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Fresno State 81, San Jose State 63
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Junior guard Cezar Guerrero had 14 points and eight rebounds, leading Fresno State to an 81-63 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday evening at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Guerrero led five players who scored in double figures for Fresno State (11-12, 6-4 Mountain West Conference). Sophomore forward Karachi Edo scored 12 points, junior guards Julien Lewis and Marvelle Harris had 11 points apiece, and sophomore guard Paul Watson added 10.
Sophomore guard Rashad Muhammad scored 16 points to lead San Jose State (2-20, 0-10), which has lost 12 in a row. Sophomore guard Isaac Thornton scored 14.
Fresno State jumped out to a 13-4 lead and extended its lead to 20-9 on a 3-pointer by Guerrero with 12:26 to play in the opening period. The Bulldogs led by 13 before San Jose State rallied to cut the deficit to five on a layup by sophomore forward Brandon Mitchell with 54 seconds to go.
The Bulldogs led 37-31 at the half. The Spartans cut the deficit to two on a three-point play by Thornton with 16:52 to play, but the Bulldogs took control with a 15-4 run over the next 5:05 and led by as many as 22 in the final minutes.
