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UCI | 33 | 33 | 66 |
HAW | 24 | 33 | 57 |
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Edgar Jr., Rutherford help UC Irvine beat Hawaii 66-57
HONOLULU -- Evan Leonard had 19 points and John Edgar Jr. scored nine of his 14 points in the second half to help UC Irvine pull away late for a 66-57 win over Hawaii on Saturday night.
Leonard made 6 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range and Edgar grabbed eight rebounds. Tommy Rutherford added 12 points for Irvine (16-15, 11-4 Big West).
Brad Greene hit back-to-back jumpers to spark an 11-0 run that gave the Anteaters a 20-9 lead midway through the first half and Hawaii trailed the rest of the way. Sheriff Drammeh hit a jumper to pull the Rainbow Warriors within two points with 12 minutes to play, but Edgar answered with a 3 as Irvine scored 14 of the next 18 points to push its lead into double figures until the closing seconds. Hawaii went more than 5 1/2 minutes without a field goal in the second half.
Drew Buggs led the Rainbow Warriors (16-11, 7-7) with 11 points and Drammeh scored 10.
The Anteaters are alone atop the conference standings, a half-game ahead of UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deron White
- Earnest Kelley III
- Tommy Nunez
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |