The University of Hawai’i basketball team’s five-game winning streak came to an end with a 75-71 road loss t0 UC Riverside at the SRC Arena in Riverside, Calif., on Saturday.
Jack Purchase scored 24 points and the Rainbow Warriors had one of their best shooting games of the season, but it was not enough against an equally hot-shooting Highlanders squad.
Hawai’i dropped to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the Big West Conference. UCR improved to 7-13 and 1-3.
Sheriff Drammeh added 15 points and eight rebounds, Zigmars had 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting, and Drew Buggs contributed nine points, nine assists and six rebounds for Hawai’i.