Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 55
Dawson putback gives Hawaii 56-55 win over Riverside
The Highlandears called a timeout with 24.6 seconds remaining before Callum McRae missed a contested shot from the lane with 3.6 seconds to go and a fade away from Dominick Pickett was an airball as time ran out.
Eddie Stansberry added 12 points for the Rainbow Warriors (15-10, 6-5 Big West Conference), who ended a four-game losing streak.
McRae had 16 points and nine rebounds for Riverside (14-14, 4-8), which has lost six straight. Pickett had 12.
Hawaii led by as many as 16 in the first half and had a 37-23 lead at the half. A Stansberry 3-pointer to open the second half produced the big lead but the Highlanders fought back.
Riverside was up 55-52 with the ball but when Pickett missed a 3-pointer, Drew Buggs ripped the rebound out of a Highlanders' and earned a foul call. He made two free throws at the 1:02 mark. Buggs also got the rebound off the next Riverside miss, pushed the ball upcourt and fed it to a cutting Zigmars Raimo for a layup but the ball rolled off. However Dawson wasn't blocked out and had an easy putback for the win.
Hawaii plays at Long Beach on Saturday. UC Riverside goes to Cal Poly on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dominick Pickett Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UC Riverside Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Callum McRae missed Layup. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Callum McRae missed Jumper. | 56 - 55 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UCR |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-52 | FG | 20-59 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 14-17 | FT | 10-11 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 0 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 937 | 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 |