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Oregon basketball vs. Hawaii: Recap, analysis as DUcks escape with a win
Follow along for live updates and highlights for the Oregon Ducks' 2025 season-opener against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Oregon finished 25-10 overall with a 12-4 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Ducks shot 46.0% from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range last season. Hawaii finished 2-9 on the road and 15-16 overall last season. The Rainbow Warriors averaged 70.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 71.2 last season.
It was an ending that made the Hawaii basketball team want to “Shout ” in frustration. Against a heralded Big Ten opponent and a rowdy student section that danced and sang to “Shout ”—the rally song lifted from the toga-party scene in the movie “Animal House ”—the Rainbow Warriors fell a shot short in a 60-59 loss to Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena.
San Diego State has dominated a series with Hawaii that dates back five decades to when both schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference. SDSU defeated Hawaii 27-24 last season at Snapdragon Stadium,
The Rainbow Warrior football team will take on the San Diego State University Aztecs for their 40th meeting. While the Bows, 6-3, sit at fourth place Mountain West conference, the Aztecs are 7-1 sit at first place. Kick off is set for Saturday at 6 p.m. HST.
The Rainbow Warriors are bowl-eligible once again with a little help from their self-taught kicker, the Tokyo Toe.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Takai Simpkins scored 18 points and his game-winning running jump shot with 4.2 seconds left helped Oregon Ducks avoid an upset by beating Hawaii Warriors 60-59 in a season opener for both teams on Tuesday night. Without a timeout ...