Bulldogs Fall Short To Colorado 50-43

By KSEE Sports

December 13, 2012 Updated May 24, 2013 at 1:34 PM PDT

On Wednesday night the Fresno State men's basketball team loss to Colorado 50-43.

The Bulldogs erased a 10-point halftime deficit by going on a 13-2 run out of the break while the Buffaloes scoreless for the first five minutes before allowing Colorado to respond with a 16-4 surge of its own for a 45-34 lead.

Fresno State then made the next eight points to surge back within two points with less than 30 seconds to play. But the Buffs hit five of their six free throws in the last 18 seconds of the game to fend off the 'Dogs furious rally.

Colorado's Andre Roberson scored 17 points and grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds. Askia Booker added 14 points and Josh Scott had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Buffaloes (8-2).

Kevin Foster led the Bulldogs with eight points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.

Fresno State (5-5) will host UC Irvine (6-4) at the Save Mart Center on Saturday night at 7 p.m. PT.