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Posted at 9:37 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2008

Hawaii men top Fresno State in basketball, 75-62

Associated Press

Jared Dillinger scored 15 points and Bobby Nash had 13 as Hawaii defeated Fresno State 75-62, tonight.

Matt Gibson and Riley Luettgerodt added 12 points apiece for the Rainbow Warriors (7-10, 3-2 Western Athletic Conference), who have won three of four.

Kevin Bell led Fresno State (9-10, 2-3) with 21 points and Hector Hernandez and Nedelijko Golubovic each scored 13 for the Bulldogs.

The teams traded baskets early in the first half, which featured 12 lead changes and three ties. But the Bulldogs shot just 2-of-12 from the field in the final 10:38 of the half, and Hawaii outscored Fresno State 14-5 during the stretch to take a 29-23 lead at halftime.

Hawaii extended its lead early in the second half, making five of its first six 3-point attempts of the half and went up 50-38 on Gibson's 3-pointer from the right wing with 12:27 remaining.

Fresno State would get no closer than seven the rest of the way.