To beat the The Beach, Hawai’i went to its bench.
The Warriors’ reserves produced 35 points – many coming in key stretches – Thursday night to lift UH to a convincing 74-57 victory over visiting Long Beach State in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
An announced crowd of 5,293 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched sixth-man Brocke Stepteau score 16 of those points to go with five assists, four rebounds and zero turnovers as Hawai’i improved to 13-7 overall and 4-2 in league play.
Eddie Stansberry added 14 points and five rebounds and Zigmars Raimo contributed 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal.