'Bows fall against UC Santa Barbara in first game of 2025
Jan 02, 2025
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors fell to UC Santa Barbara at home on Thursday 64-61.
Hawaii trailed 31-28 at halftime after the Gauchos made 5 three-pointers.
In the 2nd half, the 'Bows after trailing by 8, went on a 6-0 run to pull within 2. After that run, the Bows with 3 seconds left pulled within 1 point after Gytis Nemeiksa made a tough contested layup.
But Hawaii unable to take the lead late as they couldn't tie it up as the buzzer sounded.
Final Stats:
Christensen: 15 pts, 5 reb
Nemeiksa: 13 pts, 8 reb
Rapp: 10 pts, 7 reb
Next: Hawaii vs Cal Poly on Saturday at 7:00pm.