EL PASO, Texas (AP)—Terry Pettis scored 19 points to lead Fresno State to a 76-63 victory over Texas-El Paso on Thursday night.
The victory kept Fresno State (16-4, 9-2 Western Athletic Conference) at the top of the conference standings.
Renaldo Major scored 14 points for the Bulldogs while Damon Jackson added 12. Jonathan Woods scored 10 points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.
UTEP (4-15, 2-8) was led by Omar Duran, who scored 26 points and tied a school record with seven 3-point field goals, 7-12.
John Tofi scored 13 points for the Miners and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Giovanni St. Amant added 12 points.
Fresno State dominated underneath, outrebounding UTEP 39-28.
Fresno State opened the second half with a 16-2 run to push its 37-28 halftime lead to 53-30 with 13:09 left in the game.