Long Beach State Beach @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Webster-Chan scores 20, Hawaii beats Long Beach State 78-59
HONOLULU -- Negus Webster-Chan had a career-high 20 points on Thursday night, and Hawaii gave Long Beach State its fifth straight loss 78-59.
Roderick Bobbitt added 15 points, Garrett Nevels had 14 points and nine rebounds and Stefan Jankovic scored 12.
Hawaii (19-11, 7-7 Big West) squandered most of its 10-point halftime advantage but pulled away in the latter part of the second half.
Bobbitt's alley oop to Nevels made it a 14-point lead with 9:14 left and Nevels followed with a jumper to push Hawaii's run to 11 straight points at 58-42. Long Beach State (13-16, 7-6) was unable to get back within single digits.
Long Beach State opened the second half with a 7-0 run to close within three and stayed tight with Hawaii for the first eight minutes of the period, trailing 47-42 with 12:05 left.
Branford Jones had 12 points and Mike Caffey 11 to lead the 49ers.
Game Information
Honolulu, HI

Referee:Deron White
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Mike Reid

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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