Hawaii falls again as rally short-circuited at UCSB

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An electrical problem affected the video streaming and statistical system at UC Santa Barbara’s Thunderdome on Saturday night.

A defensive lapse and turnover problems short-circuited the Hawaii basketball team in a 76-72 road loss to the Gauchos with 2, 109 in attendance.

Of UH’s 20 turnovers, including 12 in the first half, coach Eran Ganot said in a radio interview : “It’s very disappointing. It’s our top priority, and we can’t break through. You still see flashes within the game. I thought we did a great job defensively, especially in the half court against an elite team. Some of our defensive numbers this year are good, maybe not as good as in the past, but it’s a little misleading because of how many (points off turnovers ) we give up in transition because of the turnovers.”

The Gauchos scored 25 points off UH turnovers. They also built a 14-3 advantage in fast-break scoring.

UCSB guard Deuce Turner, playing for his fourth college, hit the go-ahead 3 with 2 :09 to play, and point guard Stephan Swenson made a key steal as the Gauchos improved to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in the Big West.

In being swept on this two-game road trip, the Rainbow Warriors fell to 13-11 and 5-8.

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With 2 :16 to play, Ryan Rapp made two free throws to give the Rainbow Warriors a 70-69 lead.

Turner got the ball on the right wing, pump-faked, dribbled to his right and swished a 3 to put the Gauchos ahead 72-70. The Gauchos would not trail again.

With 26 seconds left, UH’s Tom Beattie tried to inbound at midcourt. Swenson made the steal and was fouled by UH center Tanner Christensen. Swenson made both free throws to extend the margin to 74-70 with 20 seconds left. It was UH’s fourth inbound play that resulted in a lost…

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Author : The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Publish date : 2025-02-09 17:04:00

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