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UC Davis knocks off Hawaii in Big West semifinal, 68-65

AP
Mar 16, 2024

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Elijah Pepper had 25 points and second-seeded UC Davis held off Hawaii 68-65 in the Big West Conference semifinals Friday night.

The Aggies advance to Saturday's conference championship game to face fourth-seeded Long Beach State, which beat top-seeded UC Irvine, 83-79.

Pepper shot 10 for 23, including 3 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Aggies (20-12). Kane Milling scored 14 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds. Ty Johnson shot 3 of 12 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.

The Rainbow Warriors (20-14) were led in scoring by Bernardo da Silva, who finished with 14 points. Juan Munoz added 11 points for Hawaii. Justin McKoy also recorded 10 points and six rebounds.

UC Davis went into halftime leading Hawaii 31-29. Milling scored nine points in the half. Pepper scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead UC Davis to a three-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
HAW
Warriors
29
UCD
Aggies
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rainbow Warriors gains possession)
19:44		Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot
19:42		Kane Milling defensive rebound
19:22		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
19:20		Juan Munoz defensive rebound
19:05		Ryan Rapp misses two point jump shot
19:03		Kane Milling defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point layup	0-2
18:28		Noel Coleman misses two point layup
18:26		Ty Johnson defensive rebound
18:22	+3	Elijah Pepper makes three point jump shot (Ty Johnson assists)	0-5
17:49	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup	2-5
17:32	+2	Ty Johnson makes two point jump shot	2-7
17:00		Justin McKoy turnover (bad pass) (Kane Milling steals)
16:55	+2	Ty Johnson makes two point layup (Kane Milling assists)	2-9
16:35		Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot
16:33		Kane Milling defensive rebound
16:23		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:21		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
16:07		Justin McKoy misses three point jump shot
16:05		Ty Johnson defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Kane Milling makes two point jump shot (Ty Johnson assists)	2-11
15:47		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
15:47		TV timeout
15:33		Justin McKoy misses three point jump shot
15:31		Aggies defensive rebound
15:12		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
15:10		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup (JoVon McClanahan assists)	4-11
14:14	+2	Ty Johnson makes two point layup	4-13
14:00		Francesco Borra shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
14:00	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-13
14:00	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
13:46	+3	Kane Milling makes three point jump shot (Pablo Tamba assists)	6-16
13:28		Kane Milling personal foul
13:12		Akira Jacobs turnover (lost ball) (Pablo Tamba steals)
12:50	+2	Kane Milling makes two point jump shot	6-18
12:35		JoVon McClanahan offensive foul
12:35		JoVon McClanahan turnover (offensive foul)
12:20	+2	Leo DeBruhl makes two point layup (Niko Rocak assists)	6-20
11:57		Akira Jacobs misses three point jump shot
11:55		Aggies defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:40	+2	Ade Adebayo makes two point layup	6-22
11:07	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup	8-22
10:42		Kane Milling turnover (lost ball) (Tom Beattie steals)
