Jordan Roberts scored 18 points and hit a pull-up jumper in the paint with 0.5 seconds on the clock as fifth-seeded Long Beach State rallied past No. 4 seed Hawaii 68-66 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament Thursday night.
Brocke Stepteau had 21 points as Hawaii beat Cal State Fullerton 71-59 on Saturday night.
Brocke Stepteau scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Hawaii exploded for 51-second half points to beat UC Davis 76-69 on Thursday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Terrell Gomez matched his career high with 32 points as Cal State Northridge defeated Hawaii 84-73 on Saturday night.
Donovan Fields had 28 points as Cal Poly topped Hawaii 88-80 on Saturday night.
Amadou Sow had 18 points and eight rebounds as UC Santa Barbara beat Hawaii 79-61 on Thursday night.
Jack Purchase scored 23 points and hit five of Hawaii's 13 3-pointers and the Rainbow Warriors never trailed in their 87-64 win over UC Riverside on Saturday night.
Drew Buggs registered 17 points and eight assists as Hawaii rolled past Cal Poly 75-54 on Thursday night.
Elston Jones had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead UC Irvine to a 67-56 win over Hawaii on Saturday night, the Anteaters' seventh straight victory.
Brocke Stepteau scored 23 points with five 3-pointers and Zigmars Raimo scored 14 with 10 rebounds and Hawaii beat Long Beach State 77-70 on Thursday night.
Amadou Sow had a double-double and Max Heidigger scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers, to help UC Santa Barbara beat Hawaii 75-54 on Saturday night.
Brock Stepteau scored 16 points, Eddie Stansberry had 14 and Hawaii pulled away from Long Beach State for a 74-57 win on Thursday night.
Sheriff Drammeh hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 18 points, Drew Buggs had 12 points and a career-high 12 assists, and Hawaii beat UC Davis 80-60 Saturday night to snap a two-game skid.
Evan Leonard scored 17 points, Max Hazzard hit a game-winning shot with 9.2 seconds left in overtime and UC Irvine beat Hawaii 75-74 on Wednesday night.
Freshman Dragan Elkaz scored a career-best 25 points on seven 3-pointers and UC Riverside picked up its first conference win, beating Hawai'i 75-71 on Saturday night.
Hawaii will be eligible to play in the 2017 postseason and defend its Big West Conference tournament championship next week after it won an appeal to the NCAA.
C.L. Brown predicts that Hawaii -- the only team to participate in the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon in each of the past nine seasons -- will hold off Florida Atlantic early Tuesday morning (4:15 a.m. ET, ESPN2). Tip-Off predictions
Here with Hawaii coach Eran Ganot on his homecourt. Hawaii opens the season tonight at 9 against SIU. Ganot got the Rainbows to the NCAAs last season. Hawaii is waiting to hear from the NCAA if it can be eligible this season.
NCAA appeals committee says in a release the NCAA committee on infractions must reconsider the 2017 postseason ban on Hawaii men's basketball. Appeals committee says penalty was incorrectly applied. No timetable is set for when they will reconsider. Hawaii, which won the Big West last season and lost to Maryland in the NCAA tournament, was picked 8th in the Big West preseason poll for this season.
Hawaii is expecting to hear on its appeal to play in the postseason in 2017 today. The Rainbow Warriors were given a postseason ban for 2017 and allowed to play in 2016. Hawaii won the Big West and lost to Maryland in the NCAA tournament.
CBB bracket from coaching sources for Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22, 23, 25): San Diego State-Southern Miss and Tulsa-Stephen F. Austin on one side of bracket; Utah-San Francisco and Hawaii-Illinois State on other side.
Hawaii will play in the Fox Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational in December, part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-1 | - | 31-6 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-6 | 5 | 22-10 |
| CSU Fullerton | 10-6 | 5 | 16-18 |
| Hawai'i | 9-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Long Beach State | 8-8 | 7 | 15-19 |
| CSU Northridge | 7-9 | 8 | 13-21 |
| UC Davis | 7-9 | 8 | 11-20 |
| UC Riverside | 4-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Cal Poly | 2-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 1-5 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 5 |
