It was fairly close at times due to a couple of homecourt rallies but the outcome of last night's St. Mary-s - Fresno State game did not give a boost to the Bulldog or WAC RPIs.
Fresno Sate's lack of an inside offensive game and defense continues to haunt Coach Steve Cleveland.
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Fresno State catch that got away returns, helps Saint Mary's to victory
Gary Estwick
The Fresno Bee
1/08/08
Diamon Simpson returned to the Save Mart Center on Tuesday night, his first time back since committing to Fresno State as a high school senior.
Simpson never made it here during the fall of 2005, choosing to back out after recruiting violations ended Ray Lopes' coaching tenure. So his 17-point, six-rebound performance in Saint Mary's 77-68 win over Fresno State allowed the crowd of 9,610 fans to wonder what kind of contribution he could have made in the Valley.
He accomplished enough in the nonconference game to impress Fresno State coach Steve Cleveland, who took over for Lopes after Simpson, a former Bay Area prep standout, turned his interest to Saint Mary's.
"He's just so bouncy," Cleveland said. "He's around the rim. He can take it from 12, 14 feet and put it on the floor."
Simpson's effort spoiled a late Fresno State rally and Bryan Harvey's 20-point performance, temporarily ending what has been a trying season offensively for the Louisville transfer. Harvey's totals were both game and season highs...
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