Shamburger leads Spartans to 79-71 victory.

Shamburger leads Spartans to 79-71 victory.

Published Feb. 10, 2012 6:18 a.m. ET

Keith Shamburger scored 13 of his 21 points in the two overtimes to lead San Jose State to its first conference victory, beating Fresno State 79-71 Thursday night.

Wil Carter scored a career-high 23 points to go with 12 rebounds for the Spartans (8-16, 1-8 in the WAC), who ended a three-game slide.

Kevin Olekaibe scored 21 points for the Bulldogs (11-15, 3-7 WAC), who lost their sixth straight on the road and fourth in six games overall. Jonathan Wills added 16 points.

Shamburger hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with seven seconds left in the first overtime for the tie game.

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Jerry Brown, who finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out with 3:05 left in the extra period, was instrumental in giving the Bulldogs a chance to rally from behind. He had four of his five offensive boards during Fresno State's big run.

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