National Basketball Association
Colorado 71, Fresno St. 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Glenn Mayberry, # Bobby McRoy, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
5562
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Andre Roberson had 21 points and 10 rebounds and host Colorado survived Fresno State’s second-half rally to beat the Bulldogs 71-64 on Wednesday.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 points and Austin Dufault added 13 for Colorado (5-3), which led by 15 at halftime and extended their win streak against non-conference opponents to 27.
Kevin Olekaibe scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Fresno State comeback. Tyler Johnson added 11 points and six rebounds.
The Bulldogs (4-5) shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from the field in the second half, but made only six of their 23 3-point attempts overall.
Fresno State, which is in the middle of a three-game stretch against Pac-12 opponents, trailed 57-54 after Jerry Brown’s basket with 5:17 remaining.
Colorado, which shot less than 60 percent from the free throw line in each of its previous three games, shot 27-of-32 (84.4 percent) against the Bulldogs.
Top Game Performances
| Fresno St. |
|
Colorado |
|
Kevin Olekaibe 26 |
Scoring |
Andre Roberson 21 |
|
Jerry Brown 3 |
Assists |
Nate Tomlinson 6 |
|
Tyler Johnson 6 |
Rebounds |
Andre Roberson 10 |
|
Kevin Olekaibe 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Andre Roberson 9 |
|
Tyler Johnson 3 |
Steals |
Carlon Brown 1 |
|
Jerry Brown 2 |
Blocks |
Shannon Sharpe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Fresno St.
|
64 |
36.1 |
6-23 |
14-19 |
7 |
25 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
| Colorado
|
71 |
51.4 |
6-12 |
27-32 |
13 |
34 |
1 |
3 |
17 |