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Bernardo da Silva led a balanced Rainbow Warriors attack with 14 points, and the University of Hawaii men's basketball team pulled away for a 62-50 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday.
The 'Bows celebrated Senior Night at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center by winning their second straight game to improve to 15-9 overall, 9-4 in the Big West.
With the game tied at 44 with just under 7 minutes remaining, senior Jerome Desrosiers converted a three-point play to start a 7-0 run that gave UH the lead for good.
JoVon McClanahan added 11 points and six assists, Junior Madut added 10 points and fellow senior Mate Colina had four rebounds.
Shawn Stith had 12 points for the Roadrunners (7-16, 2-11).
The Rainbow Warriors next play at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday.
Earlier Saturday, the UH women's basketball team defeated Cal Poly 73-49 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Daejah Phillips had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead the Rainbow Wahine (15-9, 11-3), who won their fifth straight road game. Kallin Spiller and Amy Atwell each added 13 points.
The Mustangs (3-19, 2-11) were led by Maddie Vick with 14 points.
The Rainbow Wahine next host Cal State Northridge on Thursday.