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Junior forward Cullen Russo had 14 points and 12 rebounds for
Fresno State, which won for the fourth time in five games.
Senior guard Julien Lewis had 12 points.
Freshman guard Jeremy Hemsley scored 18 points for San Diego
State, which had won 11 in a row. Sophomore guard Trey Kell put
up 16 points.
Fresno State (16-8, 7-4 Mountain West Conference) took a 14-12
lead on a layup by Harris, but San Diego State staged a 14-0 run
to take a 26-14 lead. The Bulldogs battled back, mounting a 12-0
run to tie the game on a jumper by Lewis. The Aztecs (18-7,
11-1) carried a 30-29 lead into the break.
The Bulldogs reclaimed the lead early in the second period, but
the Aztecs scored the next 12 points to go up 42-31. Fresno
State rallied once more to take a 53-50 lead on a 3-pointer by
Lewis.
Two Harris free throws with 1:12 to go gave the Bulldogs a
four-point lead. Aztecs forward Zylan Cheatham made three of
four free throws in the final minute to cut the margin to one.
San Diego State had an opportunity to win, but Kell missed a
jumper with two seconds remaining.
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