Hawaii Men Top Fullerton as Titans Women Edge Wahine on Late Free Throws

Overview

• Hawaii beat Cal State Fullerton 69-59 in Honolulu to improve to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big West, while the Titans fell to 3-6 and 0-2.
• Hawaii controlled the interior with a 50-37 rebounding edge, a 12-4 margin in second-chance points, and a season-high seven blocks, limiting Fullerton to 34% shooting.
• Fullerton arrived with the Big West’s top scoring average at 88.4 points per game but shot just 26% in the first half and 3-for-19 from three.
• In Fullerton, the Titans women defeated Hawaii 82-80 after Nicole Steiner made two free throws with 3.4 seconds left, snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Wahine.
• Hawaii’s women committed 27 turnovers and have reached 20-plus turnovers in four straight games, contributing to a fifth consecutive loss.