Avea lifts Hawaii past UC Davis 67-65
DAVIS, Calif. -- Samuta Avea scored 12 points in the final four minutes, including the game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds left, and Hawaii rallied from 13 points down to beat UC Davis 67-65 on Thursday night.
The Aggies led 62-49 on Elijah Pepper's free throw, but Zigmars Raimo hit one from the line and Avea made three straight 3-pointers and began closing the gap. Pepper's 3-pointer with 1:47 to play put UC Davis up 65-61, but Raimo made two free throws and the Rainbow Warriors called a timeout with 17 seconds left. Avea hit his 3 from the corner and Justin Hemsley iced it with a free throw.
Avea made 4 of 8 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Raimo added 14 with seven rebounds for Hawaii (17-12, 8-7 Big West Conference). Hensley had 11 points and Eddie Stansberry scored 10.
Ezra Manjon scored 18 points with five assists for the Aggies (14-17, 8-8), who entered the game ranked third in conference standings. Pepper and Caleb Fuller added 11 points apiece.
The Rainbow Warriors improve to 2-0 against the Aggies this season. Hawaii defeated UC Davis 76-75 on Jan. 25. Hawaii finishes out the regular season against Cal State Northridge on the road on Saturday. UC Davis finishes out the regular season against UC Riverside on the road on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Brill
- Tom Nally
- Mark Fulton
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
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 |