Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors @ UC Riverside Highlanders
Coleman scores 31, Hawaii beats UC Riverside 76-73 in OT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- — Noel Coleman's 31 points led Hawaii over UC Riverside 76-73 in overtime on Saturday night.
Nate Pickens made a layup to open the scoring in OT but Hawaii score nine of the next 10 points to take a 74-68 lead when Coleman hit a 3-pointer with 54 seconds to play.
Coleman added eight rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (17-13, 9-9 Big West Conference). Bernardo da Silva added 16 points while shooting 8 of 15 from the field and 0 for 3 from the foul line, and he also had nine rebounds and three blocks. Justin McKoy was 3-of-9 shooting, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
Pickens finished with 16 points for the Highlanders (13-17, 8-10). UC Riverside also got 15 points, six rebounds and five assists from Barrington Hargress. Kyle Owens also had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Owens made a layup that tied it at 65-all with 12 seconds left in regulation and eventually forced overtime.
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Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:John Paul Guerrero
Referee:Levon Zakarian
Referee:Kristyne Esparza
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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