresno State has held an opponent to under 50 points in Hutson's tenure (4-0 in those games).
The Bulldogs had three players score in double figures for the third time this season.
Fresno State shot 51.2 percent from the field to improve to 15-0 in Hutson's tenure when converting at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts.
Fresno State outrebounded San Diego 32-22 to win the battle of the boards for the fifth time this season.
Fresno State's bench outscored USD's reserves, 18-2.
Fresno State had 14 points off turnovers off of USD's 11 turnovers.
USD's four previous losses this season were by a combined 12 points.

Player Notes:

Orlando Robinson scored in double-figures for the 16th consecutive game (all seven games this season and 43rd time in his career).
Robinson had a season-high five assists (nine assist in his last two games).
With three blocks, Robinson has now recorded a total of 11 blocks in his last three games (at least three in each contest).
This was the sixth time this season Robinson has led the team in scoring.
Jordan Campbell scored in double-figures for the fourth time this season (seventh time in his career).
Anthony Holland scored in double-figures for the second time this season (sixth time in his career).
Holland led the team with eight rebounds.
Holland led the team with a season-high 34 minutes.
Junior Ballard made his first appearance of the 2021-22 season.

Up Next: Fresno State hosts CSUN on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center before traveling to play at San Francisco on Dec. 8.

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