Hawaii 74, Fresno St. 68

Hawaii 74, Fresno St. 68

Published Jan. 13, 2012 12:48 a.m. ET

Zane Johnson scored 24 points and Vander Joaquim added 23 points and 16 rebounds as Hawaii outlasted Fresno State 74-68 in overtime Thursday night.

Joaquim scored nine of the Rainbow Warriors' 16 points in the extra period as Hawaii (10-6, 2-0 Western Athletic) won its first conference road opener since 2004.

Garrett Johnson led Fresno State (7-11, 0-3) with 18 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime that brought the Bulldogs within 65-64 with 1:52 left.

Joaquim answered with a layup, then converted a three-point play that put Hawaii ahead 70-66 with 50 seconds left.

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Hawaii's Joston Thomas hit an inside basket with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 58-58 and force overtime.

Kevin Olekaibe added 15 points for the Bulldogs, and Steven Shepp had eight points and 11 assists.

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