SPOKANE, Wash. — Quincy Smith scored 19 points and grabbed three rebounds, Roderick Bobbitt added 17 points, seven boards and four assists, and Stefan Jankovic finished with 16 points and five rebounds today to help Hawai’i stun California, 77-66, for the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory ever.
The Rainbow Warriors, seeded No. 14 in the South Region, improved to a school record 28-5 and advanced to Sunday’s second-round game against the winner of today’s Maryland-South Dakota State game, at a time still to be determined. Cal, the No. 4 seed, ends its season at 23-11.
UH is making its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2002; it had lost in all four previous first-round games.