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
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Utah State | 14-4 | - | 28-7 |
Nevada | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Boise State | 13-5 | 1 | 22-11 |
UNLV | 12-6 | 2 | 21-13 |
San Diego State | 11-7 | 3 | 26-11 |
New Mexico | 10-8 | 4 | 26-10 |
Colorado State | 10-8 | 4 | 25-11 |
Wyoming | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
Fresno State | 4-14 | 10 | 12-21 |
Air Force | 2-16 | 12 | 9-22 |
San José State | 2-16 | 12 | 9-23 |