Before Wednesday, Hawaii had never lost four Big West games in a row. The Rainbow Warriors try to make sure that distinction stops AT four tonight. Cal State Northridge should provide UH (13-9, 4-5 BWC) another prime opportunity at stopping its losing streak. The Matadors (5-19, 2-8) have lost five straight themselves, and got blasted by the ‘Bows by 19 at the Matadome last month. UH is favored by 11.5 points tonight (UPDATE: That’s up to 13). CSUN is the […]
Guess which Big West team owns the longest active winning streak against Hawaii at the Stan Sheriff Center? That would be UC Riverside, tonight’s opponent. Improbably, the down-on-their-luck Highlanders (5-17, 0-8 BWC) look to make it three straight here against the Rainbow Warriors (13-8, 4-4), who’ve hit relative hard times themselves in the last week and a half, having lost three straight. UH is favored by 11. UCR, though, has been without its best player in Dikymbe Martin for the […]
To keep pace in the wild Big West, Hawaii must earn a split on its two-game road trip by taking one at Cal Poly today. The Rainbow Warriors prevailed in 57-45 in Honolulu last month, in a game only a mother could love (and maybe not even them). Don’t be surprised if it’s a similar contest at Mott Athletics Center, replete with body blows. UH (13-7, 4-3) is favored by four points over CP (7-15, 2-6). Tipoff is at 5 […]
Round and round the Big West free for all goes. The BWC remains as tight as ever near the conference midpoint, with six teams at or within a half game of first place — UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine. Irvine helped muddle an already congested race on Wednesday, winning at the Pyramid. UH (13-6, 4-2) is tied in for fewest losses with Davis and UCSB heading into today’s 5 p.m. (HST) […]
Five in a row? That’s what the Hawaii basketball team must accomplish if it is to remain in first place in the Big West Conference after tonight. With Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara hovering just behind UH at two losses each, the Rainbow Warriors have to keep taking care of business at home to remain in the pole position coming up on the league halfway mark. UH (13-5, 4-1 BWC) should be back to full strength with Brocke […]
Hawaii will be without its most clutch shot-maker, guard Brocke Stepteau, for tonight’s pivotal Big West game against UC Davis. The winner will likely assume control of first place in the conference, if Long Beach State can hang on to a 17-point halftime lead at home and beat Cal State Fullerton. Stepteau, UH’s fourth-leading scorer at 9.9 ppg, is in street clothes recovering from the finger fracture on his right hand. He’s got the hand wrapped up nice and tight […]
Everyone still alive out there? The stakes were very high this morning for the now infamous false alarm on the ballistic missile threat to Hawaii. Well, that kind of puts tonight’s Big West matchup with UC Santa Barbara in a bit of a different light. The stakes are high in the Big West, but, well, you know what I mean. It’s Star Wars night, the longest-running theme night UH has. UH (11-5, 2-1 Big West) is coming off its two […]
A collection of 3-point-popping guys clad in green descend on the Stan Sheriff Center tonight. I’m not talking about Hawaii. Cal Poly, the most attuned team to the 3-ball in the Big West, is the visitor tonight for the first game in a four-game homestand. The Mustangs shoot 37 percent from long distance as a team, and have attempted 400 this season (compared to 308 for UH). UH (10-5, 1-1 Big West) has won the last five over the Mustangs […]
