Perhaps fitting for a team that gave its all during a season filled with twists and turns, the University of Hawai’i basketball team finished with an empty gas tank.
The Warriors matched Long Beach State for the first 32 minutes, then fell behind in the final eight minutes of a 73-62 loss to the 49ers in a quarterfinal game of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Hawai’i, which received word that it could participate in the tournament less than a week ago, completed its season at 14-16, including two consecutive losses to Long Beach to close the season.