Hawaii wins at UC San Diego in Big West men’s basketball
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii’s Bernardo da Silva snared a rebound against Pepperdine’s Carson Basham on Dec. 22.
Bernardo da Silva scored 20 points, including the final six points, to lift the University of Hawaii basketball team to a 62-49 victory over UC San Diego tonight in LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif.
The Rainbow Warriors’ seventh victory in a row improved their records to 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the Big West. The Tritons fell to 6-9 and 1-2.
The ’Bows led 35-21 at the intermission, but the Tritons cut the deficit to four several times — the last at 53-49 on Jake Kosakowski’s 3 with 2:57 to play. But the Tritons would not score again.
The ’Bows closed with a 9-0 run.
JoVon McClanahan, Noel Coleman and Kamaka Hepa each contributed 11 points for the ’Bows. The UH starters accounted for 60 of the 62 points. Justus Jackson, a backup guard, hit a jumper for the reserves’ only points.
Bryce Pope, who did not play on Saturday because of health/safety protocols, led the Tritons with 16 points.
UH continues its road trip with Saturday’s game against Cal State Fullerton.
