Unlike last month, there was no “Superhero Night” at the Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday, which is totally fine with the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team and it’s fans.
They were more than happy with having Zigmars Raimo, a rather unassuming quiet-but-effective sophomore reserve from Madona, Latvia.
Raimo scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed four rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench and Gibson Johnson added 13 points and five boards to help the Warriors speed past visiting Long Beach State, 74-63, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
A Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 5,409 (tickets issued) watched Drew Buggs contribute 10 points and eight rebounds and Brocke Stepteau add 10 points and six boards as UH improved to 16-10 overall and 7-6 in the Big West with their third straight victory.