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Women's basketball: Fresno State takes down Nevada, 78-70, Thursday night in Fresno

When you're the defending conference champions, and have all those players back, it takes a complete game to overcome those odds.

Fresno State got most of its scoring from its power trio and beat Nevada, 78-70, Thursday night in Mountain West Conference women's basketball in Fresno, Calif.

Nia Alexander led Nevada with 18 points and Da'Ja Hamilton added 17 as the Wolf Pack dropped to 5-5 overall, 1-4 in conference.

Fresno State had 65 of its 78 points from three players. Sophomore Haley Cavinder scored 30 points, including 11-12 free throws, her twin sister Hanna Cavinder had 17 points and reigning MW player of the year Maddi Utti, senior, had 18 points, 16 of those in the first half, along with 11 rebounds.