SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Amadou Sow scored a career-high 30 points as UC Santa Barbara defeated the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 76-66 on Thursday night.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Amadou Sow scored a career-high 30 points as UC Santa Barbara defeated the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 76-66 on Thursday night.
Hawaii led 54-53 after Justin Hemsley’s 3-pointer with 9:26 remaining in the second half. Sow answered with a 3-pointer to start a 13-2 run that put UCSB in control 66-56 with 5:15 to go. Hawaii drew within five once more but Sow hit a short jumper and a 3-pointer to put the Gauchos back up by 10 near the three-minute mark.
Hemsley had 13 points for the Rainbow Warriors (14-7, 5-2), whose four-game win streak ended.
Dawson Carper added 11 points and Drew Buggs had eight assists.
Max Heidegger had 13 points for UC Santa Barbara (15-8, 4-4 Big West Conference). Robinson Idehen added 11 points. Devearl Ramsey had seven rebounds. Sow hit 12 of 13 shots and grabbed six rebounds.
Hawaii defeated UC Santa Barbara 70-63 on Jan. 18.
UC Santa Barbara faces UC Irvine at home on Saturday. Hawaii plays at Cal Poly on Saturday.
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