Originally published February 23, 2012 at 9:53 PM | Page modified February 24, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Kevin Olekaibe scores career-high 43 to lead Fresno State past Seattle U
Kevin Olekaibe scored 25 of his career-high 43 points in the second half as Fresno State defeated Seattle 78-72 in a nonconference game Thursday night.
FRESNO, Calif. — Kevin Olekaibe scored 25 of his career-high 43 points in the second half as Fresno State defeated Seattle 78-72 in a nonconference game Thursday night.
Olekaibe went 12 of 25 from the field and made all 14 of his free throws to become the first Fresno State (13-16) player to score 40 points in a game since Courtney Alexander on March 1, 2000.
Aaron Broussard scored 19 points and Clarence Trent had 14 for Seattle (10-15), which saw its four-game winning streak snapped.
Olekaibe opened the second half with consecutive three-pointers and made two free throws with 59 seconds remaining to ice the game for the Bulldogs.
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