Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 66
62 - 66
Thornton has career-best 22, UC Riverside beats Hawaii 66-62
Bland finished with 15 points, including 3 of 4 free throws in the final 22 seconds to close out the win.
Thornton hit a pair of free throws with 29.5 seconds left to give the Highlanders (9-9, 2-2 Big West) a 63-60 lead and Roderick Bobbitt answered with two free throws for Hawaii with 22.6 seconds left.
Hawaii (13-6, 1-2) tied it at 58 on Stefan Jankovic's jumper, and Bland answered with a step-back 3 to put the Highlanders ahead for good 61-58 with 1:38 left.
Jankovic had a career-high 17 points and Bobbitt added 10 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals. Hawaii led by 13 in the first half, 31-28 at the break and 56-54 with 3:58 left in the game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Steven Jones Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Aaron Valdes missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Aaron Valdes Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jaylen Bland missed Free Throw. | 62 - 66 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UCR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 19-41 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-24 | FT | 22-28 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: SRC Arena
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 1,167 | Capacity:
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 1,167 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |