Game Notes
Tournament Bracket

LAS VEGAS – The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team heads to Las Vegas for the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Tournament this week at the Orleans Arena. The Rainbow Warriors will tip-off the tournament against Idaho in a quarterfinal match-up on Thursday, March 8 at 12:00 p.m. PT (10:00 a.m. HT).

UH (15-15, 6-8 WAC) is on a season-long five-game losing skid, including four straight conference losses that dropped the 'Bows into a tie for fifth-place in its final WAC regular-season. The Rainbow Warriors were relegated to the No. 6 seed and will now face the No. 3 seed Vandals (18-12, 9-5 WAC) for the second time in a week. Idaho defeated UH handily, 82-63, in Honolulu, on March 1 and come into the tournament having won seven of its last eight contests. 

If UH is going to make a run in the tournament, they'll look to the trio of Vander Joaquim, Zane Johnson and Joston Thomas. Each player is averaging 14.0 ppg with Joaquim (first team, all-defensive) and Johnson (honorable mention) each earning all-WAC honors. Thomas meanwhile, was the team's top scorer in WAC play (16.9 ppg).

This will UH's final WAC Tournament before joining the Big West next season. The Rainbow Warriors have won the tournament three times (1994, 2000, '01) but recent history has not been kind as UH has not won a tournament game since 2005, dropping six straight games in that span.
 
Game 31 Tipoff Notes
What: 2012 Verizon Western Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Who: Hawai'i (15-15, 6-8 WAC) vs. Idaho (18-12, 9-5 WAC)
Date: Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. PT (10:00 a.m. HT)
Where: Orleans Arena (7,471) - Las Vegas, Nev.
Television: None.
Streaming Video:  Live video streaming is available at WAC.tv.
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Jeff Portnoy (color). Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona.
Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming on espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at wacsports.com
Ticket Information: Single-session tickets range from $50-70 and may be purchased through the Orleans Arena box office or at www.orleansarena.com. All session tickets are also available.
Coaches: Gib Arnold is in his second year at UH (34-28). Don Verlin is in his fourth year at Idaho (68-58). 
Series Information: Idaho leads, 14-6