The University of Hawaii men's basketball team looks to stay atop the Big West standings when it hits the road for a pair of games, beginning with a contest at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday, Feb. 12. Tipoff at the Icardo Center is 6:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. HT.

Following its hard-fought 72-67 home win over UC San Diego on Saturday, the Rainbow Warriors moved back into a tie for first in the conference with UC Irvine as both squads sport a 9-3 mark. UH, which has won four of its last five games, is 3-3 in Big West road games this year. CSUB has dropped eight straight games, including a pair of double-digit road losses to UC Irvine (78-62) and Cal State Fullerton (82-66) last week.

The 'Bows will round out its two-game road trip with a meeting versus CSUN on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. HT.

GAME 23: Hawai'i (17-5, 9-3 Big West) vs. CSU Bakersfield (8-17, 2-11 Big West)
Opponent | Date | Time				CSU Bakersfield |  Thursday,  Feb. 12 |  6:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. HT
Location				Bakersfield, Calif.  - Icardo Center
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+
Radio				ESPN Honolulu / ESPN Honolulu App
Live Stats				GoRunners.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i
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HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 191-125 (12th season)
At Hawai'i: 188-123 (11th season)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUH leads, 9-3
In Bakersfield: UH leads, 3-1
Streak: UH, 1

NEWS & NOTES

• UH has won eight of the last nine meetings between the teams, including a 98-71 win in Honolulu on Jan. 22.
• UH and CSUB each rank in the NCAA Top 40 in free throws made and attempted and combined for 73 free throw attempts in the first meeting (55 made).
• CSUB's Dalian Smith went 20-of-25 from the line that game to set new UH individual opponent records for free throws made and attempted.
• The 'Bows have been extremely accurate from the free throw line, shooting 78% (125-161) as a team the last seven games.
• After being out-rebounded six times in its previous eight games, UH out-rebounded UC San Diego, 47-27, in its last game and moved back up to 24th nationally in rebound margin at +7.0.
• Since moving into the starting lineup five games ago, Isaac Finlinson is averaging 12.0 ppg and shooting 50% on 3-pointers (10-of-20).
• UH won its 10th straight home with its 72-67 victory over UC San Diego on Saturday. It is the longest same-season streak in the Eran Ganot era. UH last had a 10-game home win streak bridging the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
• UH ranks in the top 30 in the NCAA in seven categories – 3FG% defense (4th), defensive rebounds per game (11th), FG% defense (23rd), rebound margin (24th), scoring defense (26th), scoring margin (28th) and rebounds per game (30th).