A little something new worked for a while, but along the way the Hawaii Hilo men’s basketball team lost a little of what it has relied on, and then it lost a squeezed tight Pacific West Conference game to Concordia University Irvine Saturday at Hilo Civic, 77-69.
The loss dropped the Vulcans to 5-7 and 3-4 in the Pacific West Conference after two home losses this week to two of the best in the conference. Earlier in the week it was a tight loss to Azusa Pacific, the two-time defending champion, and then came the feisty Eagles (9-6, 4-3 in PWC) with an aggressive, penetrating offense that posed issues.