Warriors rout Fullerton, 82-57, to end skid

Hawai’i forward Harry Rouhliadeff — shown here in an earlier game — recorded his first career double-double Saturday night by scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the Warriors’ victory over Cal State Fullerton. (Brandon Flores Photography file photo)

Quickly and impressively turning frustration into fun, Hawai’i bounced back from a painful defeat Thursday to rout Cal State Fullerton, 82-57, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action Saturday night.

A crowd of 4,035 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched junior forward Harry Rhouliadeff record his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore guard Tom Beattie add 14 points and a career-high five assists as the Warriors snapped a three-game skid and improved to 13-9 overall and 5-6 in league play.

Donovan Oday led the Titans with 13 points and six rebounds and Antwan Robinson added 10 points and four boards as Cal State Fullerton fell to 6-17, 1-10.

Oday opened the scoring with a fast-break layup but Akira Jacobs answered with a 3-pointer two minutes in, and UH never trailed again. The Warriors built leads of 15-2, 22-4 and 27-6 and took a commanding 37-20 lead into halftime.

Zachary Visentin’s tip-in putback cut it to 41-26 two minutes into the second half, but that was as close as the Titans would get as Hawai’i stretched the lead to 20, 25 and even 32 points (82-50) with three minutes to go.

The Warriors made 6 of 16 attempts (37.5 percent) from 3-point range in the first half, and 10 of 30 (33.3 percent) for the game.

UH dominated the boards, out-rebounding Cal State Fullerton, 47-32, and outscored the Titans in the paint, 40-22.

The Warriors will hit the road for their next game on Thursday at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Big West Conference Standings

UC Irvine 10-1
UC San Diego 8-2
UC Riverside 8-3
Cal State Northridge 7-4
UC Davis 6-5
UC Santa Barbara 6-5
HAWAI’I 5-6
Cal State Bakersfield 4-7
Long Beach State 3-8
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2-9
Cal State Fullerton 1-10

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