Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Rainbow Warrior basketball team finished as the fifth seed in the Big West and will play fourth-seeded UC-Irvine, Thursday, March 14th to open up round one of the conference tournament.
The Bows (17-14, 10-8) split the regular season series with the Anteaters (18-14, 11-7), with both teams winning on their respective home courts.
The teams will play at the conclusion of the #8 CS Fullerton vs #1 Long Beach State game which is slated to begin at 4pm H.S.T.
2013 MEN'S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 14 - Quarterfinals
Session #3 - Fox Prime Ticket, Fox College Sports Pacific
#7 UC Santa Barbara vs. #2 Pacific 12:00 p.m.
#6 UC Davis vs. #3 Cal Poly 30 minutes after
#8 Cal State Fullerton vs. #1 Long Beach State 6:00 p.m.
#5 Hawai'i vs. #4 UC Irvine 30 minutes after
Friday, March 15 - Semifinals
Session #5 - ESPNU/ESPN3
Highest Remaining Seeded Team vs. 6:30 p.m.
Lowest Remaining Seeded Team
Other Session #3 Winners 9:00 p.m. or 30 minutes after
Saturday, March 16 - Championship
Session #7 - ESPN2 7:30 p.m.
NOTES: The Cal State Fullerton-Long Beach State quarterfinal game will be delayed on Fox Prime Ticket and Fox College Sports Pacific, airing immediately after the Hawai'i and UC Irvine quarterfinal game. All other quarterfinal games will be live on Fox Prime Ticket and Fox College Sports Pacific.
Friday's 6:30 p.m. semifinal will be televised live on ESPN3 and will air delayed on ESPNU immediately after the conclusion of the 9:00 p.m. live semifinal on ESPNU.