San Diego State bulldozes Fresno State

There was a glimmer of a high for Fresno State basketball, what with the play of freshmen Mychal Ladd and Paul George (he of the dunk video that will never get old) against St. Mary's earlier this week but San Diego State took FSU apart last night 80-56.

Bulldogs roughed up by Aztecs
San Diego State proves too physical in victory.
The Fresno Bee
11/22/08

Fresno State got an introduction to physical play Saturday afternoon in a men's basketball season that surely will teach more lessons to the young Bulldogs.

Harassed by San Diego State's constant pressure and rough, physical defense in the paint, visiting Fresno State played out of sync from the start in a 80-56 nonconference loss at the Cox Center.

Fresno State (1-2) committed eight turnovers and never got to the free-throw line in the first half, contributing to a 40-23 deficit. The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 27 points in the game.

The Bulldogs' freshman starting tandem of Paul George and Mychal Ladd combined to shoot 4 of 19, and team 36.7% overall.

"We were overmatched physically," Bulldogs coach Steve Cleveland said. "They overwhelmed us the first 20 minutes and that put us behind early...

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Here's the San Diego Union-Tribune with another game perspective.