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The University of Hawaii men's basketball team saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end Saturday as Cal State Fullerton won an overtime battle at Titan Gym, 79-72 in Fullerton, Calif.
Bernardo da Silva had 18 points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 3:26 remaining in overtime as the Rainbow Warriors dropped its first Big West Conference game of the season. Noel Coleman added 16 points, and JoVon McClanahan and Beon Riley each scored 11.
UH (12-4, 3-1 Big West) trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half, eventually closing to 31-22 by halftime.
Led by Samuta Avea's nine second-half points, the Rainbow Warriors rallied down the stretch. They took their first lead since the opening minutes on Coleman's 3-pointer with 12:30 remaining, but the Titans regained control and went ahead by eight with 3:03 left.
UH was able to hang close, and Coleman's fourth 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation made it 60-60 and forced the extra period.
In overtime, the Titans pulled away with 19 points, including 15 from the foul line -- they finished 33 of 41 overall. Jalen Harris scored 24 points to lead Fullerton (9-7, 3-1).
The Rainbow Warriors outshot the Titans, 42.4 to 40.7 percent, but badly lost the turnover battle 22-11.
On Saturday night in Honolulu, Meilani McBee hit six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 22 points off the bench to lead the UH women's basketball team to a 66-53 victory over Cal State Fullerton at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Lily Wahinekapu -- last season's Big West Freshman of the Year while playing for Fullerton -- scored 14 points against her former team and helped UH improve to 5-8, 3-1 in Big West play.
Led by Daejah Phillips (8) and Wahinekapu (7), the Rainbow Wahine set a season high with 22 assists. UH never trailed and led by double-digits for most of the fourth quarter.
Gabi Vidmar had 16 points to lead the Titans (6-7, 1-3).
The UH teams next face Long Beach State on Saturday and Cal State Northridge the following Monday. The men return home to the Stan Sheriff Center, while the women go back on the road.