SAN DIEGO — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 19 points and UC San Diego upped its win streak to nine with an 83-44 romp over Hawaii on Saturday night.
Tait-Jones also grabbed five rebounds for the Tritons (24-4, 14-2 Big West Conference). Tyler McGhie had 17 points and Nordin Kapic hit three 3-pointers and scored 13.
The Rainbow Warriors (14-13, 6-10) were led by Ryan Rapp with nine points. Harry Rouhliadeff added eight points and six rebounds.
UCSD remains one game ahead of UC Irvine in the Big West standings as the regular season winds down. St. Augustine High School graduate Jurian Dixon’s 16 points helped UC Irvine defeat Cal State Bakersfield 73-64 on Saturday night.
Dixon also added six rebounds and five assists for the Anteaters (23-5, 13-3 Big West Conference). Bent Leuchten scored 12 points and added 11 rebounds. Myles Che went 4 of 12 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
UC San Diego plays at third-place Cal State Northridge on Thursday.
