UC Irvine Anteaters at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 58
72 - 58
Nelson scores 29, UC Irvine cruises past Hawaii
Nelson was 6 of 10 from 3-point range, Ioannis Dimakopoulos added 11 points and Jonathan Galloway grabbed 11 boards to go with four points. The Anteaters (15-12, 8-3 Big West) moved alone into second place in the conference standings, a half-game behind UC Davis (8-2).
UC Irvine kept its lead between 11 and 19 in the second half and finished with a 39-22 edge on the boards.
Gibson Johnson had 19 points and Noah Allen scored 18 for the Rainbow Warriors (12-12, 6-5), who had a 14-4 lead to start the game. The Anteaters responded with a 23-2 run and led 35-20 at halftime.
Sheriff Drammeh added 12 points, but Hawaii got no bench points compared to UC Irvine's 22.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Noah Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Sheriff Drammeh. | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Jaron Martin made Free Throw. | 72 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Jaron Martin made Free Throw. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Foul on Sheriff Drammeh. | 70 - 56 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 23-54 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-14 | FT | 6-12 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
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 |