After Greg Smith hit a layup to give Fresno State an 84-83 lead with 24 seconds left to play, Burrell quickly brought the ball up the court before Seattle University decided to call timeout. The final play was set up to feature Charles Garcia (Los Angeles, Calif.), but the ball squirted loose. Chris Gweth (Beaverton, Ore.) picked up the ball and fed Burrell, who went under the basket and converted from the other side.
Fresno State (2-1) had one final chance, but Garrett Lever (Phoenix, Ariz.) tipped the ball away from Steven Shepp and towards Burrell, who threw it in the air in celebration as the clock wound down to the end. Seattle University outscored Fresno State, 10-3, in the final two minutes of the game.
Garcia earned his first career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, along with a game-high two blocks. Aaron Broussard (Federal Way, Wash.) and Burrell each scored 16 points, and Mike Boxley (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.) was perfect on the night, going 5-for-5 from the field, including a career-high two three-pointers, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 14 points. Gweth contributed 12 points and three assists.
Paul George and Smith led Fresno State with 24 points and 10 rebounds each, while Sylvester Seay finished with 15 points and Shepp earned 13 points and eight assists. Each team committed 20 turnovers and shot the ball well, with the Bulldogs hitting 50.9 percent of their field goal attempts and SeattleU converting on 48.4 percent of its shots from the field, including 8-of-16 from the three-point line.
Seattle University (1-2) remains home and welcomes Weber State to KeyArena at Seattle Center Sunday, Nov. 22, with a 2:10 p.m. tip-off. Dave Grosby and Gary Hill, Jr., will bring all the action from courtside on 710 ESPN Seattle beginning with the pregame show at 1:55 p.m.