Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 61
Hawaii outlasts UC Irvine 62-61
Johnson sank 6 of 12 shots from the floor and grabbed six rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (14-10, 5-6 Big West Conference) on a cold-shooting night for both teams. Thomas added 10 points and seven boards. Hawaii made just 19 of 54 shots (35 percent), including 4 of 17 from 3-point range (23.5 percent), but sank 20 of its 24 free throws.
Tommy Rutherford paced UC Irvine (13-15, 8-4) with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Evan Leonard added 11 points and Eyassu Worku scored 10.
Thomas hit 1 of 2 free throws with 3:29 remaining in the game to pull the Rainbow Warriors even at 56 and Drammeh followed with two free throws for the lead. Rutherford sank 1 of 2 foul shots to pull UC Irvine within a point, but Thomas hit four straight free throws to keep Hawaii ahead. Worku missed a 3-pointer for the Anteaters at the buzzer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hawai'i Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Eyassu Worku Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Michael Thomas made Free Throw. | 62 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Michael Thomas made Free Throw. | 61 - 59 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 22-52 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 20-24 | FT | 14-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,424 | 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 |