Kamaka Hepa and JoVon McClanahan each scored 17 points tonight to help Hawai’i hold off Cal State Bakersfield, 72-69, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
A crowd of 4,417 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Noel Coleman add 11 points as the Warriors improve to 16-6 overall and 7-3 in the Big West, good for sole possession of fourth place. Antavion Collum scored 23 points and Cameron Smith added 18 points to lead the Roadrunners, who fell to 6-15, 2-8.
UH jumped out to an 11-0 lead and was ahead, 45-28, at halftime after shooting 60 percent (15 of 25) from the field, including a torrid 53.