Idaho Vandals @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Idaho 59, Hawaii 52
HONOLULU -- Mac Hopson scored a season-high 24 points to lead Idaho past Hawaii 59-52 Saturday night.
Steffan Johnson added 10 points, all of them in the first half including a buzzer-beating banked 3-pointer to give the Vandals (8-4, 1-0 Western Athletic Conference) an 11-point lead going into halftime.
Hawaii's Paul Campbell matched his career-best effort with 14 points. Roderick Flemings, who missed the last two games with a sprained right knee, came off the bench to score 10 points.
Hawaii (7-7, 0-1) led midway through the first half, but Idaho's 3-point shooters caught fire and hit three 3's in the last 90 seconds to give the Vandals a lead 22-20 lead, which they never relinquished. They hit 7 of 16 from behind the arc, while the Rainbow Warriors shot a mere 2 of 16 from long distance.
Game Information
Honolulu, HI
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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