SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team makes its final appearance in the Thunderdome as a Big West opponent when it takes on UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Jan. 17. Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m. HT.
The Rainbow Warriors (13-3, 5-1 Big West) are coming off an emphatic 86-66 win at Cal Poly on Thursday that thrust them into a tie with UC Irvine for first in the Big West. The 'Bows are 9-1 in their last 10 contests. UCSB (10-7, 3-3), meanwhile, ended a three-game skid with an 84-79 win at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday.
HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 187-123 (12th season)
At Hawai'i: 184-121 (11th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUCSB leads, 22-11
In Santa Barbara: UCSB leads, 12-2
Streak: UCSB, 7
NEWS & NOTES
- UH has lost seven straight times versus the Gauchos, including a 76-72 road loss last year.
- The 'Bows have not won in Santa Barbara since 2016, dropping eight consecutive games there.
- The Gauchos lead the Big West and rank 24th in the NCAA in 3FG percentage (.378). UH ranks 4th nationally in 3FG percentage defense (.269).
- UH has forced 38 turnovers in the last two contests, including 23 at Cal Poly, an opponent season high.
- UH's 13 steals at Cal Poly were a season-high and the most sine logging 13 steals against Hawai'i Pacific on Dec. 11, 2020.
- Dre Bullock set his UH-high with six steals, the most by a 'Bow since Justin Webster (6) versus CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 16, 2021.
- Bullock, who poured in 20 points at Cal Poly, is just 22 points from 1,000 in his Division I collegiate career.
- Hawai'i has been out-rebounded in each of the last three games. Prior to that, the team was out-rebounded just once in its first 13 games.
- UH is 2-2 on the road this season. Their average margin of victory in their two road wins is 31.5 points while the average margin of their two losses is 5.5 points.
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