The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team (15-9, 9-4 Big West) plays its final two regular-season games on the road, beginning with a match-up at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, March 3. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. HT at the Thunderdome. 

UH currently sits in third place in the Big West standings. The Rainbow Warriors are jockeying for the best possible position in next week's Big West Tournament as well as an outside chance at the regular-season title. UH has won four of its last five games and face a Gaucho squad who has been even hotter with four straight wins and wins in seven of its last eight contests.

The game will be a re-match of the Jan. 29 contest in Honolulu in which the 'Bows rallied from 19 down to defeat UCSB, 65-62. The Gauchos defeated CSUN, 70-61, on Tuesday night, before playing UH on Thursday. 

 

Game 25 - Hawai'i (15-9, 9-4 Big West) at UC Santa Barbara (15-10, 7-5 Big West)
Opponent | Date | Time				UC Santa Barbara  |  Thursday, March 3  | 7:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. HT
Location				Santa Barbara, Calif.  - The Thunderdome
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Subscription required)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu / Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats				UCSBGauchos.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UCSB
Social Media				@HawaiiMBB  | #HawaiiMBB | @HawaiiBasketball  | Facebook
Tickets				UCSBGauchos.com

 

HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 115-77 (8th season)
At Hawai'i: 112-75 (7th season)

ALL-TIME RECORD vs. UC SANTA BARBARAOverall: UCSB leads, 15-11
In Santa Barbara: UCSB leads, 8-2

GAME STORY LINES

• UH plays it final regular-season games on the road with meetings at UC Santa Barbara and CSUN.
• The 'Bows are currently in third place in an incredibly tight Big West race.
• Trailing first-place Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State by just one game, UH still has an outside shot at claiming the league title.
• UH is coming off home wins over Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield in which the 'Bows used a pair of late surges to pull out the victories.
• UCSB also had tight games this past weekend with overtime road wins at UC Davis and UC Riverside.
• UH won the first meeting between the teams, 65-62, in Honolulu on January 29.
• The 'Bows went down 19-2 and 23-4 to start that game, but rallied to beat the Gauchos.
• UCSB leads the Big West and ranks fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.492).
• Head coach Eran Ganot's next win will put him second all-time on the UH win's list. Ganot is currently tied with Red Rocha (112 wins).
• Following this weekend, UH heads to the Big West Tournament, March 10-12, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.

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