UC Irvine 66, at Hawaii 67

HONOLULU (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle defined by missed opportunities and pivotal blocks, the Hawaii Warriors edged the UC Irvine Anteaters 67-66 in a tense Big West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at a packed Stan Sheriff Center. A crowd of 6,127 watched as the Warriors, now 12-3 overall, survived a late-game sequence of turnovers and a final frantic possession to secure the one-point victory. The Anteaters, who fell to 12-6, saw a potential game-winning shot rim out in the closing seconds, culminating a contest where neither team led by more than eight points. The game’s most critical… Read more...