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Rainbow Wahine outlast Titans in 2OT

The Maui News Lily Wahinekapu scored 20 points, including six in the second overtime period as the University of Hawaii women's basketball team outlasted Cal State Fullerton 82-75 in the Big West Conference tournament quarterfinals Wednesday in Henderson, Nev. After the teams finished regulation tied at 59, the third-seeded Rainbow Wahine (16-14) opened up a 64-60 lead a couple minutes into the first overtime before a 3-pointer by Fullerton's Gabi Vidmar with 2:43 remaining pulled the Titans back within one. CSF pulled ahead 67-64 with 25 seconds left, but Meilani McBee's 3 with 19 seconds remaining followed by a missed jumper by Fullerton forced a second OT period. UH briefly fell behind after a Titans jumper before taking the lead for good when Ashley Thoms' 3 made it 70-69 with 4:17 on the clock. The Rainbow Wahine hit eight of 12 free throws to close it out and set up a semifinal meeting with second-seeded Long Beach State on Friday. In addition to her team-high point total, Wahinekapu had eight rebounds and five assists. McBee added 14 points, Daejah Phillips scored 13 points and Imani Perez chipped in 11. Ashlee Lewis led the sixth-seeded Titans (14-16) with 22 points. The UH men begin tournament play today with a quarterfinal game against Cal State Fullerton.

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