Hawaii takes on UC Riverside in a matchup of Big West teams. Friday's meeting is the first this season for the teams.

Hawaii is shooting 39.3% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 40.3% UC Riverside allows to opponents. UC Riverside averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than Hawaii allows. The Rainbow Wahine and Highlanders face off Friday for the first time in conference play this season.

Highlanders -2; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside takes on Hawaii after Barrington Hargress scored 20 points in UC Riverside’s 81-57 loss to the UC Irvine Anteaters.

The Hawaii women’s basketball team turned bad news prior to tonight’s tipoff against UC Riverside into a positive as the Rainbow Wahine took care of business in a 61-47 win over the Highlanders at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

UC Riverside 9-26 (Smith 3-5, Whitbourn 2-2, Moses 2-6, Hargress 2-11, Pickens 0-1, Strauss 0-1). Fouled Out_Olabode, Pickens. Rebounds_Hawaii 35 (Nemeikša, Christensen 9), UC Riverside 29 (Schulte 9).

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