After a rough-and-tumble early climb, Hawai’i is now enjoying the view from the top of the Big West Conference men’s basketball standings.
Jack Purchase scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Sheriff Drammeh added 14 points Saturday night to help the Warriors hold off visiting UC Davis, 77-72, and move into sole possession of first place in Big West.
A vocal Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 6,581 watched Gibson Johnson and Leland Green each add 11 points as UH improved to 13-5 overall and 4-1 in the Big West. The Aggies fell to 12-7, 3-2. Cal State Fullerton, which had entered the evening in first place at 4-1, lost at Long Beach State, 81-73.