A second-half blitz led UC Santa Barbara to a convincing 75-54 victory over the University of Hawai’i in a Big West Conference game at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Gauchos out-scored the Rainbow Warriors 45-28 in the second half to improve to 16-5 overall and 5-2 in the conference. Hawai’i dropped to 13-8 and is now in fourth place at 4-3.
The 21-point difference was the largest margin of defeat this season for the Warriors. Samuta Avea led the Warriors with 13 points and six rebounds, and Zigmars Raimo added 10 points.
The Warriors shot just 37.