HENDERSON, Nev. — The No. 3 seed University of Hawai'i men's basketball team opens the Hercules Big West Championship with a quarterfinal match-up vs. No. 6 seed UC Riverside on Thursday, March 10. Tipoff is at 8:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. HT at The Dollar Loan Center.

Big West Tournament Quarterfinals - No. 3 Hawai'i (16-10, 10-5 Big West) vs. No. 6 UC Riverside (16-11, 9-6 Big West)
Opponent | Date | Time				UC Riverside  |  Thursday, March 10  | 8:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. HT
Location				Henderson, Nev.  - The Dollar Loan Center
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Subscription required)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu / Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats				StatBroadcast.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UCR
Social Media				@HawaiiMBB  | #HawaiiMBB | @HawaiiBasketball  | Facebook
Tournament Website				BigWest.org

 

HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 116-78 (8th season)
At Hawai'i: 113-76 (7th season)

ALL-TIME RECORD vs. UC RIVERSIDEOverall: UCR leads, 10-8
In the Big West Tournament: UCR leads, 1-0

GAME STORY LINES

• UH opens the Big West Championships with a quarterfinal match-up vs. No. 6 seed UC Riverside.
• Wirh a 10-5 mark, the 'Bows third-place regular-season finish is their highest since capturing the league title in 2015-16.
• This is the second straight year that UH and UCR meet in the quarterfinals. The Highlanders won 62-52 last year. UH was the sixth seed and UCR the third seed.
• The teams met just once this year, a 64-59 home win by UC Riverside on Feb. 3. The teams were slated to play on Jan. 1 in Honolulu but that match-up was canceled due to COVID.
• The 'Bows enter the tournament having won three of their last four games.
• UH is seeking its first Big West Tourney win since the 2016 title game. UH has been bounced from the quarterfinals four straight times.
• This is the second straight year the Big West Tournament will be held in Nevada and it will be the first event to be held at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.

UH IN THE BIG WEST TOURNAMENT

• UH makes its ninth straight appearance in the Big West Tournament.
• The 'Bows are 5-7(.417) all-time.
• UH has one tournament title (2016).
• UH has reached the finals twice ('15, '16).
• UH was knocked out in the quarterfinals in its six other appearances (13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21).
• This is the first time UH is the No. 3 seed in the Big West Tournament.
• The 'Bows are 3-2 overall as a higher seed in the Big West Tournament.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES