Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors vs Arkansas Razorbacks, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship West Region 1st Round

College Basketball

Hawai'i

24-9

78-97

Final

Arkansas

27-8

Moda Center

Lead tracker

HAW leadsBiggest lead HAW 0, ARK 23

ARK leads

Team	1H	2H	T
HAW	36	42	78
ARK	54	43	97

Who won: Arkansas 97-78

The Arkansas Razorbacks beat the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 97-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship West Region 1st Round on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Moda Center. The Arkansas outscored the Hawai'i 54-36 in the 1st half. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Arkansas in points (24). Dre Bullock led the Hawai'i in points (21).

Win probability

100%ARK final

HAWARK

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:05
+2
Meleek Thomas makes driving layup
HAW 78 - 97 ARK
H2 0:22
Meleek Thomas Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:25
D.J. Wagner misses 23-foot three point jumper
H2 0:30
Darius Acuff Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:32
Isaiah Kerr misses driving layup
H2 0:43
+2
Darius Acuff Jr. makes layup (Malique Ewin assists)
HAW 78 - 95 ARK
H2 0:59
+2
Isaiah Kerr makes driving layup
HAW 78 - 93 ARK
H2 1:06
Harry Rouhliadeff Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:09
Meleek Thomas misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
H2 1:35
+2
Dre Bullock makes driving layup (Isaiah Kerr assists)
HAW 76 - 93 ARK
H2 1:54
Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:56
Malique Ewin misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
THREEH2 2:14
Three! 26 ft
Isaiah Kerr
Isaiah Kerr makes 26-foot three pointer
HAW 74 - 93 ARK
SLAMH2 2:26
Dunk, 1 ft
Billy Richmond III
Billy Richmond III makes 1-foot dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)
HAW 71 - 93 ARK
H2 2:29
D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:34
Dre Bullock misses layup
H2 2:43
Official TV Timeout
H2 2:43
Hawai'i Timeout
SLAMH2 2:50
Dunk, 1 ft
D.J. Wagner
D.J. Wagner makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
HAW 71 - 91 ARK
H2 2:53
Darius Acuff Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:56
Dre Bullock misses 25-foot three point jumper
THREEH2 3:18
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
Meleek Thomas
Meleek Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
HAW 71 - 89 ARK
H2 3:39
+2
Dre Bullock makes 5-foot floating jump shot
HAW 71 - 86 ARK