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Samuta Avea layup
51
CSUN CSUN 3-15,0-7 Big West
58
Winner Hawaii Hawaii 14-4,5-1 Big West
CSUN CSUN
3-15,0-7 Big West
51
Final
58
Hawaii Hawaii
14-4,5-1 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CSUN CSUN 17 34 51
Hawaii Hawaii 33 25 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Holds Off CSUN, 58-51

HONOLULU - The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team got off to a fast start and held off a strong second-half rally by CSUN for a 58-51 home win Monday night at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors improved to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big West with their ninth win in its last 10 contests. 

The win moved UH into a three-way tie for second place in the Big West standings, just a half game behind first-place UC Riverside. It also marked UH's eighth straight home win, tying its longest such streak in seven years. 

UH's signature defense once again ensured the win. The 'Bows held CSUN (3-15, 0-7) scoreless for the final 3:16 after the Matador had cut a once 19-point deficit to just one. For the game CSUN shot just 31 percent from the floor, including 21 percent in the first half. 

Noel Coleman led four Rainbow Warriors with 14 points. Bernardo da Silva (11 points, 12 rebounds) and Samuta Avea (10 points, 11 rebounds) both notched double-doubles while combining for five blocks. JoVon McClanahan poured in 15 points including some key scoring down the stretch. 

For the first 20-plus minutes of the game, it seemed UH would breeze to a victory. CSUN held a brief 3-2 lead a minute into the game, but. UH scored 10 unanswered to take the lead for good. CSUN missed eight straight shots and UH went on an 11-2 run to take a commanding 33-17 lead at the break. 

The 'Bows built its lead to 19-points, 38-19, less than two minutes into the  second half. CSUN didn't fold. The Matadors went on a 20-3 run over the next eight minutes—including 13 unanswered points—to make it a dog fight for the final 10 minutes.

Dearon Tucker's three-point play made it a 52-51 lead with 3:16 left. UH wouldn't let it get any closer. UH the game's final six points, including a da Silva putback with 2:22 remaining to give UH some breathing room. Trailing 54-51, CSUN had one last chance to tie the game, but De'Sean Allen-Eikens three-pointer with 23 seconds fell off the mark and UH closed the game on the free throw line. 

The Rainbow Warriors next travel to the mainland for a pair of the big road games, beginning with a showdown against UC Irvine on Thursday, Jan. 19. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. HT at the Bren Events Center. 

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