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University of Hawaii men’s basketball team wins Big West championship for first time in 10 years

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University of Hawaii men's basketball team wins Big West championship for first time in 10 years UH men's basketball wins Big West championship 71-64 over UC Irvine, first title in 10 years; Isaac Johnson named tournament MVP.

HONOLULU (HI Now) - The University of Hawaii Manoa men’s basketball team won the Big West championship Saturday in Henderson, Nevada, defeating UC Irvine 71-64. Center Isaac Johnson scored 22 points and was named tournament MVP. The team will face Arkansas Thursday at 10:25 a.m. Hawaii time on TBS. The Rainbow Wahine basketball team won two Big West tournament games in overtime last week before falling short in the championship.

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