Fresno State men’s basketball survives overtime thriller against Georgia State

The Fresno State men’s basketball team found itself in a battle down until the final seconds last night, surviving a late Georgia State comeback try to secure a 95-92 overtime victory at the Save Mart Center. “Was it pretty? No. Did we do a lot of goofy things? Yes, but we did enough to at least win it and I was proud of that,” head coach Vance Walberg said. What appeared to be a comfortable second-half lead quickly turned into a fight for survival as the Panthers erased an 11-point deficit and forced overtime after tying the game at 78. But with the game on the line, the Bulldogs delivered when it mattered most. Guard Ross Candelino knocked down two crucial 3-pointers in overtime, while guard Brian Amuneke led Fresno State with a career-high 27 points, helping the Bulldogs improve to 2-1 overall. The victory marked Fresno State’s first overtime contest of the 2026-27 season and kept the Bulldogs undefeated at home.

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