Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Utah closes the door down the stretch to beat Hawaii 79-66
Cole Bajema added 10 points for the Utes (5-2) and made all eight of his foul shots. Utah shot 52.6% (30 for 57) despite making just 5 of 14 (35.7%) from 3-point range.
Noel Coleman scored 14 points, reserves Juan Munoz and Harry Rouhliadeff scored 12 and 11, respectively, and Justin McKoy scored 11 for Hawaii (5-1).
Utah led 39-34 at intermission and started the second half outscoring Hawaii 11-3 in the first four minutes for a 50-37 lead. Utah remained ahead by double digits until McKoy converted a three-point play with 6:54 left to bring the Rainbow Warriors within 66-57 with a 9-2 run. Erickson made consecutive layups between one from Hawaii's Bernardo da Silva and Utah led 74-61. The Utes stayed up by double digits the last four minutes.
Hawaii entered with its best start to a season since 2010-11. The Rainbow Warriors host Central Arkansas on Sunday.
Utah hosts Southern Utah on Dec. 5.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Harry Rouhliadeff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tom Beattie. | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Matija Svetozarevic Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Hunter Erickson missed Layup. | 63 - 79 |
Statistics
 HAW |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 30-57 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 9-15 | FT | 14-17 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 4,686 | 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 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |