Louisiana Tech 81, Fresno State 73
RUSTON, La. (AP)-- Kyle Gibson scored a career-high 32 points and Louisiana Tech defeated Fresno State 81-73 on Thursday night for its 10th straight win.
Gibson was 9-for-15 of the field, including 7-for-12 from 3-point range, and 7-for-7 from the line for Louisiana Tech (17-2, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference).
Fresno State (10-8, 3-1) snapped a four-game winning streak in the battle of the Bulldogs.
Trailing 13-12, Louisiana Tech pulled away with an 11-2 run and led 33-26 at halftime. Louisiana Tech opened the second half on a 20-7 spurt to lead 53-33 with 14:51 left.
Fresno State drew within 67-58 with 4:53 remaining, then trailed 74-68 with 3 minutes left, but could get no closer.
Jamel Guyton had 17 points and Magnum Rolle added 16 for Louisiana Tech, which outrebounded Fresno State 39-31.
Sylvester Seay scored 19 points for Fresno State while Paul George added 18.
San Jose State 76, Boise State 74
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)-- Adrian Oliver scored a season-high 33 points, lifting San Jose State to a 76-74 victory over Boise State on Thursday night.
The Spartans (9-7, 2-2 WAC) snapped a 14-game losing streak in their series with Boise State. They beat the Broncos for just the second time in 21 tries and beat Boise State coach Greg Graham, a former San Jose State assistant, for the first time after 14 losses.
Making his first career start, Daequon Montreal led the Broncos (9-9, 0-5) with 19 points, while La'Shard Anderson had 15 and Ike Okoye 14.
Justin Graham scored 14 for the Spartans, and Robert Owens added 10 in his first start of the season.
San Jose State's only other victory over the Broncos came on Feb. 2, 2002, a 62-51 decision during Boise State's first season in the WA