UC Irvine 50, at Hawaii 55

HONOLULU (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle defined more by grit than grace, the Hawaii Warriors held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by the UC Irvine Anteaters to secure a 55-50 victory in a Big West Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at a tense Stan Sheriff Center. A crowd of 1,820 watched as the Warriors, improving to 11-9 overall, avenged a 50-47 loss to the Anteaters just 19 days prior. UC Irvine, which entered the contest with a 17-3 record and a 60.6% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, fell to 17-4 with the road defeat. The game’s… Read more...