HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team looks to get back on the winning track when it hosts Western Athletic Conference rival Fresno State on Saturday. Tip-off is 8:05 p.m. and will follow the UH-Fresno State women’s game
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team looks to get back on the winning track when it hosts Western Athletic Conference rival Fresno State on Saturday. Tip-off is 8:05 p.m. and will follow the UH-Fresno State women’s game at 5 p.m.
UH (9-13, 2-7 WAC) and Fresno State (11-12, 4-5 WAC) met earlier this year in California with the Bulldogs winning, 78-64. It will be a pivotal rematch for the Rainbow Warriors who are currently in a tie for eighth place in the WAC standings with Boise State.
Following its game with the Bulldogs, UH will play four of its final six conference games on the road. UH is on a season-long four game losing streak with three of those four losses coming down to the game’s waning moments, including a 66-60 loss at Nevada on Saturday night. Roderick Flemings scored 17 points versus the Wolf Pack and leads the team at 15.1 ppg.
Fresno State is currently in sixth in the WAC and will be playing its third straight road game following losses at Idaho (74-59) and Boise State (65-49) last weekend. The Bulldogs played those games without leading scorer Paul George, who averages 17.0 ppg.
