FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Olekaibe scored 17 points to lead Fresno State past Hawaii 85-70 on Saturday night.

Greg Smith added 16 points and 16 rebounds for Fresno State (14-16, 6-10 Western Athletic Conference), which snapped a four-game conference losing streak.

Zane Johnson scored 21 points for Hawaii (18-11, 8-8), which had won five straight WAC games. Bill Amis added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors.

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Fresno State led by nearly double digits from the opening tip and maintained a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

Led by Smith, the Bulldogs outrebounded Hawaii 43-30, including a 16-8 edge on the offensive glass.

Hawaii will be the No. 5 seed and Fresno State No. 7 at next week's WAC tournament in Las Vegas.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-4 lead that soon became 25-10 with 10:18 to go in the first half after Olekaibe hit three 3-pointers in close succession.