10:37		Tom Beattie turnover (lost ball) (Sione Lose steals)
10:14		JoVon McClanahan personal foul
10:12		Elijah Pepper misses two point jump shot
10:10		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
10:10		Ade Adebayo personal foul
9:44	+2	Ryan Rapp makes two point jump shot	10-22
9:33		Ryan Rapp personal foul
9:29		Elijah Pepper misses two point jump shot
9:27		Aggies offensive rebound
9:22		Francesco Borra misses two point layup
9:20		Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound
8:56		Pablo Tamba shooting foul (Juan Munoz draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-22
8:56	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-22
8:45		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:43		Francesco Borra offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Francesco Borra makes two point layup	12-24
8:20		Justin McKoy turnover (bad pass)
7:54		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
7:52		Pablo Tamba offensive rebound
7:40		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:38		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
7:31		Juan Munoz misses two point layup
7:29		Justin McKoy offensive rebound
7:23		Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot
7:21		Pablo Tamba defensive rebound
6:59		Pablo Tamba turnover (bad pass) (Tom Beattie steals)
6:53	+2	Tom Beattie makes two point layup	14-24
6:36		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:34		Juan Munoz defensive rebound
6:24		Pablo Tamba personal foul
6:24		TV timeout
6:07	+2	Justin McKoy makes two point layup (Tom Beattie assists)	16-24
5:48		Kane Milling misses three point jump shot
5:46		Akira Jacobs defensive rebound
5:45		Sione Lose personal foul
5:25		Akira Jacobs misses two point layup
5:23		Justin McKoy offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Justin McKoy makes two point layup	18-24
5:09	+3	Elijah Pepper makes three point jump shot (Kane Milling assists)	18-27
4:46	+3	Akira Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Noel Coleman assists)	21-27
4:28		Akira Jacobs personal foul
4:26		Kane Milling misses two point jump shot
4:24		Aggies offensive rebound
4:11		Elijah Pepper misses two point jump shot
4:09		Akira Jacobs defensive rebound
3:58		Elijah Pepper blocks Tom Beattie's two point layup
3:56		Elijah Pepper defensive rebound
3:54		Noel Coleman blocks Elijah Pepper's two point layup
3:52		Aggies offensive rebound
3:52		TV timeout
3:36		Leo DeBruhl misses two point jump shot
3:34		Kane Milling offensive rebound
3:28		Ty Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:26		Tom Beattie defensive rebound
3:19	+3	Juan Munoz makes three point jump shot	24-27
3:00		Leo DeBruhl misses two point layup
2:58		Leo DeBruhl offensive rebound
2:55		Leo DeBruhl turnover (bad pass) (Noel Coleman steals)
2:34		Noel Coleman turnover (traveling)
2:14		Ade Adebayo misses two point layup
2:12		Aggies offensive rebound
2:04	+2	Kane Milling makes two point jump shot	24-29
1:49	+3	Juan Munoz makes three point jump shot (Justin McKoy assists)	27-29
1:33		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
1:31		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
1:05		Juan Munoz turnover (lost ball) (Ty Johnson steals)
1:01		Justin McKoy shooting foul (Ty Johnson draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
1:01	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
0:51		Juan Munoz misses two point layup
0:49		Ade Adebayo defensive rebound
0:34		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:32		Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point dunk (Juan Munoz assists)	29-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HAW
Warriors
36
UCD
Aggies
37

