Hunter Erickson’s<\/a> game-winning jumper put the cap on a game that featured 22 lead changes. The win ended a four-game series skid for UH against UCI.<\/p>\n
\nHEAD COACH ERAN GANOT<\/p>\n
Overall record: 189-124 (12th season)
\nAt Hawai’i: 186-122 (11th season)<\/p>\n
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUCI\u00a0leads, 24-10
\nIn Irvine: UCI\u00a0leads, 10-3
\nStreak: UH, 1<\/p>\n
NEWS & NOTES
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\n\tThis will be the final regular-season meeting between the teams as conference rivals. UH heads to the Mountain West next season.
\n\tUH leads the Big West and ranks 14th nationally in scoring defense (64.9). UCI leads the BW and ranks third nationally in field goal percentage\u00a0defense (.375).
\n\tThe teams combined for 20 blocks in the first meeting \u2013 nine by UC Irvine and a season-high 11 by UH. UCI’s Kyle Evans \u2013 the nation’s top shot blocker (3.2 bpg) \u2013 had five blocks in the contest.
\n\tUH is 2-3 on the road this season, including 2-2 in Big West play.
\n\tUH’s average margin of victory in its two Big West road wins is 31.5 points and its average margin of defeat in its two Big West road losses is 12.5 points.
\n\tThe ‘Bows have lost in its last six visits to the Bren Events Center. Their last win there was a 62-61 victory in 2018.
\n\tEleven of UH’s 15 wins this year have come by double-digits, including five of its seven Big West wins.
\n\tUH has won by 20 or more nine times, including each of its last three Big West wins.
\n\tUH leads the Big West and ranks 23rd nationally in scoring margin (+15.3).
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