There weren't quite enough fans to make the "White-Out" look effective last night, so the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team went with a wipeout theme instead.

In a game that was never close, the Rainbow Warriors routed Fresno State, 69-43, last night.

A White-Out crowd of 3,234 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the Rainbow Warriors improve to 11-11 overall and 3-7 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Fresno State dropped to 9-14 and 1-7.

The 'Bows are tied for seventh place in the nine-team WAC; the Bulldogs are in last.

"Obviously, you have to make shots and these guys made shots at the beginning of the game," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash said. "We got off to a good start, and we just kept it going that first half."

Roderick Flemings had one of his best all-around games of the season, recording 14 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots. He led the 'Bows in all four categories.

"Whether it's scoring, assists, he's stepping up and making plays for us," Nash said of the 6-foot-7 Flemings. "That's what good players do, make their teammates better."

Led by Flemings, the 'Bows dominated the rebounding battle, grabbing a season-high 49 to Fresno State's 22.

"They just completely overwhelmed us on the boards," Fresno State head coach Steve Cleveland said. "I didn't see this coming to be honest with you.

"I said from the beginning that rebounding would be the issue, and it was more than the issue. The game was over in the first 10 or 15 minutes because we couldn't adjust."

Kareem Nitoto added 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and grabbed six rebounds for Hawai'i.

Bill Amis contributed 10 points, despite sitting out the final 16 minutes with a "tweaked" right ankle. Nash said he thinks Amis should be available for Hawai'i's game tomorrow against Idaho.

"If we needed him to go back in the game, he would have been able to go back in the game," Nash said. "So we don't think it's anything serious."

It was about the only concern the 'Bows had all night.

Hawai'i raced to a 16-1 lead and never was challenged the rest of the way.

"The win tonight was a tribute to the way the guys have practiced," Nash said. "The things that we've done in practice and preparation ... I thought we stayed with our game plan."

It helped that the Bulldogs' shots came without a compass.

Fresno State missed its first nine field-goal attempts, and did not make a basket until there was 10:27 remaining in the first half. The misses came from far and near, and from just about every Bulldog.

"It didn't matter who we played," Cleveland said. "Everybody contributed to the worst evening we've had all year. It's the worst ball game we played."

Fresno State's six previous WAC losses this season were by an average of 6.2 points per game, including two losses in overtime.

"They probably had an off night," Flemings said. "Coach told us don't let up. They're a pretty athletic team. They could come back any time. So we just tried to get as big a lead as we can to get some of the younger guys in."

The 'Bows eventually took a 34-10 lead at intermission.

Fresno State shot a pathetic 3 of 25 from the field in the first half for a .120 percentage.

Flemings had eight points and nine rebounds by himself in the first half, nearly matching the Bulldogs' total of 10 points and 11 rebounds.

"His domination on the boards in the first half ... that set the tone for us," Nash said. "He showed a certain toughness, a certain aggressiveness, and our team feeds off of that."

Fresno State never got closer than 19 in the second half.

"They got some good young players over there and they're going to be scary in time," Nash said. "They hung in there the second half and played us pretty even. It's a good thing we had a big enough lead in the first half."

Hawai'i finished with a .509 field-goal percentage, for its best shooting night in a month.

"We've really been working extremely hard on perfecting our offense," Nitoto said. "We're not going to run 30 plays. We're just going to run one play and we got a million options out of that."

Fresno State played the same type of zone defense that has stymied the 'Bows this season, but Hawai'i managed to work through it for several uncontested layups.

"We're just trying to get better every game," Flemings said.

Hawai'i led by as many as 28 points late in the second half, allowing Nash to clear his bench.

Freshman Conrad Fitzgerald made his first 3-pointer of the season, and freshman Adam Jespersen scored his first points of the season on a putback in the closing seconds.

Fresno State finished with a .269 field-goal percentage — its worst performance this season.

Paul George led the Bulldogs with 13 points, and Mychal Ladd added 11. Sylvester Seay, the team's best post player, scored 10 points but fouled out with 12:23 remaining.

The Bulldogs played without starting point guard Dwight O'Neil, who is serving an indefinite suspension. He is the team's only senior, and is averaging 12.8 points and 5.5 assists per game.

Hawai'i will play another WAC game tomorrow when it hosts Idaho at the Sheriff Center. The game will start at 6:05 p.m., one hour earlier than originally scheduled to accommodate Idaho's travel schedule.