ASSOCIATED PRESS Fresno State's Renaldo Major and Noel Felix wrestled with Hawaii's Jason Carter for a loose ball during the first half of yesterday's game in Fresno, Calif. The Bulldogs won 56-55.

Bulldogs better
’Bows by 1

Hawaii loses a must-win game
56-55 on a last-minute layup

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Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. -- Damon Jackson's fourth winning basket of the season, a layup with 10.7 seconds remaining, lifted Fresno State to a 56-55 victory over Hawaii Thursday.

Renaldo Major led the Bulldogs with 14 points. Jackson added 11, all coming in the final 4:18 of the game.

Following a Hawaii time-out, Carl English missed a 17-foot jumper with two seconds left. Neither team could secure the rebound before the buzzer sounded.

English led all scorers with 19 points despite shooting 6-of-18 from the field.

Fresno State improved to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in the Western Athletic Conference, opening a two-game lead over Tulsa in the WAC standings.

Hawaii dipped to 11-4 overall and 4-3 in the WAC. Hawaii led throughout the second half until Jackson made three straight three-pointers in a two-minute span.

Jackson's third long-range jumper put Fresno State ahead 54-52 with 2:23 left.

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UH Athletics

WAC standings

	WAC games	Overall
	W	L	Pct.	W	L
Fresno St.	7	1	.875	14	3
Tulsa	4	2	.666	11	4
Hawaii	4	3	.571	11	4
Nevada	4	3	.571	9	8
Rice	3	3	.500	11	5
Boise St.	3	3	.500	9	7
SMU	3	3	.500	8	8
Louisiana Tech	2	4	.333	5	8
San Jose St.	1	5	.167	4	11
UTEP	1	5	.167	3	12

Yesterday
Nevada 86, San Jose St. 59
Fresno St. 56, Hawaii 55
SMU 89, Rice 83
Tulsa 68, Louisiana Tech 61

Fresno St. 56, Hawaii 55

RAINBOWS (11-4, 4-3)

	fg	fga	ft	fta	min	reb	a	tp
Martin	0	1	1	2	26	6	0	1
Shimonovich	2	5	0	1	21	9	1	4
Campbell	4	7	0	0	39	2	4	11
English	6	18	4	6	33	5	2	19
Kuebler	1	3	6	6	35	1	2	8
Zivanovic	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Carter	1	3	0	0	13	1	0	3
Akpan	1	4	7	10	32	7	2	9
Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	15	42	18	25	200	33	11	55

BULLDOGS (14-3, 7-1)

	fg	fga	ft	fta	min	reb	a	tp
Felix	2	10	0	0	30	6	0	4
Woods	2	4	0	0	28	5	1	4
Jackson	4	11	0	0	25	2	2	11
Todd	2	3	0	0	21	1	3	4
DeManby	3	7	0	0	30	2	1	9
Major	6	10	1	1	24	1	3	14
Pettis	2	5	0	0	18	3	4	4
Fuller	2	6	2	2	24	4	2	6
Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	23	56	3	3	200	25	16	56

Key -- fg: field goals; fga: field goals attempted; ft: free throws; fta: free throws attempted; min: minutes; reb: rebounds; a: assists; tp: total points.

Halftime -- Hawaii 25, Fresno St. 24.

3-point goals -- Hawaii 7-12 (English 3-6, Campbell 3-3, Carter 1-2, Kuebler 0-1); Fresno St. 7-17 (Jackson 3-9, DeManby 3-6, Major 1-1, Todd 0-1). Personal fouls -- Hawaii 12, Fresno St. 19. Steals -- Hawaii 3 (Martin, Campbell, English); Fresno St. 8 (Todd 3, Jackson 2, DeManby, Major, Pettis). Blocked shots -- Hawaii 3 (Akpan 2, Campbell); Fresno St. 6 (Felix 4, Fuller 2). Turnovers -- Hawaii 16 (Campbell 4, Shimonovich 3, English 3, Akpan 3, Martin 2, Kuebler); Fresno St. 10 (Woods 4, Felix 2, Jackson, Todd, Pettis, Fuller). Officials -- Frank Bosone, Bill Kennedy, Bob Stupin. A -- 10,220.