Bernardo da Silva posts double-double as Hawaii beats UC Irvine
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii’s Bernardo da Silva looks for a layup against UC Irvine’s Austin Johnson.
Bernardo da Silva, in his second game after recovering from a hand injury, scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Hawaii men’s basketball team’s 72-56 victory over UC Irvine.
A crowd of 1,465 in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center saw the Rainbow Warriors improve to 2-0 in the Big West and 6-5 overall. The Anteaters are 1-1 and 6-5.
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JoVon McClanahan, who entered hitting 19% of 3s, came off the bench to drain four of five shots from behind the arc. McClanahan also added six assists, including a half-court pass to the corner pocket for Noel Coleman’s 3. Coleman finished with 16 points.
Collin Welp, UCI’s 6-9 forward, scored 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
The ’Bows are scheduled to play host to UC San Diego on Saturday night.
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