HONOLULU, Hawai'i – UC Irvine dropped a 62-61 overtime decision to Hawai'i in Big West action at the Stan Sheriff Center, Saturday evening.

With the loss, UCI snaps a seven-game win streak and drops its first Big West game of the season for a 5-1 record. The Anteaters are 9-5 on the season. UH improves to 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the Big West.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Collin Welp finished with a season high 20 points on 7-15 shooting overall and a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. He also grabbed nine rebounds and a steal
> Brad Greene had his second double-double of the weekend and third overall this season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Greene added two blocks and an assist
> Jeron Artest led the team with two assists
> UCI shot 39.7 percent (25-63) from the field overall and 3-13 (.231) from long range while the 'Bows were 20-53 (.377) shooting from the field and 38.9 percent (7-18) from behind the arc
> UH out-rebounded UCI 36-35 and held a 9-5 advantage in assists. UCI outscored UH 32-22 in paint points and 19-12 in second chance points
> The Rainbow Warriors' Junior Madut led all players with 22 points
> UCI committed 19 turnovers and the 'Bows were able to convert 21 points on the 'Eaters mishaps

FIRST HALF
> The 'Eaters got out to an early 6-2 lead (17:17) after four points from Welp and two from Greene
> Welp and UH's Justin Webster exchanged three's followed by a jumper from Baker to give UCI a three-point, 11-8 lead at 14:44
> The 'Bows used a 13-2 run to go up by eight, 21-13 (11:20) before UCI responded with a 7-2 run to come within three, 23-20, at 8:24. The run was capped by a three from Dawson Baker
> Webster made a three for the 'Bows at 6:55 to make it 26-20 in favor of the hosts
> UCI held UH scoreless the rest of the way and two made jumpers from Welp and layup from Greene tied the game, 26-26, at the half

SECOND HALF
> The 'Eaters came out of the break on a 10-0 run to go up by 10, 36-26 (15:28)
> A three-pointer from Davis gave UCI its largest lead, 41-28, with 14:19 to play
> UH broke their scoring drought with an 8-0 run to make it 41-36 with 11:26 to go
> UCI used a 7-2 run to go up by 10, 53-43, with 3:49 to play and stayed ahead by double-digits, 57-47, with 2:32 left to play
> The 'Bows would use a 10-0 run down the stretch tying the game, 57-57, to send it to overtime

OVERTIME
> Dawson Baker made a jumper to give UCI a 59-57 lead at 4:44 to start the scoring in the extra period
> UH scored four-straight points to go up 62-60 with 2:52 remaining
> A pair of made free throws from Welp brought the 'Eaters within one, 62-61, at 2:52
> UCI was unable to score in the final 2:52 and UH was able to walk away with the one point win

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER
"At the end of overtime we made the defensive stop that we needed to make and there was enough time on the clock that I thought we could push the ball in transition and take a look or call timeout to ensure we got a shot. We got the turnover and I thought Andre Henry made a great play at the rim but the ball rolled out for him and then Collin Welp got a great opportunity at the end that just didn't go in. We didn't finish the game well at the end. We showed a lack of toughness and I am really disappointed in that. I am hopeful that this will be a lesson that will make us better and stay together as a team. I give Hawai'i a lot of credit."

UP NEXT
> UCI host CSU Bakersfield in a two-game series Feb. 5-6. Friday's contest will begin at 4 p.m. on ESPN3 while Saturday's game will be televised on ESPNU at 7 p.m.