Jack Purchase, Leland Green and Noah Allen each scored a career-high
25 points tonight — including Allen’s game-tying layup at the end of
regulation — to lift Hawai’i to a stunning 114-107 overtime victory
over visiting Long Beach State in thrilling Big West Conference men’s
basketball action.
A spirited and vocal crowd of about 4,800 watched Brocke Stepteau add
14 points and Zigmars Raimo contribute 11 points off the bench as the
Warriors improved to 7-9, 1-2 in the Big West. Evan Payne scored 27
points, Noah Blackwell added 17 points and Temidayo Yussuf added 16
points and seven rebounds for the 49ers, who dropped to 6-14 overall,
1-3.