Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 63
Hawaii opens big lead, holds off UC Riverside 72-63
Hawaii scored 19-straight points and closed the first half on a 25-1 run to lead 38-18. The Rainbow Warriors made 7 of 11 3-pointers and 15 of 27 shots overall in the first half while Riverside was 7 of 26 and 2 of 9.
Then the Highlanders got hot, making 18 of 24 shots in the second half. They had runs of 10-0, 10-1 and 8-0 to make it 55-51 with 6:12 remaining.
But after Dikymbe Martin's 3-pointer at 1:18 made it 64-61 with 1:18 left, Stepteau found Gibson Johnson alone inside. Then the Warriors made six straight free throws in the final 22.1 seconds, four by Stepteau, to seal it.
Hawai'i (10-11, 3-4 Big West) is on the mainland for just the second time this season and lost to Riverside 70-64 eight days earlier.
Martin had 21 points and Chance Murray 15 for the Highlanders (6-13, 4-4)
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jack Purchase Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chance Murray missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Brocke Stepteau made Free Throw. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Brocke Stepteau made Free Throw. | 71 - 63 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UCR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 25-50 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 16-19 | FT | 9-15 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Riverside, CA
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 |