HONOLULU, Hawaii — Jerome Desrosiers finished with 14 points, Jovon McClanahan scored 13 and Hawaii closed the game on a 9-0 run to defeat Cal Poly 63-54 on Thursday night.
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Jerome Desrosiers finished with 14 points, Jovon McClanahan scored 13 and Hawaii closed the game on a 9-0 run to defeat Cal Poly 63-54 on Thursday night.
Desrosiers opened the late spurt with a 3-pointer to put the Rainbow Warriors (14-9, 8-4 Big West Conference) ahead 57-54 with 1:16 remaining. McClanahan followed with another 3 to push the lead to six with 26 seconds left. Junior Madut added 11 points, while Beon Riley pitched in with 10 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Camren Pierce scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting to pace the Mustangs (5-20, 1-12), who have lost eight straight. Brantly Stevenson had 14 points and six boards.
Hawaii swept the season series with the Mustangs. The Rainbow Warriors beat Cal Poly 69-56 on Jan. 22.
• Hawaii women 75, CSU Bakersfield 61: Waiakea alum Kelsie Imai contributed a season-high 11 points to the Wahine’s fourth straight road victory and seventh win in eight games overall.
Amy Atwell scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Daejah Phillips also scored 19 as UH (14-9, 10-3) stayed atop the Big West standings, sweeping the season series from the Roadrunners (4-17, 3-9).
The Wahine shot 29 of 54, 53.7%, while holding Bakersfield to 33.9%.
