1985_03 The Daily Collegian March 1985

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Bulldogs sparkle in triple-overtime win
Scott Barnes fouled out. Jos Kuipers
fouled out. Fred Emerson fouled out. In
the end it came down to steady senior
Mitch Arnold.
The Fresno State guard showed last
night in Selland Arena that he was not
ready for his season to end, as Arnold
scored 16 second half points to lead the
Bulldogs to a 79-76, triple-overtime victory
over the Broncos of Santa Clara University
in the opening round of the National
Invitation Tournament.
"1 don't think IVe ever coached anyone
I thought could play with pressure better
than Mitch Arnold," said Fresno State
head coach Boyd Grant of the Bulldog
senior."I have coached better athletes, but
I don't think IVe ever coached anyone
that could make the (teal at the right time,
or get the pass where it should be at the
right time, or make the clutch shot at the
right time."
Arnold truly was the clutch player of
the night as the FSU senior kept the
Bulldogs in the game with his outside
shooting, defensive play and his re¬
bounding. The Bulldog guard finished
with 18 points, five rebounds and a game-
high four steals.
Backup center Mark Guslin iced ihe
victory with a pair of free throws with just
three seconds left on the clock, but it was
Arnold who gave the Bulldogs their final
lead, 77-76, when he buried a 16-footer off
of a missed Brian Salone shot.
The game was closely matched as the
lead changed 15 times, with the Bulldogs
and the Broncos battling to 12 ties. Both'
teams took large leads at different points
of the contest, but neither club held it for
very long.
Other Bulldog scorers included Barnes
who finished with a team high 21 points,
and Kuipers netted ten points along with
Brian Salone. Marvin Carter finished with
eight, Strain added six, while Emerson
finished with four points.
Good friends won't leave you flat.
The Bulldogs shot well for the ballgame,
making 33 of 61 shots for a fine shooting
percentage of 54-percent. Santa Clara was
almost as perfect, as the Broncos shot 52-
percent from the field, making 26 of SO
Rebounding was close as FSU snared
30 boards while the Broncos came down
with 31. Turnovers were another problem
for both clubs as FSU lost the ball 11
times, while the Broncos turned it over 14
The game started out poorly for Fresno
State, as tbe Broncos threatened to blow
the Bulldogs off the court in the first few
minutes of the game. Santa Clara did not
miss a shot in building an early 15-2
advantage, and it appeared that Fresno
State did not have a player that could shut
down the Broncos 7-"center Nick Vanos.
The Bronco senior was devastating inside,
as he made an easy layup over the out¬
stretched hands of FSU center Fred
Emerson to start out the game, then
stuffed Emerson's slam-dunk attempt in
tht Bulldog tr
Both Vanos and guard Harold Keeling
finished the night with 24 point outputs.
Keeling scored an instrumental six points
in the Bronco 15-2 run, and the Bulldogs
couldn't seem to handle Vanos or the
Santa Clara fast-break.
But after a timeout called by Grant with
17:22 remaining in the first half, the
Bulldogs settled down and seemed to
recapture the sparking ir
'   the last few FSU c<
The Bulldogs put on a 15-4 spurt of
behind the shooting of Scott
Barnes to pull within two at 19-17, but
Fresno State would not take a lead until
Barnes hit a 12-foot bank shot with 1:42
remaining in the first half for a 25-24
advantage. The Bulldogs took a one point,
29-28 lead into halftime when forward Jos
Kuipers canned an 18-foot jumper from
the right side.
Still, things looked to be far from oi
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