UC Riverside crashed the party and trashed any potential plans for a week of celebration for the University of Hawai’i basketball team.
The Warriors, who have been pulling off improbable victories all season, suffered an improbable loss of their own in the form of a 77-71 shocker to UC Riverside.
A crowd of 6,624 (7,957 tickets issued) at the Stan Sheriff Center was at frenzied decibels in the second half, but ultimately left in stunned silence as the Warriors saw a six-game winning streak snapped.
Hawai’i dropped to 22-4 overall and remained in first place in the Big West Conference at 11-2.