Recap - Fresno State Defeats New Mexico State 88-83
Recap - Fresno State Defeats New Mexico State 88-83
Fresno State got 24 points from Kevin Olekaibe en route to an 88-83 victory over New Mexico State on Thursday at Save Mart Center.
Fresno State was a 3-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Greg Smith had 17 points for Fresno State and Garrett Johnson chipped in with 17 points. Steven Shepp had 5 assists for them, while Nedeljko Golubovic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
New Mexico State got 33 points from Troy Gillenwater in a losing cause and another 14 points from Tyrone Watson. Hernst Laroche contributed 6 assists for them, while Troy Gillenwater had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Fresno State were victorious, as the score was 37-35 at the break.
New Mexico State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 37-33.
