Aaron Valdes hit a 3-pointer with 40.1 seconds remaining to lift the University of Hawai’i basketball team to a stunning 75-71 victory over UC Irvine in a battle for first place in the Big West Conference at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday night.
The Warriors rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to increase their school-record road winning streak to six.
Hawai’i improved to 22-3 overall and 11-1 in the Big West — now two games ahead of UC Irvine and Long Beach State. The Anteaters dropped to 20-8 and 9-3 with their second loss to Hawai’i this season.