After seeing a 17-point deficit late into the 2nd half, #3 seed Hawai'i men's basketball almost pulled off a miraculous comeback in the Big West Tournament semifinals.
In a battle of the previous four Big West Tournament champions, UC Davis beat Hawai'i in the semifinals to end the Rainbow Wahine's hopes of a third straight title.
Hawai'i continued their second-half season turnaround into the conference tournament Thursday, winning their 4th straight game and 10th out of their last 13 contests.
Hawai'i dropped its second straight game, finishing fourth in the 2023 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic after a 64-51 loss to TCU. The Nevada Wolfpack finished as the 2023 tournament champions.
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