Rainbow Warriors advance to Big West championship game against UC Irvine

HENDERSON, Nev. — Denying a quick-trigger offense and defying all the misfortune a Friday the 13th can offer, the Hawaii basketball team battled to a 78-63 victory over Cal State Fullerton to advance to today’s championship game of the Big West Tournament. A Hawaii-partisan crowd estimated at 2, 000 in Lee’s Family Forum saw the Rainbow Warriors conquer nearly all phases to earn a matchup ...