Fresno St. beats Hawaii at Wooden Legacy
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Deshon Taylor scored 20 points to lead Fresno State to a 79-64 victory over Hawaii to finish third in the Wooden Legacy.
The Bulldogs made 11 of 20 from 3-point range (55 percent), with Sam Bittner and Braxton Huggins making three 3s each.
Fresno State was impressive all tournament, having won two of three games. Its only blemish was a heartbreaking loss to Miami in the semifinals on a last-second put-back dunk.
The Bulldogs (3-2) return to Fresno having played well in three consecutive games. Fresno State went on a 12-0 run in the second half to extend its lead to 59-43 and take control.
Jack Purchase scored 14 points and Zigmars Raimo added 13 for Hawaii (4-3), which beat Utah on Thursday and lost Friday to Seton Hall.
Hawaii cut the lead to five points at 45-40 on layup by Raimo early in the second half but that's as close as Hawaii would get.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tommy Short
- Ted Valentine
- Kerby Sitton
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 5-0 | - | 15-1 |
| New Mexico | 5-0 | - | 13-3 |
| Boise State | 4-1 | 1 | 12-4 |
| San Diego State | 3-1 | 1.5 | 10-3 |
| Colorado State | 3-1 | 1.5 | 9-6 |
| UNLV | 3-1 | 1.5 | 9-6 |
| Wyoming | 2-3 | 3 | 9-7 |
| Nevada | 0-4 | 4.5 | 8-7 |
| Air Force | 0-4 | 4.5 | 3-12 |
| San José State | 0-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
| Fresno State | 0-5 | 5 | 4-12 |
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 3-0 | - | 13-2 |
| UC San Diego | 3-0 | - | 13-2 |
| Cal State Northridge | 3-1 | 0.5 | 11-4 |
| UC Riverside | 3-1 | 0.5 | 10-6 |
| UC Davis | 2-2 | 1.5 | 8-7 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-2 | 1.5 | 8-8 |
| Long Beach State | 2-2 | 1.5 | 6-10 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 1-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
| Hawai'i | 1-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
| Cal Poly | 0-4 | 3.5 | 6-10 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-4 | 3.5 | 5-11 |
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