UC Irvine Anteaters at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
60 - 56
UC Irvine shuts down Hawaii for 60-56 overtime win
The 7-foot-6 Ndiaye also anchored the Anteaters (18-9, 9-2 Big West) defensive interior that held Hawaii (18-8, 7-5) without a field goal for the final 7:59.
After Keith Shamburger pulled Hawaii within 56-54 on two free throws with 1:25 left in overtime, Irvine made four straight free throws to secure the win.
Will Davis II's jumper with 4:44 left in regulation gave Irvine its first lead at 50-49 after trailing for almost 15 minutes.
Hawaii went ahead 51-50 on Brandon Spearman's jumper with 2:59 left. Ndiaye's free throw 21 seconds later to tie the game was the last point scored in regulation.
Luke Nelson had 12 points to lead Irvine while Davis and Chris McNealy scored 11.
Christian Standhardinger scored 12 for Hawaii and Isaac Fotu added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 56 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Garrett Nevels Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 56 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Ioannis Dimakopoulos missed Free Throw. | 60 - 56 |
| 3rd 0:02 | UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 56 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Ioannis Dimakopoulos missed Free Throw. | 60 - 56 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 16-54 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 10-20 | FT | 20-23 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Honolulu, HI
Attendance: 6,493 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |