Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 71
75 - 71
Hawaii extends Big West lead with 75-71 win over UC Irvine
The Rainbow Warriors (22-3, 11-1) took the lead for good when their perimeter ball rotation found Valdez open in the right corner. His 3 made it 72-71 with 40.1 seconds left. The Anteaters (20-8, 9-3) dropped into a second-place tie with Long Beach State.
Roderick Bobbitt added a pair of free throws with 10.7 seconds left and Michael Thomas made 1 of 2 with 0.7 seconds to cap the scoring.
Valdes finished with 13 points, Sai Tummala scored 11 and Thomas added 10.
Luke Nelson had 18 points, Mamadou Ndiaye scored 15 and Mike Best 14. UC Irvine led almost the entire second half and responded with an 8-0 run after Hawaii briefly took the lead at 61-60.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Michael Thomas made Free Throw. | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Hawaii Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Michael Thomas missed Free Throw. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Mike Best. | 74 - 71 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 25-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 18-24 | FT | 18-26 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 4,312 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 4,312 | 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 |