'Bows eke out win

By Jason Kaneshiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 30, 2012

~~<p>Bedeviled by Cal State Northridge's quickness early, Hawaii relied on its strength inside to open a new era for the program with a 74-71 win Saturday night before a Stan Sheriff Center crowd of about 4,500.</p>
<p>In a roller-coaster opener to UH's membership in the Big West Conference, the Rainbow Warriors fell behind early, made a huge push to take a double-digit halftime lead, gave it away in the second half, then held on in the final seconds.</p>
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Bedeviled by Cal State Northridge's quickness early, Hawaii relied on its strength inside to open a new era for the program with a 74-71 win Saturday night before a Stan Sheriff Center crowd of about 4,500.

In a roller-coaster opener to UH's membership in the Big West Conference, the Rainbow Warriors fell behind early, made a huge push to take a double-digit halftime lead, gave it away in the second half, then held on in the final seconds. Login for more...