Merrill, Porter lead No. 25 Utah State past Fresno State
Sam Merrill had 24 points and eight rebounds and Abel Porter scored seven of his 13 points in overtime as No. 25 Utah State beat Fresno State 77-70 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Fresno State Bulldogs
70
Utah State Aggies
77
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRES | 24 | 37 | 9 | 70 |
| USU | 27 | 34 | 16 | 77 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · 9,815 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Fresno Pacific Sunbirds | W 88-79 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 70-77
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 70-76
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 70-75
Foul on Orlando Robinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 70-75
New Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 67-75
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 67-74
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 67-73
Foul on Orlando Robinson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 67-73
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 67-72
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 67-71
Foul on Jarred Hyder.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 67-71
Abel Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 67-68
Orlando Robinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 66-68
Orlando Robinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 65-68
Foul on Justin Bean.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 65-68
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 65-67
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 65-66
Foul on Nate Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 65-66
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 64-66
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 63-66
Foul on Sam Merrill.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 63-66
Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bean.
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LayUpShot 3:02 63-63
Justin Bean made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:28 63-61
Noah Blackwell made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 61-61
New Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 58-61
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 58-60
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 58-59
Foul on Aguir Agau.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:28 58-59
New Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aguir Agau.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 55-59
Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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LayUpShot 2:09 55-56
Nate Grimes made Layup. Assisted by Jarred Hyder.
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JumpShot 2:44 53-56
Sam Merrill made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:04 53-54
Jarred Hyder made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 51-54
Brock Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 51-53
Brock Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 51-52
Foul on Orlando Robinson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:51 51-52
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:51 51-51
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:51 51-50
Foul on Aguir Agau.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:07 51-50
New Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:07 50-50
New Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:07 49-50
Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
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PersonalFoul 4:24 49-50
Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
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LayUpShot 4:41 49-50
Sam Merrill made Layup. Assisted by Justin Bean.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:32 49-48
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:32 49-47
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:32 49-46
Foul on Nate Grimes.
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LayUpShot 5:53 49-46
Nate Grimes made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:21 47-46
Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:41 47-44
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:41 46-44
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:41 45-44
Foul on Justin Bean.
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LayUpShot 7:15 45-44
Noah Blackwell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:34 43-44
Foul on Nate Grimes.
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LayUpShot 8:29 43-44
Sam Merrill made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 43-42
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 43-41
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:54 43-40
Foul on Nate Grimes.
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PersonalFoul 9:22 43-40
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:58 43-40
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:58 43-39
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-77
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 70-77
Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 70-77
Jarred Hyder missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 70-77
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 70-76
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 70-75
Foul on Orlando Robinson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:07 70-75
Fresno State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 70-75
New Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 67-75
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 67-74
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 67-73
Foul on Orlando Robinson.
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Steal 0:21 67-73
Diogo Brito Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:22 67-73
Jarred Hyder Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:26 67-73
Utah State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 67-73
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 67-72
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 67-71
Foul on Jarred Hyder.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 67-71
Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 67-71
Jarred Hyder missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 67-71
Abel Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 67-68
Orlando Robinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 66-68
Orlando Robinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 65-68
Foul on Justin Bean.
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ShortTimeOut 1:33 65-68
Fresno State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 65-68
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 65-67
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 65-66
Foul on Nate Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 65-66
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 64-66
Nate Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 63-66
Foul on Sam Merrill.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 63-66
Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bean.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:37 63-63
New Williams Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:02 63-63
Justin Bean made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:06 63-61
Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:06 63-61
Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:28 63-61
Noah Blackwell made Jumper.
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Steal 3:53 61-61
Orlando Robinson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:54 61-61
Abel Porter Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:19 61-61
Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:19 61-61
New Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 368 events.
Team Stats
FRES
USU
25-68
FG
21-60
37
Field Goal %
35
7-34
3PT
4-19
21
Three Point %
21
13-15
FT
31-34
87
Free Throw %
91
37
Rebounds
48
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
30
Defensive Rebounds
37
10
Assists
13
7
Steals
8
5
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
11
4
Fast Break Points
10
36
Points in Paint
32
26
Fouls
15
8
Largest Lead
8
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