National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 71, Fresno St. 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Glenn Mayberry, # Bobby McRoy, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: 5562
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Glenn Mayberry, # Bobby McRoy, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: 5562
Andre Roberson had 21 points and 10 rebounds and host Colorado survived Fresno State’s second-half rally to beat the Bulldogs 71-64 on Wednesday.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 points and Austin Dufault added 13 for Colorado (5-3), which led by 15 at halftime and extended their win streak against non-conference opponents to 27.
Kevin Olekaibe scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Fresno State comeback. Tyler Johnson added 11 points and six rebounds.
The Bulldogs (4-5) shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from the field in the second half, but made only six of their 23 3-point attempts overall.
Fresno State, which is in the middle of a three-game stretch against Pac-12 opponents, trailed 57-54 after Jerry Brown’s basket with 5:17 remaining.
Colorado, which shot less than 60 percent from the free throw line in each of its previous three games, shot 27-of-32 (84.4 percent) against the Bulldogs.
Top Game Performances
| Fresno St. | Colorado | |
| Kevin Olekaibe 26 | Scoring | Andre Roberson 21 |
| Jerry Brown 3 | Assists | Nate Tomlinson 6 |
| Tyler Johnson 6 | Rebounds | Andre Roberson 10 |
| Kevin Olekaibe 5 | Free Throws Made | Andre Roberson 9 |
| Tyler Johnson 3 | Steals | Carlon Brown 1 |
| Jerry Brown 2 | Blocks | Shannon Sharpe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Fresno St. | 64 | 36.1 | 6-23 | 14-19 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Colorado | 71 | 51.4 | 6-12 | 27-32 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 17 |