Long Beach State visits Hawaii for conference matchup

Published Feb. 9, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Long Beach State Beach (13-9, 8-1 Big West) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (11-7, 6-2 Big West)

Honolulu; Friday, 12 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii faces Long Beach State in a matchup of Big West teams.

The Rainbow Warriors have gone 7-2 at home. Hawaii scores 71.7 points and has outscored opponents by 6.1 points per game.

The Beach are 8-1 against Big West opponents. Long Beach State ranks fourth in the Big West with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Aboubacar Traore averaging 3.4.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Rainbow Warriors won the last meeting 72-67 on Jan. 8. Noel Coleman scored 22 points points to help lead the Rainbow Warriors to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Coleman is scoring 14.5 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Rainbow Warriors. Jerome Desrosiers is averaging 10.1 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Hawaii.

Colin Slater is shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Beach, while averaging 13.9 points. Joel Murray is shooting 39.7% and averaging 17.5 points over the last 10 games for Long Beach State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rainbow Warriors: 7-3, averaging 68.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.9 points per game.

Beach: 9-1, averaging 72.4 points, 33.5 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.

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