Hawaii holds off Cal St Fullerton, 81-77

Hawaii holds off Cal St Fullerton, 81-77

Published Mar. 9, 2014 3:51 a.m. ET

HONOLULU (AP) Keith Shamburger converted 12 of 14 free-throw attempts in the final 3 minutes as Hawaii held off Cal State Fullerton, 81-77 in a regular-season finale Saturday.

The Warriors (20-10, 9-7 Big West) were 24 of 34 from the line - 15 of 18 in the final 4:01.

Garrett Nevels drilled a 3-pointer and Christian Standhardinger added the first of two free throws as Hawaii fashioned a nine-point lead at the half, 44-35.

The Titans battled back to take the lead at 65-64, but Standhardinger started the run of free throws by hitting a pair to put Hawaii in the lead for good, 66-65.

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Isaac Fotu finished with 18 points to lead Hawaii, with Standhardinger adding 17. Shamberger added 14 points, all from the free-throw line.

Marquis Horne had 18 points to lead the Titans (11-19, 6-10), with Michael Williams and Josh Gentry each adding 17.

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