Fresno St. 68, UC Riverside 49

Fresno St. 68, UC Riverside 49

Published Feb. 20, 2011 12:06 a.m. ET

Greg Smith scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds as Fresno State coasted to a 68-49 victory over UC Riverside Saturday night in a BracketBuster game.

Garrett Johnson and Jonathan Wills added eight points each for Fresno State (13-14), which broke open the game with a 24-3 run midway through the second half.

Phil Martin scored 13 points and Javon Borum added 11 for UCR (9-16), which dropped its fourth straight.

The Highlanders went more than 5 minutes without scoring after Elliott Berry's jumper with 16:43 remaining gave UCR a 34-32 lead.

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Smith, who went 8 of 14 from the field and 7 of 13 from the line, scored 10 of Fresno State's 24 points during the Bulldogs' surge.

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