FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Toa Taua ran for 135 yards and scored on a 3-yard TD run with 12 seconds left to help Nevada beat Fresno State 35-28 on Saturday night.

Ben Putman returned a punt 24 yards to the Fresno State 25 with 1:20 left and the game tied at 28. On the next play, Taua ran 21 yards to set up the Wolf Pack (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West) with a first-and-goal with 1:10 left. Taua gained 1 yard on his first two carries and then scored on third-and-goal, leaving only enough time for the Bulldogs (4-7, 2-5) to attempt multiple laterals on the ensuing kickoff before finally getting tackled after time expired.

Quinton Conaway's punt with 1:46 left in the game pinned the Bulldogs at their 3, and Jorge Reyna threw three incomplete passes before Fresno State punted. Reyna finished with 261 yards passing, three touchdowns and one interception.

The loss knocks Fresno State out of bowl contention.

Postgame notes – Fresno State

-Nevada's 35-28 victory at Fresno State marks its first road win against the Bulldogs since 2015
-Nevada finished with 254 rushing yards in the contest, its most in a game this season.
-In all seven of Nevada's wins this season, it has outscored its opponents 64-13 in the fourth quarter.
-Taua's 93 yards after the first half were the second-most he put up this season. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark in the third quarter for the second time this season, and finished with 135 yards, the second-most in a single-game this season by the sophomore.
-With 12 seconds left, Taua scored the game-winning touchdown to put Nevada up 35-28.
-Center Tyler Orsini returned to the starting lineup after missing the two previous games
-On the opening drive of the game, Elijah Cooks hauled in a 29-yard touchdown for his seventh of the season and one in each of the last three games.
-On Nevada's opening drive of the game, Toa Taua ran for a 27-yard gain, tying his season-high that he set against San Jose State.
-Nevada held Fresno State to 53 rushing yards.
-On the Bulldogs' opening drive, the Wolf Pack stopped them on fourth down on the Nevada 37-yard line.
-Nevada finished 3-for-3 on fourth-down attempts.
- In the final three minutes of the first quarter, Romeo Doubs scored a two-yard touchdown on a fade route, and scored his second touchdown of the game in the third quarter to give him a career-high four on the year.
-This was Doubs' second-career multi-touchdown game. His first came against Colorado State last season where he also had two touchdowns.
-This is Carson Strong's third-career game with multiple touchdown passes, with the previous two were against New Mexico and Purdue. In each game he has thrown multiple touchdowns, he hasn't thrown an interception.
-In the second quarter, punter Quinton Conaway took a fake punt 17-yards for a first-down.
-Tristan Nichols ended the first half with a sack, giving him 3.5 on the year for the second-most on the Wolf Pack. He finished the contest with 1.5, giving him four on the year.
-Devonte Lee ripped off a career-long 51-yard run in the third quarter to set up Nevada with first-and-goal at the five-yard line. His previous long was 31 yards, set at Wyoming earlier this season.
-Lee scored his fourth touchdown of the year in the third quarter to tie the game at 28. He finished the game with a career-high 77 yards.
-Safety Jordan Lee recorded his first-career sack in the third quarter. It went for a loss of 22 yards. He also finished with a career-high two tackles for loss.
-Kyle Adams recorded his first-career sack in the fourth quarter of tonight's game.
-Henry Ikahihifo recorded his fifth-career reception in the fourth quarter of tonight's game, going for three yards.
-The all-time series between Nevada and Fresno State is now 29-22-1 in favor of the Bulldogs.