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Ade Adebayo makes two point layup (Ty Johnson assists)	29-33
19:48		Bernardo da Silva shooting foul (Ade Adebayo draws the foul)
19:48	+1	Ade Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-34
19:20		Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot
19:18		Kane Milling defensive rebound
19:01		Juan Munoz shooting foul (Ty Johnson draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
19:01	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-36
18:33		Ryan Rapp turnover (bad pass) (Niko Rocak steals)
18:23	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point jump shot	29-38
18:05		Niko Rocak shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
18:05	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
18:05		Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:05		Ade Adebayo defensive rebound
17:37		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
17:35		Juan Munoz defensive rebound
17:19		Justin McKoy misses two point jump shot
17:17		Rainbow Warriors offensive rebound
17:12		Kane Milling shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
17:12		Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:12		Leo DeBruhl defensive rebound
16:55		Kane Milling misses two point jump shot
16:53		Kane Milling offensive rebound
16:49	+2	Kane Milling makes two point jump shot	31-40
16:33		Justin McKoy misses two point jump shot
16:31		Kane Milling defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Francesco Borra makes two point jump shot (Leo DeBruhl assists)	31-42
16:07		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
16:07		TV timeout
15:55		Bernardo da Silva misses two point hook shot
15:53		Francesco Borra defensive rebound
15:39		Tom Beattie personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:31		Francesco Borra offensive foul
15:31		Francesco Borra turnover (offensive foul)
15:10		Justin McKoy misses two point jump shot
15:08		JoVon McClanahan offensive rebound
14:53		Tom Beattie turnover (bad pass)
14:51	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point layup (Ty Johnson assists)	31-44
14:40		Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot
14:38		Elijah Pepper defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Leo DeBruhl makes two point layup	31-46
14:03		JoVon McClanahan turnover (lost ball) (Ty Johnson steals)
13:57	+2	Pablo Tamba makes two point dunk (Elijah Pepper assists)	31-48
13:55		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
13:44	+3	Ryan Rapp makes three point jump shot (Tom Beattie assists)	34-48
13:23		Akira Jacobs shooting foul (Pablo Tamba draws the foul)
13:23	+1	Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-49
13:23		Pablo Tamba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:23		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
12:53		Ade Adebayo shooting foul (Justin McKoy draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-49
12:53	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-49
12:47		Juan Munoz personal foul
12:40		Kane Milling misses three point jump shot
12:38		Akira Jacobs defensive rebound
12:25		Akira Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (Ade Adebayo steals)
12:18	+3	Elijah Pepper makes three point jump shot	36-52
12:09	+2	Justin McKoy makes two point layup	38-52
11:57	+3	Kane Milling makes three point jump shot (Ade Adebayo assists)	38-55
11:42	+3	Juan Munoz makes three point jump shot	41-55
11:25	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point jump shot	41-57
11:03		Justin McKoy offensive foul
11:03		Justin McKoy turnover (offensive foul)
11:03		TV timeout
10:47		Akira Jacobs personal foul (Pablo Tamba draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-58
10:47		Pablo Tamba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:47		Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound
10:37		Justin McKoy misses three point jump shot
10:35		Elijah Pepper defensive rebound
10:10		Pablo Tamba misses three point jump shot
10:08		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
9:57		Justin McKoy misses two point jump shot
9:55		Niko Rocak defensive rebound
9:31		Niko Rocak offensive foul
9:31		Niko Rocak turnover (offensive foul)
9:20	+2	Noel Coleman makes two point layup	43-58
8:58		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:56		Akira Jacobs defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Akira Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Juan Munoz assists)	46-58
8:46		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:44		Kane Milling turnover (bad pass) (Noel Coleman steals)
8:31		Niko Rocak shooting foul (Akira Jacobs draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Akira Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-58
8:31	+1	Akira Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-58
8:02	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point jump shot	48-60
7:34	+2	Noel Coleman makes two point layup	50-60
7:07		Elijah Pepper misses two point jump shot
7:05		Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point jump shot (Juan Munoz assists)	52-60
6:21		Bernardo da Silva shooting foul (Ty Johnson draws the foul)
6:21		TV timeout
6:21	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-61
6:21	+1	Ty Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-62
5:57		Juan Munoz misses two point layup
5:55		Francesco Borra defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point jump shot	52-64
5:11		Francesco Borra shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
5:11	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
4:56		Elijah Pepper misses two point jump shot
4:54		Francesco Borra offensive rebound
4:43		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
4:41		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
4:16		Justin McKoy misses two point layup
4:14		Ty Johnson defensive rebound
3:48		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:46		Francesco Borra offensive rebound
3:40		Elijah Pepper misses three point jump shot
3:38		JoVon McClanahan defensive rebound
3:33		Kane Milling shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:33	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
3:33	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
3:16	+2	Elijah Pepper makes two point hook shot (Ty Johnson assists)	56-66
2:49		Niko Rocak personal foul (Noel Coleman draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Noel Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
2:49	+1	Noel Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
2:22		Ty Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:20		JoVon McClanahan defensive rebound
1:58		Tom Beattie offensive foul
1:58		Tom Beattie turnover (offensive foul)
1:28		Pablo Tamba misses two point layup
1:26		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
1:26		Ty Johnson personal foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
1:26	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
1:26	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
1:23		Ty Johnson turnover (lost ball)
1:23		Rainbow Warriors 60 second timeout
1:17		Elijah Pepper personal foul (Justin McKoy draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
1:17	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-66
1:15		Leo DeBruhl turnover (bad pass)
1:15		Aggies 60 second timeout
1:09		Justin McKoy turnover (lost ball) (Ty Johnson steals)
0:39		Kane Milling misses two point layup
0:37		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:27	+2	JoVon McClanahan makes two point layup	64-66
0:27		Ade Adebayo shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
0:27	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-66
0:21		Ty Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Noel Coleman steals)
0:04		JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot
0:02		Aggies defensive rebound
0:02		Justin McKoy personal foul (Elijah Pepper draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Elijah Pepper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
0:02	+1	Elijah Pepper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
0:01		JoVon McClanahan turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

JoVon McClanahan turnover (out of bounds)