UC Riverside Highlanders @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Johnson helps UC Riverside upset Hawaii 77-71
HONOLULU -- Secean Johnson hit 13-of-14 free throws, including six in the final 75 seconds, and scored 19 points as UC Riverside upset Hawaii 77-71 on Thursday night.
Jaylen Bland led the Highlanders (14-15, 5-8 Big West) with 20 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and DJ Sylvester had 18. Johnson had 10 rebounds as Riverside snapped a four-game losing streak.
Aaron Valdes had 20 for Hawaii (23-4, 11-2), which lost a six-game winning streak. Roderick Bobbitt 17 and Stefan Jankovic 12 with 10 boards.
Riverside led 36-32 at halftime and was up by 10 with 9:18 to play.
Hawaii caught up with just more than five minutes to go and had a one-point lead on a jumper by Bobbitt with 2:33 remaining but four straight free throws put Riverside back on top 72-69 with 1:15 remaining.
Riverside was 17 of 19 from the line in the second half.
Game Information
Honolulu, HI

Referee:Kurt Walker
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Brady Chelette

2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig 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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