Scores

Final

Fresno St 73

(10-8, 3-1 WAC)

Louisiana Tech 81

(17-2, 5-0 WAC)

9:00 PM ET, January 14, 2010

Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, LA

1 2 T
FRES 26 4773
LT 33 4881

Top Performers

Fresno State: P. George 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Louisiana Tech: K. Gibson 32 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Louisiana Tech 81, Fresno St. 73

Associated Press

RUSTON, La. -- Kyle Gibson scored a career-high 32 points and Louisiana Tech defeated Fresno State 81-73 on Thursday night for its 10th straight win.

Gibson was 9-for-15 of the field, including 7-for-12 from 3-point range, and 7-for-7 from the line for Louisiana Tech (17-2, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference).

Fresno State (10-8, 3-1) snapped a four-game winning streak in the battle of the Bulldogs.

Trailing 13-12, Louisiana Tech pulled away with an 11-2 run and led 33-26 at halftime. Louisiana Tech opened the second half on a 20-7 spurt to lead 53-33 with 14:51 left.

Fresno State drew within 67-58 with 4:53 remaining, then trailed 74-68 with 3 minutes left, but could get no closer.

Jamel Guyton had 17 points and Magnum Rolle added 16 for Louisiana Tech, which outrebounded Fresno State 39-31.

Sylvester Seay scored 19 points for Fresno State while Paul George added 18.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FRES
LT
Points 73 81
FG Made-Attempted 24-59 (.407) 25-54 (.463)
3P Made-Attempted 7-21 (.333) 11-23 (.478)
FT Made-Attempted 18-25 (.720) 20-26 (.769)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 20

Game Leaders

 
FRES
LT
PointsS. Seay 19K. Gibson 32
ReboundsP. George 6M. Rolle 13
AssistsB. Sperling 5D. Brown 4
StealsP. George 2J. Guyton 4
BlocksP. George 2M. Rolle 2
Team Stats: Fresno State | Louisiana Tech

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 14, 2010 @LT 81, FRES 73Recap
Mar 4, 2010 @FRES 66, LT 59Recap
Mar 11, 2010 @LT 74, FRES 66Recap

Next 5 Games

FRES
LT
01/16 @NMSU 9:00pm
01/21 USU 10:00pm
01/23 NEV 10:30pm
01/28 @IDHO 10:05pm
01/30 @BSU 10:15pm
 01/21 @SJSU 10:00pm
01/24 @HAW 12:05am
01/30 NMSU 9:00pm
02/04 SJSU 9:00pm
02/08 @NMSU 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Fresno State | Louisiana Tech