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LAS VEGAS — Dominick Pickett registered 14 points and six steals as UC Riverside got past Hawaii 62-52 in the Big West Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night.
Third-seeded Riverside plays No. 2 seed UC Irvine in the semifinals Friday.
Jock Perry added 13 points for the Highlanders (14-7). Zyon Pullin added 10 points.
Hawaii totaled 28 second-half points, a season low for the team.
Junior Madut had 12 points for the No. 6 seed Rainbow Warriors (11-10). Mate Colina added 10 points. Casdon Jardine had eight rebounds.
Justin Webster, the Rainbow Warriors’ leading scorer coming into the contest at 13 points per game, failed to make a shot from the floor (0 of 6).