Nick Faust scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Gabe Levin added 11 points and Mason Riggings and Travis Hammonds each added 10 points tonight to help visiting Long Beach State stun Hawai’i, 78-64, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
A sellout crowd of 9,076 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the 49ers improve to 11-12 overall and 5-3 in the Big West, snapping the Rainbow Warriors’ win streak at eight games and dropping them to 16-3, 5-1. UH remains in second place, a half-game behind leader UC Irvine (6-1)
Mike Thomas scored 20 points, Quincy Smith added 13 points, four assists and four rebounds and Roderick Bobbitt contributed 12 points and five assists to lead the Rainbow Warriors, who mounted a furious comeback after trailing 65-55 with 5:27 remaining.