Rainbows let UC Irvine slip away

By Joseph D'Hippolito / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 10, 2013

~~<p>IRVINE, Calif. »After seeing the lead exchanged 21 times in 35 minutes, Hawaii succumbed to a late collapse in its first Big West Conference road game Wednesday night.</p>
<p>UC Irvine needed an 11-1 blitz in the final five minutes to earn a 68-64 victory over the Rainbow Warriors in front of 1,541 at the Bren Events Center — and an ESPNU audience.</p>
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IRVINE, Calif. »After seeing the lead exchanged 21 times in 35 minutes, Hawaii succumbed to a late collapse in its first Big West Conference road game Wednesday night.

UC Irvine needed an 11-1 blitz in the final five minutes to earn a 68-64 victory over the Rainbow Warriors in front of 1,541 at the Bren Events Center — and an ESPNU audience. Login for more...