Belatedly ringing in the New Year with a shower of 3-point aerials, Hawai’i shot past visiting Cal State Fullerton, 79-68, Wednesday night in the Big West Conference men’s basketball opener for both teams.
An energized midweek crowd of 3,378 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Sheriff Drammeh tie a career high with 23 points off the bench and Eddie Stansberry add 16 points as the Warriors improved to 10-5 overall. Khalil Ahmad scored 22 points and Kyle Allman added 14 points for the Titans, who won last year’s conference tournament but fell to 4-11 this season.
Jack Purchase contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds and Brocke Stepteau add 10 points and four assists for UH, which overcame a 34-31 halftime deficit by draining 8 of 13 attempts (61.