A second half rally came up short for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team in a 80-70 road loss to UC Irvine tonight at Irvine, Calif.

The Rainbow Warriors trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half, but got as close as three in the second half.

The Anteaters pulled away down the stretch with free throws. UCI finished the game 31 of 34 from the free-throw line, including 16 of 19 in the final four minutes.

The ¹Bows dropped to 2-4 with their fourth consecutive loss. The Anteaters improved to 4-3. They also beat Hawai'i last season.

Roderick Flemings led the ¹Bows with a season-high 25 points, including four 3-pointers. Hiram Thompson added 15 points and eight assists, and Brandon Adams scored 15 off the bench.

Hawai'i trailed from start to finish. The Anteaters opened the game with a 9-0 run and eventually led 27-7 midway through the first half.

UCI had a 37-22 lead at halftime, but the ¹Bows got as close as 55-52 midway through the second half. The Anteaters eventually pushed the lead back to 62-52, and Hawai'i never got closer then six after that.

Pavol Losonsky led UCI with 17 points.

The ¹Bows will return home tomorrow and will host Lamar on Sunday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

UC IRVINE 80, HAWAII 70

HAWAII (2-4)

Flemings 7-17 7-9 25, Mayen 4-8 0-0 8, Balocka 1-5 1-2 3, Campbell 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 4-8 6-10 15, Lay 0-6 2-3 2, Lutu 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 7-10 1-1 15. Totals 24-57 17-25 70.<
UC IRVINE (4-3)

Losonsky 6-9 3-3 15, Wise 2-7 8-8 12, Atkinson 4-6 2-2 10, Moore 3-5 2-2 9, Hunter 2-4 4-4 8, Flowers 1-1 0-0 2, Rembert 1-2 7-8 10, Folker 0-0 0-0 0, Wilder 1-1 5-5 8, Kim 3-3 0-2 6, Simek 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-39 31-34 80.<

Halftime—UC Irvine 37-22. 3-Point Goals_Hawaii 5-20 (Flemings 4-9, Thompson 1-5, Mayen 0-2, Lay 0-4), UC Irvine 3-5 (Rembert 1-1, Wilder 1-1, Moore 1-2, Hunter 0-1). Fouled Out—Losonsky. Rebounds—Hawaii 27 (Thompson 6), UC Irvine 28 (Wise 8). Assists—Hawaii 12 (Thompson 8), UC Irvine 10 (Wise 7). Total Fouls—Hawaii 23, UC Irvine 22. Technical—Hawaii Bench. A—1,248.