Hawaii plays the UC Irvine Anteaters after Harry Rouhliadeff scored 21 points in the Rainbow Warriors' 68-66 loss to the UC Davis Aggies.
UC Riverside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed an 85-81 victory over UC San Diego on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Highlanders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
UC San Diego came into the matchup with the nation’s longest winning streak at 12 games, including a win over No. 25 Utah State. UC Irvine, on the other hand, was coming off of a 77-67 win over California State University, Northridge on Jan. 9, a team ranked 103rd in the NET rankings.
Myles Che and the Anteaters erase a 12-point second-half deficit to extend the game, but Barrington Hargress and the host Highlanders outlast them for an 84-80 win.
RV UC Irvine Men’s Basketball (17-2, 7-0) dominated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (6-14, 0-8), 101-71, at the Bren Events Center on Jan. 18, extending their win streak to seven games and remaining undefeated in conference play. With the win, UCI set a program record with 20 consecutive home wins.
UC Riverside will look to break its three-game road losing streak when the Highlanders face UC Irvine. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the squads.
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team will take to the court Saturday in, for the first time, fan-designed uniforms. UH will face the University of California, Irvine in “Beeman’s Bigger Bash,
The Rainbow Warriors basketball team are on the road for two huge conference matches playing against two University of California school: Davis and Irvine.