Jack Purchase had 23 points, nine rebounds and shot into the record books to lead the University of Hawai’i to an 87-64 victory over UC Riverside at the Stan Sheriff Center on Saturday night.
The Rainbow Warriors improved to 16-9 overall and is alone in third place in the Big West Conference at 7-4. They also avenged a four-point loss to these same Highlanders a month ago in Riverside, Calif. UC Riverside dropped to 9-18 and 3-8.
Brocke Stepteau added 17 points and Eddie Stansberry scored 15 for the Warriors, who shot a season-high 58.9 percent from the field and went 13 for 23 (56.