1. Bad start

» Situation: Hawaii 0, Fresno State 0, 13:56 remaining, first quarter, Hawaii ball, first-and-10 at Hawaii 38

» The Play: On Hawaii’s first offensive play of the game, LB Karl Mickelsen intercepts a pass by QB Ikaika Woolsey intended for TE Harold Moleni.

» Impact: Fresno State scored two plays later on the way to a 28-0 lead.

» Woolsey: "I didn’t do a good job of holding my eyes downfield and keeping the ‘backer inside. I just went straight to my target."

2. Big deficit

» Situation: Fresno State 21, Hawaii 0, 1:11 remaining, second quarter, Fresno State ball, third-and-6 at Hawaii 25

» The Play: QB Brian Burrell completes a 21-yard pass to WR Josh Harper.

» Impact: RB Marteze Waller scored on a 4-yard run on the next play, capping a first half that Fresno State dominated completely.

» Hawaii coach Norm Chow: "We shouldn’t have started so slow. l’m not sure why we start so slow."

3. Denied

» Situation: Fresno State 28, Hawaii 0, 9:35 remaining, third quarter, Hawaii ball, third-and-4 at Fresno State 6

» The Play: Woolsey’s pass into the end zone to WR Donnie King Jr. is intercepted by FS Derron Smith.

» Impact: Hawaii’s scoring opportunity and momentum generated by a long drive to start the second half were halted by Smith’s 15th career interception.

» Smith: "I was in man (coverage). I just played eyes on my man, and I came up with the pick."

4. Late rally

» Situation: Fresno State 28, Hawaii 14, 0:54 remaining, fourth quarter, Hawaii ball, fourth-and-goal at Fresno State 2

» The Play: Woolsey completes a 2-yard touchdown pass to WR Quinton Pedroza.

» Impact: With its third touchdown of the fourth quarter, Hawaii rallied from trailing 28-0 to within a touchdown of Fresno State.

» Chow: "Our guys don’t quit. They work as hard as they can work. I’m real proud of them."

5. Championship decided

» Situation: Fresno State 28, Hawaii 21, 0:45 remaining, fourth quarter, Hawaii kicking from own 35

» The Play: K Tyler Hadden’s onside kick goes to the Hawaii 49 and is recovered by Fresno State’s Shannon Edwards.

» Impact: Fresno State ran out the clock with one play and with the win claimed the Mountain West Conference Western Division championship with a 5-3 conference record (6-6 overall). Hawaii finished 4-9 overall and 3-5 in the conference.

» Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter: "We’re here. It may have been ugly, but we’re here. We’re not apologizing for it because we’re Western Division champs."