HONOLULU — Noah Allen, Jack Purchase, and Leland Green all set career highs on Saturday night, each with 25 points, and Hawaii never trailed in overtime to beat Long Beach State 114-107.
The Rainbow Warriors (7-9, 1-2 Big West) never led in the second half and had their first tie with 23 seconds left in regulation. Justin Bibbins’ free throws with 3.1 seconds put the 49ers (6-14, 1-3) back up at 91-89. But Allen received the inbounds pass at half court, found an open lane straight at the hoop and finished with a buzzer-beating runner off the glass to force overtime.
Hawaii’s momentum carried over with Green scoring a 3-point play four seconds into in overtime and Purchase hitting a 3 on the next trip to make it 97-91.
Evan Payne led Long Beach State with 27.