NCAAB Game Recap - UC Irvine at Hawaii
Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:30 AM EST

NW
66
Wisc
59
F
OrSt
60
UCLA
78
F
Cin
51
SMU
60
F
UVA
78
VaTec
80
F(2OT)
Leh
45
HolyC
61
F
Vermt
77
UMBC
74
F
Corn
63
Penn
82
F
Mich
75
Ind
63
F
UNH
63
Bingha
55
F
Maine
66
Stony
67
F
UMassL
84
Hartfo
87
F(OT)
Iona
90
Niag
76
F
Temp
74
Mem
62
F
NrthIA
55
MOSt
52
F
Nev
56
SDSU
70
F
WichSt
81
LoyIL
64
F
StPet
69
Manh
50
F
WaSt
49
Col
81
F

Feb 12, 2017, 12:30 AM EST

Final

1

2

T

UC Irvine

35

37

72

Hawaii

20

38

58

Nelson scores 29, UC Irvine cruises past Hawaii
Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:52 AM

HONOLULU (AP) Luke Nelson had 16 of his season-high 29 points in the second half and UC Irvine cruised to a 72-58 win over Hawaii on Saturday night.

Nelson was 6 of 10 from 3-point range, Ioannis Dimakopoulos added 11 points and Jonathan Galloway grabbed 11 boards to go with four points. The Anteaters (15-12, 8-3 Big West) moved alone into second place in the conference standings, a half-game behind UC Davis (8-2).

UC Irvine kept its lead between 11 and 19 in the second half and finished with a 39-22 edge on the boards.

Gibson Johnson had 19 points and Noah Allen scored 18 for the Rainbow Warriors (12-12, 6-5), who had a 14-4 lead to start the game. The Anteaters responded with a 23-2 run and led 35-20 at halftime.

Sheriff Drammeh added 12 points, but Hawaii got no bench points compared to UC Irvine's 22.

Leaders

UC Irvine PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. Nelson 29 0 1 2 1 0
I. Dimakopoulos 11 0 0 5 1 0
Hawaii PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
G. Johnson 19 0 1 5 0 2
N. Allen 18 0 3 4 0 1

Team Comparison

UCIrv HI
Points For 72 58
Field Goals 25/53-47% 23/54-43%
Three Pointers 8/19-42% 6/21-29%
Free Throws 14/14-100% 6/12-50%
Offensive Rebounds 9 6
Defensive Rebounds 30 16
Rebounds 43 24
Blocks 0 3
Steals 7 6
Turnovers 18 12
Personal Fouls 20 16
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - UCIrv Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 7 HI 56 @ UCIrv 84 M. Owies 13 I. Dimakopoulos 12
Sun Feb 12 UCIrv 72 @ HI 58 L. Nelson 29 G. Johnson 19

Game Information

Stadium: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 7,452
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