1977_02 The Daily Collegian February 1977

              Bulldogs blowout SD State
Tuesday, February 1, 1977
THE COLLEGIAN-3
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Photos by Joe Laspina
sports —	
Fans, rest of league should be
believers after 'Dog home stand
If people feel the CSUF
basketball team can't measure
up to the lop teams in the PCAA
because of Its recent loaing
streak, they didn't pay
attention to the Bulldogs' latest
After the 82-75 loss to Long
Beach Jan. 23, the BuUdoga came
out Thursday against conference
co-leader San Diego SUte, (8-0).
Fresno dropped behind 85-30 at
halftime but came back In tbe
second half to blow the Aztecs
right out of Selland Arena, 77-81,
behind Mike Gregory's 21 point*
and Doug Streeter'a 15 assists.
On Saturday night, the Cal
State Fullerton Titans Invaded
Selland with a 3-1 conference
record. The visitors barely es¬
caped with a 72-70 win pn two
Creg Bunch free throws with no
tunc remaining.
The Aztecs had built
leadw
•s left in the
Junior guord Mike Gregory left on* goon rout* too 21-potntps
fonvtenc* tn Frtstvso't win over th* Aztecs. Stunning Bulldog pi
formonce snapped an cight-gom* losing *k*tn.
t half, hut San Diego tur¬
novers and Gregory's hot hand
helped the Bulldogs to stay close
at halftime. 35-30. Gregory had 13
points at halftime, while Brian
Frischman and Joel Kramer had
10 and nine points respectively
(or San Diego.
»oth teams traded baskets for
the first three minutes of the
second half, as San Diego still
held a 43-38 lead. But Willie
Fletcher's backwards slam dunk
after a steal and Rick Iasacaon's-
Tast break jump ihot brought the
Bulldogs back to within one
point, 43-42.
A tight man-to-man defense
and more San Diego turnovers
Hot the Bulldogs rolling. The
Aztecs weren't penetrating aa
well as they had been earlier, and
excellent backcourt pressure by
Streeter triggered teveral
Bulldog faat breaks.
A John Cummingi layup
midway through tbe half gave
tbe Bulldogs a 49-48 lead which it
never gave up. Streeter found
Gregory for faat break layup*
three different time*, and San
Diego's offense fell apart aa
Fresno built an 18 point lead. The
crowd of 1,831 roared its ap¬
proval u Gregory scored on
another layup to give the
Bulldogs a 77-81 romp.
Againat Fullerton, Gregory
and Cummtnga had 12 and eight
points respectively In the first
half aa Fresno held a 38-34 edge.
The Titans were led by 6-5 for¬
ward Greg Bunch, who also had
12.
It looked Uke the Titans were
going lo run away with It to start
the second half as they scored
nine unanswered points for a 43-
38 lead.
But the Bulldogs wouldn't fold
as they worked for good shots
and took advantage of Fullerton
turnovers. After two Steve Shaw
dunks, the Titans had a 55-46
lead, but Eddie Adams and
Kenny Barnes hit on jump shots
to keep Fresno close.
After Bunch hit two free throws
which gave the Titans a 61-52
lead, Fresno charged right back
to score 10 unanswered points. A
Streeter hook shot with 8:05 left
gave the Bulldoga a 63-81 lead aa
2,528 erupted at Selland.
The Bulldoga held Its lead
behind Streeter'i clutch shooting
and ball-handling. Cummings hit
a jump shot with 2:36 left to keep
Fresno ahead, 70-68, but Kevin
Heenan came right back for
Fullerton with a baseline jumper
to tie it at 70-70.
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Fresno then controlled the bail
on offense without taking a shot
and called a timeout with 10
seconds left to set up their laat
offensive play. Cummings waa
open for a 17 foot jumper from
the baseline, but the ball was off
the rim snd Fullerton hsd
possession with one second left.
On the Inbound* pas* from side
center court, Keith Anderson
threw to Greg Bunch in the Titan
forecourt. Aa Bunch and Adama
went for the ball, Adama waa
called for a foul, giving Bunch a
1-1 free throw with no time left.
Bunch hit on both shots to give
the Titan* tbe win.
Coach Ed Gregory said after
the game that a combination of
bad calls and missed shots coat
the Bulldogs. "We hsd excellent
shot selection at the end," he
»aid. "We did exactly what we
wanted, the ball just didn't go
down. When they don't go down,
what can you say?
"The officials ignored things
nil night, and then they had to
call that laat foul. It's a shame,
the kids did such a good job."
Streeter led the Bulldogs with
18 point* while Gregory and
Cummings had 14 each. Bunch
waa tbe game's leading scorer
with 23 points.
The Bulldogs are now 1-3 in the
PCAA and have lost nine of their
last 10. But that record may be
misleading. Fresno ran San
Diego State out of Selland and
came within one aecond of
defeating Fullerton, while giving
Long Beach SUte all it could
handle recently.
Wrestlers win second straight
by Mike RetsUn
For a team that was recently in
the midst of a loaing streak and
low In morale, the Fresno State
Bulldog wrestlers have done an
about face, as evidenced by Iheir
convincing 43-7 non-conference
victory over Cal State Northridge
Saturday.
It was the 'Dogs second con¬
secutive  victory  and  they  are
nine matches, then rebounded to
defeat UC Davis 22-15 last week
•where they earned their first
victory of the year.
aach DJck Francla aaid the
team waa overjoyed in finally
establishing its first wins.
"It's a very satisfying win,"
said Francis, of the Northridge
contest. "It'll be good for their
(the Bulldog's) egos."
W»rren Flynn, the only fresh¬
man on the team, racked up a 10-
0 shutout over his opponent. Bob
Parker did likewise, shutting out
to an 11-2 victory over hla op¬
ponent In the 158-pound class.
Bryan Bedrosian also recorded a
victory in the 180-pound class.
The 'Dogs next match,
however, will prove to be a little
tougher than the rest. They are
scheduled to. travel to Long
Beach thia Friday to meet the
4»ers In the PCAA opener.
"They're (Long Beach) pretty
.good," said Francis. "They're
the toughest in the conference.
They've defeated UCLA
(nationally-ranked). Las Vegas,
and Fullerton."
After the Long Beach match,
the 'Dogs will participate ln the
Biola Tournament, held over the
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