McManamen's 30 helps lift Wyoming to wild 4-overtime win (Feb 08, 2017)
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Jason McManamen started out red hot from 3-point range and scored a career-high 30 points, but it was his free throw with 11 seconds remaining that lifted Wyoming to a 102-100 quadruple overtime win over Fresno State on Wednesday night.
The frenzied contest was just the second four-overtime game in Mountain West Conference history and featured a combined 25 3-pointers and 53 free throws.
McManamen found his groove early, making is first seven shots from 3-point range but then he missed his last six tries from deep. But the senior and Wyoming native picked up the slack at the foul line, sinking seven in a row before missing his eighth and final try.
Fresno State's Jahmel Taylor, fouled with two seconds on the clock and trailing 102-99, made the first free throw and deliberately missed the second but Wyoming controlled the rebound as time expired.
Jahmel Taylor scored 18 points for the Bulldogs (14-10, 6-6 Mountain West). Deshon Taylor poured in a career-high 32, making a school-record 17 of 18 free throws, while Fresno's two top scorers Jaron Hopkins and Paul Watson fouled out with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Hayden Dalton scored 21 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for Wyoming (16-9, 6-6) and Alan Herndon scored 17 before fouling out.
