Irvine guard Pierre Crockrell II pays respects to Island ties, then downs Hawaii basketball team
HONOLULU — Each time he scored – a succession of pull-up mid-rangers that buried Hawaii, one bucket at a time – UC Irvine guard Pierre Crockrell II looked back at the Anteaters bench, and beyond it, a contingent bearing UCI garb in the stands.
After Big West-leading UCI dealt UH its fourth straight home loss, 60-50, thanks in large part to Crockrell’s 16 points on eight clutch field goals, most of the crowd of 2,994 (4,453 tickets issued) filed out quietly upon the Rainbow Warriors’ latest setback. But a group of a few dozen remained, for they had reason to celebrate as the 6-foot guard soon went over to join them.
