UPDATED: Warriors drop Big West opener at Long Beach

The mystery of the Pyramid will remain unsolved for another year for the University of Hawai’i basketball team.

The Rainbow Warriors struggled to defend the rim in an 89-81 loss at Long Beach State in the Big West Conference regular-season opener on Thursday night at Long Beach, Calif. As a result, Hawai’i dropped to 9-5 overall, and 0-6 in the 49ers’ Walter Pyramid since joining the Big West Conference in the 2012-13 season.

Long Beach State shot 63.3 percent from the field, with most of the made baskets coming “in the paint.” In particular, 6-foot-5 forward Barry Ogalue scored 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting, 6-7, 230-pound forward Gabe Levin had 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and 6-7,…