{"id":114595,"date":"2025-12-31T05:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/114595\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:26:09","slug":"collins-puts-up-18-as-utah-state-takes-down-fresno-state-72-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/114595\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins puts up 18 as Utah State takes down Fresno State 72-63"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Michael Collins Jr.’s 18 points helped Utah State<\/a> defeat Fresno State<\/a> 72-63 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Collins went 9 of 16 from the field (0 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Aggies (11-1, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Mason Falslev scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and four steals. Kolby King shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points.<\/p>\n

Jake Heidbreder led the way for the Bulldogs (6-7, 0-2) with 21 points and three steals. Fresno State also got 15 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks from Wilson Jacques. Bastien Rieber had 12 points.<\/p>\n

Utah State took the lead for good with 14:49 to go in the first half. The score was 35-26 at halftime, with Collins racking up 10 points. Utah State turned a six-point second-half lead into a 13-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 46-33 lead with 15:53 left in the half. Falslev scored nine second-half points in the win.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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