The University of Hawai’i basketball team got a proverbial get out of jail free card last week. How it makes use of it begins on Thursday, when the Warriors face Long Beach State in a quarterfinal game of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The No. 5 seed Warriors are 14-15 overall and went 8-8 in the regular-season of the Big West. The No. 4 seed 49ers are 14-18 overall and went 9-7 in the conference. Thursday’s game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. (Hawai’i time) and will be televised on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.