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Game Highlights (Courtesy of OCSports)HONOLULU – In front of the largest turnstile crowd of the season,
Quincy Smith scored a career-high 18 points,
Stefan Jankovic added 22 points and eight rebounds and the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team's historic season continued with a 78-62 win over UC Davis on Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
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The 'Bows improved to a perfect 5-0 in the Big West Conference and sit atop the league with UC Irvine (5-0). The 16-2 overall mark is also the best record through 18 games since 1972, UH's first of four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
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Isaac Fleming added 13 points and
Roderick Bobbitt stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, seven assists and four steals to help turn back the Aggies (7-11, 2-3 BWC) who entered the season as the defending Big West regular season champions. Smith delivered an all-around solid game for the Rainbow Warriors, adding three assists, four steals and a hit a season-high two three pointers.
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Josh Fox scored a game-high 25 points for UC Davis with Brynton Lemar adding 12 points.
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The 'Bows trailed early but scored seven straight points to jump ahead 7-4. Jankovic was on a tear in the early going, hitting on his first four looks, two from downtown.
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The 'Bows would extend the advantage to 10 points after back to-back buckets from Jankovic and
Mike Thomas but those would be the final points of the half for the 'Bows. Siler Schneider's jumper sparked an 8-0 run over the final 3:05 of the minutes of the half and UH had to settle for just a 37-35 lead at halftime.
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The Aggies would tie it up early in the second half but
Sai Tummala nailed a three pointer to ignite an 8-0 UH run with a three pointer. Fleming followed that up with a three of his own and a dazzling up and under layup and the 'Bows got the lead back up to double digits.
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The 'Bows continued to maintain a 10-point lead as Smith hit his second three. Smith later added a layup on a nifty dish in the paint from Fleming and UH had extended to a 12-point lead.
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UH will have a full week off before hosting Long Beach State on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Stan Sheriff Center.
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