U of the Pacific 88, Fresno State 77

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- David Doubley scored 23 points and Christian Maraker added 20 to lead Pacific to an 88-77 victory over Fresno State on Tuesday night.

Ja'Vance Coleman scored a game-high 26 points for the Bulldogs (6-2), who lost their second straight home game. Dreke Bouldin added 16 points in his first action of the season.

Pacific (5-2) went on a 17-0 run midway through the second half to put the game out of reach. Tyler Newton scored seven straight points during the surge and finished with 17 on 8-of-10 shooting.

Maraker scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds for the Tigers, preseason favorites in the Big West Conference.

Trailing by eight points at halftime, Fresno State cut it to 41-40 with 17:17 remaining after consecutive 3-pointers by Bouldin. The senior forward was ineligible during the fall semester and sat out the Bulldogs' first seven games.

Before fouling out, Coleman hit consecutive 3-pointers as the Bulldogs crept within 78-72 with 1:22 left. The Tigers put the game away at the free-throw line, where they finished 19-of-24.

Fresno State shot just 34.3 percent from the field compared Pacific's 49.2 percent.

Doubley scored 12 points in the first half and Fresno native Matt Kemper added eight as Pacific took a 39-31 lead.

Fresno State trailed by as many as nine points early before trimming the deficit to 24-23 on Mustafa Al-Sayyad's 15-foot jumper with 6:47 remaining.

The Tigers regained their cushion thanks to several nice interior passes. The Bulldogs were coming off an 83-82 loss to Oregon.