Max Hazzard hit a running jumper with less than 10 seconds remaining in overtime to lift UC Irvine to a 75-74 win over Hawai’i at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Hawai’i dropped to 11-7 overall and 2-2 in the Big West Conference. The Anteaters improved to 16-5 and 4-1.
Jack Purchase led the Rainbow Warriors with 18 points and seven rebounds. Zigmars Raimo added 16 points and six rebounds, and Leland Green scored 10.
After Hazzard’s go-ahead basket, the Warriors had one last possession, but Purchase missed a long 3-pointer.
The game went back and forth early, but a 9-0 run by the Warriors late in the first half helped give them a 29-23 advantage at intermission.