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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado St. 80, Fresno St. 57
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: Moby Arena, Fort Collins, Colorado
Officials: # Randy Heimerman, # Shawn Lehigh, # Bob Staffen
Attendance: 7043

No. 24 Colorado State 80, Fresno State 57: J.J. Avila had 17 points and nine rebounds as the Rams turned in a dominant defensive performance against the visiting Bulldogs.

Stanton Kidd added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists for Colorado State (19-3, 6-3 Mountain West), which bounced back from a loss to Boise State by holding the Bulldogs to 32.7 percent shooting. John Gillon added 12 points and Gian Clavell scored 11 while shooting 3-of-5 from 3-point range.

Marvelle Harris and Cezar Guerrero led Fresno State (10-12, 5-4) with 16 points apiece. Harris grabbed five rebounds and Julien Lewis added six points on 3-of-10 shooting for the Bulldogs, who were outrebounded 49-29 and never led.

Avila scored 11 points in the opening period and the Rams took a 35-22 lead into the break after limiting Fresno State to 8-of-29 shooting – including 3-of-12 from beyond the arc. The Rams continued to overpower the undersized Fresno State frontcourt in the second half and led 56-34 on Avila’s basket with just under 11 minutes remaining.

Tiel Daniels collected nine points and 10 rebounds while Joe De Ciman contributed nine points for the Rams, who had a four-game winning streak snapped Wednesday with an 82-78 loss at Boise State. Fresno State, which began the day tied for third in the Mountain West with the Rams, shot 6-of-19 from beyond the arc and lost their second straight.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Fresno State played without F Alex Davis, who was suspended prior to the game for actions detrimental to the team. … G Daniel Bejarano had seven points and eight rebounds for Colorado State, which improved to 41-8 at Moby Arena under coach Larry Eustachy. … The Bulldogs have been held to 22 points in the first half in each of their last two games.
Top Game Performances
 
Fresno St.   Colorado St.
Cezar Guerrero 16 Scoring J.J. Avila 17
Cezar Guerrero 2 Assists J.J. Avila 5
Terrell Carter II 5 Rebounds Tiel Daniels 10
Marvelle Harris 8 Free Throws Made John Gillon 5
Paul Watson 3 Steals J.J. Avila 4
Paul Watson 1 Blocks Daniel Bejarano 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fresno St. 57 32.7 6-19 17-22 6 27 1 8 10
Colorado St. 80 48.4 7-24 11-17 21 45 2 8 11