The University of Hawai’i basketball team had about 32 minutes of playoff-worthy game available on Thursday. Unfortunately, the game lasted 40 minutes, and Long Beach State pulled away in the final eight minutes of a 73-62 victory over the Warriors in a quarterfinal game of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The Warriors, who were the No. 5 seed for the tournament, finish their season at 14-16 overall. The No. 4 seed 49ers improved to 15-18 and will advance to Friday’s semifinals against top seed UC Irvine.
Noah Allen capped a brilliant senior season – his lone season at Hawai’i – with 21 points.