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Tulsa overcomes 31-point deficit, beats Fresno State in 2OT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Dane Evans threw four touchdown passes and ran in the game-winning 18-yard touchdown in the second overtime as Tulsa rallied from 31 points down to beat Fresno State 48-41 on Saturday for the program's largest comeback victory.

Evans was 22 of 32 for 273 yards, Keevan Lucas caught two 40-yard touchdowns, and Josh Atkinson and Justin Hobbs each had scoring catches. D'Angelo Brewer ran for a career-best 252 yards on 46 carries, and James Flanders ran for 101 yards and a touchdown for Tulsa (3-1).

Aaron Peck caught a pass from Chason Virgil on the Bulldogs' second play of overtime but he fumbled. Then Tulsa's Redford Jones missed a 42-yard field goal to force a second OT.

Virgil ran for two scores, and threw a 65-yard TD strike to Jamire Jordan to give the Bulldogs a 31-0 lead with 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Virgil threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-17 to end it.

Tulsa's Dane Evans runs in for the game winning touchdown against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) The Associated Press
Tulsa's Josh Atkinson celebrates the win against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) The Associated Press
Fresno State's Aaron Peck fumbles the ball against Tulsa in overtime during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) The Associated Press
Tulsa's Dane Evans runs in for the game winning touchdown against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) The Associated Press
Tulsa's Trent Martin chases down Fresno State's Chason Virgil during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) The Associated Press
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