Hawaii freshman guard Keiara Curtis scored 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half and the Rainbow Wahine cruised to a 74-39 win over Long Beach State to end their regular season today at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.
Saniyah Neverson added 15 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five steals and Imani Perez had 13 points on six shot attempts with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Hawaii improved to 20-10 to reach the 20-win mark for the third straight season and finishes 14-6 in Big West play with 14 wins in its last 15 games.
The Rainbow Wahine, who will be the No. 4 seed in the Credit Union 1 Big West Women’s Basketball Championship next week in Henderson, Nev., have won eight in a row.
Hawaii allowed a season-low 39 points to the Beach (5-25, 4-16), who were held to 26.8% shooting (15-for-56) from the field.
The Rainbow Wahine held the Beach scoreless for more than six minutes in the first quarter during a 17-0 run that put the game away just after it started.
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UH’s first game in the BWC tournament will be Thursday at 9 a.m.