Drew Buggs scored 13 points and dished out 11 assists and Justin Webster added 11 points tonight to help Hawai’i shoot past visiting UC Santa Barbara, 70-63, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
An energetic and appreciative crowd of 4,096 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Zigmars Raimo add to improve to 12-6 overall and 3-1 in the Big West. Max Heidegger score a game-high 21 points off the bench to lead the Gauchos, who fell to 12-6, 1-2.
UCSB took an early 4-0 lead but UH found its shooting touch — including two 3-pointers from seldom-used 7-foot post Owen Holland — and took a 20-14 lead midway through the first half.