LOGAN, Utah - On a career high game, Danae Powell led the Bulldogs to an overtime win against Utah State on Saturday afternoon at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, 81-73.
Powell led the charge on the court with 22 points, a new career high with 28 minutes on the court. Four other Bulldogs finished in double figures tonight - Mariah Elohim (17), Saga Ukkonen and Mia Jacobs (13) and Rayna Williams (10).
How it happened
Utah State felt the flow of a 4-0 run before Mariah Elohim hit a three pointer. Aggies kept pace with the Bulldogs in the first period with five lead changes.
Fresno State fought to keep more than a four point lead for the first seven minutes of the second until a 9-2 run. Maria Konstantinidou hit a layup, Jacobs and Elohim for a set of three-pointers and Williams on 1-of-2. Eight more points gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the night, 36-24, until Stubbs jumper in the final four seconds.
Fresno State went into the half with a ten point lead after shooting 42% (12-of-28) from the field, 45% from the three (5-of-11) and 70% from the foul line (7-of-10).
Utah State opened on a 7-0 run before Kylee Fox got the first basket of the half from inside the paint. Ukkonen worked to put momentum back with a deep three. Powell and Williams followed in suit with a deep three and layup, respectively.
Double-double number 16 came for Jacobs on her third three-pointer of the night. Fresno State held as large as an 11 point lead at the start of the fourth. Utah State battled back, bringing it within one, 62-61, after a 2-of-2 trip to the line with 1:30 to play. Powell made an effort to push it back up with a layup. But the Aggies were on a string of luck. Utah State took another trip to the line (2-2) to get back within one, 64-63, in the final forty seconds. Utah State's Stubbs missed jumper gave the Bulldogs the ball back with twenty seconds to play. Aggies missed their next three attempts. With a second left on the clock, Williams set Latta to the line for three shots. Latta went 3-of-3 to tie it up 66-66.
Powell and Elohim called the game with seven and six points in overtime play, respectively. Fresno State out scored Utah State, 15-7.
Notable
Fresno State improves to 16-9, 7-5 MW
Fresno State surpassed the total wins from last seasons overall and conference with a win in Logan
Bulldogs won both meetings with the Aggies this season, extending the series win streak to four games
Fresno State saw their second OT game this season, 2-0
Danae Powell posted a career high 22 points, for the first time in her career, led the team in scoring
Rayna Williams hit a new career high 10 points
Fresno State never saw more than a 10 point lead at the end of a quarter
For the third time this season five players have finished in double figures
Mia Jacobs saw her 16th double-double this season on 13 points and 15 rebounds
Taija Sta. Maria had a team high four assist
Fresno State shot 44% (27-61) from the field, 42% (9-21) from the three
Up next: Fresno State swings back home to the Save Mart Center to host Nevada in their final meeting of the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.