Taylor's 31 points leads Fresno St over Montana St 80-67
FRESNO, Calif. -- Deshon Taylor scored 31 points and Fresno State made 29 of 32 free throws in the second half to beat Montana State 80-67 on Sunday.
Ray Bowles Jr. scored 12 points and Terrell Carter II added 12 points with seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-2).
Montana State scored nine straight, capped by a 3-point play by Harald Frey, to pull within one late in the first half and after a Fresno State basket he had another 3-point play to tie it. Taylor quickly answered with a 3-point play with 1:01 to go and the Bulldogs led 37-35 at the half.
Bowles scored the first six points of the second half to spark a 17-3 run and the Bulldogs led by 16. At one point FSU scored nine straight, the first seven from the foul line. The largest lead was 19, 74-55, on Bowles' jumper with 5:03 left to play.
The Bulldogs (4-2) scored 23 points off of 14 Bobcats turnovers and outscored them 42-26 in the paint but made just 2 of 12 3-pointers.
Tyler Hall led Montana State (4-3) with 13 points, Keljin Blevins added 11 and Joe Mvuezolo Jr. had 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Spaulding
- Brad Gaston
- Jeff Wooten
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 8-1 | - | 16-6 |
| Montana | 8-2 | 0.5 | 15-8 |
| Portland State | 5-4 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Idaho State | 5-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
| Idaho | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Montana State | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-7 | 5.5 | 7-16 |
| Weber State | 2-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Sacramento State | 2-7 | 6 | 6-16 |
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 10-1 | - | 18-4 |
| Utah State | 9-2 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Colorado State | 8-2 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| San Diego State | 8-3 | 2 | 15-5 |
| Boise State | 7-4 | 3 | 15-7 |
| UNLV | 5-6 | 5 | 11-11 |
| Nevada | 4-7 | 6 | 12-10 |
| Wyoming | 4-7 | 6 | 11-11 |
| San José State | 4-7 | 6 | 11-12 |
| Fresno State | 1-10 | 9 | 5-17 |
| Air Force | 0-11 | 10 | 3-19 |
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