Thomas, Hawaii overcome cold shooting, beat Cal Poly 57-45
HONOLULU -- Mike Thomas had 22 points and 11 rebounds -- his second consecutive double-double -- to help Hawaii overcome a poor-shooting performance and beat Cal Poly 57-45 on Wednesday night.
Sheriff Drammeh added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, for Hawaii (11-5, 2-1 Big West). The Rainbow Warriors tied their season low with 17 made field goals on 42 attempts (40.5 percent) and hit just 16-of-28 (57 percent) free throws.
Thomas scored the first four points in a 7-0 spurt that gave Hawaii its biggest lead, 56-43, with 45 seconds left.
Gibson Johnson hit a 3-pointer -- his third of the season -- to make it 7-0 and Hawaii never trailed. The Rainbow Warriors went nearly six minutes without a field goal, and committed five turnovers during that span, and a 3-point play by Cal Poly's Victor Joseph made it 21-all before Hawaii took a six-point lead into the break.
Joseph led Cal Poly (6-11, 1-2) with 11 points. The Mustangs, who came in shooting 48.2 percent (27 of 56) from 3-point range in conference play, made just 3 of 19 (15.8) percent against Hawaii.
It was Cal Poly's lowest scoring output of the season
Through three conference games, Hawaii has allowed its opponents to shoot a combined 15.9 percent (7 of 44) from behind the arc.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kurt Walker
- Daryl Gelinas
- Tommy Nunez
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 |