IRVINE, Calif.
— The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team takes on the top team in the conference on the road when it faces UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 25. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. HT at the Bren Events Center.
Both the Rainbow Warriors (12-7, 4-4 Big West) and Anteaters (17-3, 7-1) are coming off of tight road losses on Thursday. The 'Bows fell at UC Davis, 68-66, while UCI suffered their first Big West setback with an 84-80 OT loss at UC Riverside.
HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 171-111 (11th season)
At Hawai'i: 168-109 (10th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUCI leads, 22-9
In Irvine: UCI leads, 9-3
Streak: UCI, 2
GAME STORY LINES
- With its loss at UC Davis, the Rainbow Warriors fell into a three-way tie for sixth in the Big West standings.
- Despite its loss at UC Riverside, UCI remains in first in the Big West, a game ahead of UC San Diego.
- Junior forward Harry Rouhliadeff enjoyed a career night at UC Davis, tallying 21 points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. All but four of his points came in the second half.
- Rouhliadeff became the fifth different UH player to score 20 or more in a game this year and the eighth different player to lead the team in scoring.
- UC Irvine leads the Big West and ranks in the top 25 nationally in scoring defense, FG% defense, FT percentage and FTs made per game.
- The Anteaters have won six of the last seven meetings in Irvine with UH's last win coming in 2018.
- UCI is 6-0 at home, while UH is 2-3 on the road.
- UH is 5-1 this year, including four straight wins, when coming off a loss.
- Following its game at UC Irvine, the 'Bows will return home for games vs UC San Diego (Jan. 30) and Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 1).
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