Coach John Calipari reacts to a crazy dunk by Trevon Brazile in Arkansas' first round win in 2026 March Madness. #shorts #arkansas #dunk #slamdunk #collegebasketball #marchmadness Watch highlights, game recaps and much more from the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
HAW 78, ARK 97Darius Acuff Jr. had a strong opening game in March Madness for Arkansas with 24 points and seven assists in a 97-78 win over Hawaii in the first round of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Watch highlights, game recaps and much more from the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
HAW 78, ARK 97Watch the highlights from No. 4 Arkansas and No. 13 Hawaii’s matchup in the first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. Watch highlights, game recaps and much more from the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
HAW 78, ARK 97Georgia Tech vs. Hawaii: Georgia Tech got a 73-68 victory over Hawaii to advance to the championship round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Baye Ndongo brought his game from ATL as he dropped 22 points on 10 of 12 shooting, and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Miles Kelly and Naithan George each scored 14 points and combined for 7 rebounds for GT.
GT 73, HAW 68Georgia Tech vs. Hawaii: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets used a huge second half comeback to get past Hawaii in the Diamondhead Classic on Wednesday. Michael Devoe led all scorers with 18 points and Moses Wright added 16 as the Jackets overcame a 9-point deficit with a 21-2 run to grab 3rd place in the tournament. Georgia Tech gets back into ACC play on Tuesday with a game at Florida State.
GT 70, HAW 53Quade Green drops a pass to Isaiah Stewart for the big two-handed slam giving him 26 points for the game.
WASH 72, HAW 61Jaden McDaniels skies for the huge block on Hawai'i's Dawson Carper.
WASH 72, HAW 61Jaden McDaniels comes up with a block that leads to a fast break and is finished off by an Isaiah Stewart dunk.
WASH 72, HAW 61Drew Buggs' layup before the shot-clock buzzer marks Hawai'i's sixth straight in crunch time as the Rainbow Warriors take down UTEP.
UTEP 63, HAW 67Sabrina Ionescu's twin brother, Eddy, plays just one minute in Oregon's blowout win vs. Hawai'i, but he's able to fire off a nice assist to Addison Patterson for a tomahawk slam.
HAW 64, ORE 89Payton Pritchard powers No. 13 Oregon to an 89-64 win vs. Hawai'I with a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists.
HAW 64, ORE 89No. 13 Oregon men's basketball outscored Hawai'i 55-30 in the second half to win its 10th straight home game. Payton Pritchard led the Ducks with his third double-double of the season, racking up 20 points and 11 rebounds in the contest. He's the first Oregon student-athlete with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds since Johnathan Loyd in 2013. The win snaps a five-game losing streak to the Rainbow Warriors, and was the Ducks' first win over Hawai'i since 1975
HAW 64, ORE 89Kofi Cockburn scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help lead Illinois to a 66-53 win over Hawaii. #MensBasketball #IllinoisFightingIllini #KofiCockburn
HAW 53, ILL 66Kofi Cockburn scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help lead Illinois to a 66-53 win over Hawaii. #MensBasketball #IllinoisFightingIllini #KofiCockburn
HAW 53, ILL 66The top plays from the first half. #MensBasketball #IllinoisFightingIllini
HAW 53, ILL 66| Big West | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 24 | 9 | .727 | - | L1 |
| UC San Diego | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1.5 | L1 |
| UC Irvine | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2 | L2 |
| Cal State Northridge | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4.5 | L1 |
| UC Davis | 19 | 14 | .576 | 5 | L1 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 18 | 14 | .562 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | L1 |
| Long Beach State | 10 | 22 | .312 | 13.5 | W1 |
| UC Riverside | 10 | 22 | .312 | 13.5 | L1 |
| CS Bakersfield | 8 | 24 | .250 | 15.5 | L15 |
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