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Big West Tournament celebration leftovers

Some things are just so good, you can’t get enough of it, even a few days later. Such is the case with the University of Hawai’i basketball team’s epic Big West Conference Tournament championship game last Saturday.

In what is now on the list of most exhilarating and meaningful victories in program history, the Warriors beat Long Beach State, 64-60, in the title game at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

The University of Hawaii men's basketball team defeats Long Beach State and captures the championship of the 2016 Big West Tournament at the Honda Center, Anaheim, CA on March 12, 2016. Photo: Brandon Flores.

The victory earned the Warriors a spot in the NCAA Tournament for just the fifth time in program history, and the first since 2002.