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Robinson's 24 not enough on Friday
2/11/2022 8:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Fresno State played another Quad 1 game on the road and battled close for a half before struggling down the stretch.
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Fresno State (16-8, 6-5 Mountain West) attacked the paint early and often en route to a 28-25 halftime lead before struggling to match Colorado State (19-3, 9-3 MW) – especially from the perimeter – in the second half.
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Orlando Robinson scored a game-high 24 points with eight rebounds in the loss to CSU, who was led by David Roddy's 21 points.
How it happened: With Fresno State trailing 15-8, the Bulldogs used a 9-0 run to take its first lead at 17-15 with 7:53 to play in the first half.
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Fresno State extended its led by as many as six in the final minute before halftime.
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In the second half, the Bulldogs didn't make enough shots to counter CSU's zone – converting just 2-for-19 on 3-point field goal attempts after the break.
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Meanwhile, the Rams shot 51.9 percent from the field for the game and outscored the 'Dogs 40-26 in the paint, including a 24-12 advantage in the second 20 minutes.
Team Notes
- This was the only regular season meeting between the Bulldogs and Rams.
- Fresno State has limited its opponents to fewer than 70 points in 22Â of its 24Â games this season.
- This was Fresno State's third Quad 1 road game (fourth overall) so far this season.
- Fresno State now trails the all-time series, 24-18Â (overall) and 18-3 (games played in Fort Collins).
- In the last seven games in the series, this was the fifth played at Moby Arena.
Quotes:
Justin Hutson, Fresno State head coach
"We do have some guys who can shoot it, we just didn't knock some down tonight, and we could have generated a few better shots. We had some good looks, but we also could have sustained it. That's what you're looking at. You want to get a good look a good majority of the time up and down the floor. Yes, we had some good looks, but we also didn't handle it well at times, either.
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Orlando Robinson, Fresno State junior forward
On his approach heading into the game…
"After Wyoming, I just had to take a look at myself and get back in the gym. I was working through a couple of injuries and now I had to get back into the flow of things. That's something I did on the couple of days we had off and that's why I came out shooting it a little better today."
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On his play in the post…
"I knew it was going to one one-on-one to a certain point. Once I started getting doubled, I just tried to work for deeper touches so that they couldn't come and double-team me.
Next up: Fresno State will host UNLV on Wednesday and San Diego State on Saturday at the Save Mart Center.
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