Men’s Basketball Stymied in Hawai’i

Saturday, January 13

Manoa, Hawaii

9:00 p.m.

University of California, Riverside

7-11,2-4Big West

Hawai'i

10-7,2-3Big West

Team	1	2	F
UC Riverside	34	22	56
Hawaii	35	28	63

Men’s Basketball Stymied in Hawai’i

1/13/2024 11:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HONOLULU, Hawai'i - UC Riverside fell 63-56 to Hawai'i in another close battle with the Rainbow Warriors on Saturday night at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Kaleb Smith poured in five of UCR's first six points, going 2 for 3 early with a triple. Ben Griscti gave UCR its first lead of the ball game with a three at 12:05 of the first half.
UC Riverside went on a string of 7 of 9 makes from the field in a seven-minute span. Barrington Hargress finished off the spurt with a layup to give UCR the 19-18 lead.
Smith and Nate Pickens knocked down threes on both ends of the first half's final media timeout, putting the Highlanders on a 6-0 run and Hawai'i on a scoreless run of nearly three minutes.
Wil Tattersall sank UCR's fifth three of the half in the closing minute to stop Hawai'i from carrying momentum into the break. UC Riverside ended the half on another 6-0 that finished with a three-point play from Hargress. The Highlanders shot 50% from the field and 63% from deep in the first half.
Kyle Owens nailed the hook shot to give UCR its first lead of the second half off a Hawai'i turnover. The Highlanders found another burst of offense to leapfrog UH for a 48-45 lead and simultaneously clamped down on defense, not yielding a field goal across a six-minute span.
Tattersall hit a quick three in the final minute of play to end his night with eight points, three rebounds and three assists.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Smith put up another stellar rebounding effort with eight boards and now has 22 in his last three games. The redshirt freshman earned his second career start on Saturday.
Pickens put up his second straight double figures scoring performance with 10 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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