University of Tulsa
Fresno State
Men's Hoops Edged By Fresno State, 86-85
1/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2002
FRESNO, Calif. - Melvin Ely scored 33 points and had 16 rebounds, both career highs, to lead Fresno State to an 86-85 Western Athletic Conference victory against Tulsa Saturday night at Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif.
Chris Jefferies converted a 3-point play with 10 seconds left in the game to seal the victory for Fresno (11-5 overall 3-1WAC). Jefferies finished with 20- points in the game.
Greg Harrington led Tulsa (10-3,1-1) with 25 points.
Dante Swanson's free throws got Tulsa even with 1:31 left, but Travis DeManby made one free throw to put Fresno ahead for good.
After Jefferies' 3-point play, Antonio Reed hit a long 3-pointer with one second left, however the clock was not stopped and time expired.
Kevin Johnson added 16 for Tulsa and Swanson finished with 13, as did Marqus Ledoux.
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