Great Osobor had 29 points and 17 rebounds as No. 18 Utah State defeated Fresno State 87-75 in overtime
LAS VEGAS — in a quarterfinal round game of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Thursday.
Darius Brown had 17 points and 11 assists and Javon Jackson scored 16 points for the Aggies , the tournament's top seed.Osobor, the conference's player of the year, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 before Fresno State's Hill dropped in a layup to tie the game at 70 with 1:20 remaining. Both teams missed 3-point attempts in the final minute.
In the overtime, Jackson hit a 3-pointer and Osobor scored in the paint to put Utah State up by five. Osobor hit one of two free throws and extended the lead to 76-70 with 2:29 left in the extra session. Brown hit a 15-footer to stretch the lead to 78-70 with 1:43 left. Fresno State turned the ball over and couldn’t get any closer.Utah State: The Aggies will await the winner of the UNLV-San Diego State game pitting the fourth and fifth seeds in the tournament.
Fresno State: Won its first game in the MWC tournament, 77-73, over Wyoming. Bulldogs coach Justin Hutson’s contract expires on April 30. Neither Hutson nor the school has discussed the situation prior to the tournament. The Bulldogs have five seniors in their regular rotation, starters Hill, Pope, Leo Colimerio and Xavier Dusell, along with reserve Donovan Yap.Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here.AP college basketball: https://apnews.
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