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Updated at 8:32 p.m., Saturday, January 20, 2007

Boise State tops Rainbow Warriors, 73-62

By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer

BOISE, Idaho — On its sixth consecutive day in cold temperatures in Idaho, the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team still couldn't warm up.

As a result, the Rainbow Warriors once again came up short on the road, falling to Boise State, 73-62, Saturday.

Hawai'i dropped to 10-9 overall — including 0-6 on the road — and 1-5 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Broncos improved to 9-8 and 3-3.

Temperatures were in the low 30s yesterday in Boise, and the 'Bows matched it with their shooting percentage. Hawai'i's 33.8 field-goal percentage was its second-worst of the season, and its 14.3 percentage from 3-point range was its worst of the season.

"We worked hard; I was pleased with our effort," Hawai'i head coach Riley Wallace said. "But we had too many guys go 1 for 6 or 1 for 7. You can't shoot like that and expect to win on the road."

A sellout crowd of 10,190 — many of them football fans who came out to honor the Boise State football team — at the Taco Bell Arena helped energize the Broncos. Boise State took the lead midway through the first half, and kept it the rest of the way.

Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-8101.