IRVINE, Calif. (AP) DJ Davis scored 18 points as UC Irvine beat Hawaii 76-68 on Thursday.

Davis shot 6 for 14 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free throw line for the Anteaters (13-6, 6-1 Big West Conference). Dawson Baker added 17 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from distance, and 3 for 3 from the line, and he also had 10 rebounds. Akiva McBirney-Griffin shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Kamaka Hepa finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (14-5, 5-2). JoVon McClanahan added 14 points and four assists for Hawaii. Noel Coleman also had 13 points, four assists and two steals.

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UC Irvine plays CSU Fullerton on the road on Thursday, and Hawaii visits UC Riverside on Saturday.

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