UC Davis Basketball Heads To The Islands To Face The Rainbow Warriors of Hawaii
Jan 24, 2020, 8:48 AM | Updated: 8:49 am
DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis
will return to the road for Saturday’s Big West contest when it heads to the
islands to face Hawai’i inside the Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff from Honolulu is set for 9 p.m. PT.
In addition to a video stream available on BigWest.TV, Sports 1140 KHTK will
carry Scott Marsh’s courtside call over
the airwaves and through an internet audio broadcast available on the station’s
TuneIn Radio channel. Live stats and
in-game Twitter updates are also available; links for each of these mediums are
available at UCDavisAggies.com by
visiting Gameday
Central.
After
winning three of four matchups against the Rainbow Warriors, UC Davis dropped
both games played last season. A victory on Saturday will prevent UH from
extending its current overall, and head-to-head win streak to three games after
opening its current four-game homestand with wins against Cal Poly and UC Santa
Barbara (the ‘Bows were off earlier this week and will end their one-week
hiatus against the Ags).
Of UH’s 18 games played in 2019-20, 14 took place on its home court thanks to a
pair of non-conference tournaments. Of that block of games, the Rainbow
Warriors are 11-3 on its own floor. By comparison, Hawai’i is 1-3 outside of
Honolulu and will visit The Pavilion for the return match on March 5 — the
Aggies’ final home game of the year.
As the only major sports team in the state, many opponents have a tough time
dealing with UH’s home crowd. Experienced gained during UC Davis’ visit to The
Pit will help negate any home court advantage: Not only did the Aggies play
with poise inside one of the loudest college basketball environments in the
nation, they had a chance to force OT against the Lobos on their final
possession of that game.
Since UC Davis’ 71.75 points per game average is slightly higher than Hawai’i’s
70.56 average, Saturday’s matchup should shape up as another exciting one
between these teams. Not only are the Aggies the Big West’s No. 1 team from the
free throw line (.768 percentage) and three (.365 pct.), their +1.10 turnover
margin is the second-highest in the league.
If UC Davis is able to capitalize on their open looks from distance,
opportunities at the stripe, force turnovers and protect the ball, UH will see
firsthand how dangerous this year’s UC Davis roster is… just ask Long Beach
State and CSUN.
Series Record: UC Davis trails 9-6
Last Hawai’i Win: 3/7/19 — H, 76-69
Last UC Davis Win: 3/1/18 — H, 70-59
Series Streak: Hawai’i +2
