ANAHEIM, Calif. –  The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team meets UC Davis for the second time in a week when the teams face off in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12 at the Honda Center. The fourth-seeded Rainbow Warriors and fifth-seeded Aggies will tangle in the final game of the opening day at 8:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m. HT.
  
Game 31 – Big West Tournament Quarterfinals
Who: No. 4 Hawai'i (17-13, 8-8 Big West) vs. No. 5 UC Davis (14-18, 8-8 Big West)
When: Thursday, March 12, 2020
Time: 8:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m. HT
Where: Honda Center (18,336) – Anaheim, Calif.
Television: ESPN3. Rashaun Haylock (PxP), Richie Schueler (Color), and Megan Reza (Sideline)
Streaming Video: WatchESPN.com/ESPN App
Radio: ESPN Honolulu (1420 AM/92.7 FM), KRKH (Maui), KPUA (Hawai'i Island), and KTOH (Kaua'i) with Bobby Curran.
Audio Webcast: ESPNHonolulu.com/Sideline Hawai'i App.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
Coaches: Head coach Eran Ganot is in his fifth season at UH (86-56). Jim Les is in his ninth season at UC Davis (134-153) and 17th season overall (268-293).
Series Information: UH leads, 11-6.
 
Game Story Lines

• This will be the second meeting between the teams in a one-week span. Hawai'i swept the regular-season series with the Aggies following a 67-65 comeback win at Davis on March 5.
• This will be the second tournament meeting between the teams. No. 5 UH upset top-seeded UCD, 65-58, in the 2015 semifinals. 
• UH has bowed out of the quarterfinals in each of the last three tournaments, including last-second losses by one (UC Irvine) and two points (LBSU) in each of the last two seasons.
• This will be UH's fifth mainland game in its last seven contests. UH has been on the mainland since Tuesday, March 3 after ending the regular-season at UC Davis and CSUN. He leads the team at 15.9 ppg and 90 three-pointers made.  
• UH is led by first-team all-Big West selection Eddie Stansberry who is coming off a career-high 31-point performance at CSUN.
• UH finished Big West play at 8-8. UH has never had a losing conference record since joining the Big West in 2012-13.

 
Scouting UC Davis

• UC Davis, selected eighth in the Big West preseason poll, finished in a tie for fourth with UH in the Big West standings.
• Following a four-game win streak, the Aggies have lost three of their last four games.
• UCD is led by Big West Freshman of the Year and All-Big West second team pick Ezra Manjon who averages 12.1 ppg and 4.1 apg.
• Senior guard Stefan Gonzalez leads the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.477).
• UCD leads the Big West in free throw percentage (.787). 3FG% (.397) and 3FG made/game (8.1).