UH Vs. Arizona State (11/20/25)

UH's Aaron Hunkin-Claytor goes for a three-pointer in UH's loss to AZ State!

Their last meeting ended in a 90-73 win in Honolulu on March 11, 1998.

Things were different in 2025, as the University of Hawaiʻi Men's Basketball team led for much of the game only to fall to the Arizona State Sun Devils, 83-76, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday.

Isaac Johnson led the 'Bows with 23 points and seven rebounds. Aaron Hunkin-Claytor was next and had a career night with 18 points and four rebounds. Gytis Nemeikša chipped in 11 points and three rebounds; Dre Bullock was the next closest with nine points and a game-high nine rebounds.

Bryce Ford led a four-pack of double-digit scoring Sun Devils with 20 points and one rebound. Anthony Johnson came off the bench with 16 points and three rebounds. Maurice Odum added 15 points of his own, four rebounds, and a game-high six assists. Massamba Diop chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.

UH started well and scored the first four points. They built a lead by as many as eight points over AZS.

AZS did not back down and gave UH some fight. They would take the lead with under a minute left in the first half off a Noah Meeusen triple, but that was short-lived.

Isaac Finlinson sank two free throws to give UH a slim, 35-34, lead at halftime.

UH was short-handed, as team captain Harry Rouhliadeff sat out for a second straight game, and Isaiah Kerr was also sidelined due to injury.

UH began the second half with some fire and scored seven of the first nine points. Despite AZS making some pushes, UH still maintained its lead and matched its biggest lead of eight.

With under eight minutes remaining, UH led by eight off a Johnson triple at the shot clock buzzer, but that was when the tables turned.

The Sun Devils scored 10 unanswered after that Johnson triple and retook the lead for the second time off of two Odum free throws with 5:31 remaining.

UH tried to fight back and tied it up on a Dre Bullock layup with 4:37 remaining; unfortunately, AZS shut them down with some clutch play and never let UH get closer than two points.

In total, UH was outscored, 26-11, in the last eight minutes of the second half.

UH saw its 4-game win streak snapped and fell to 4-2 in the 2025-26 season. They will take on the Hawaiʻi Pacific University Sharks on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Tipoff at the Stan Sheriff Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. HST, and you can listen to the game on ESPN Honolulu or watch the game on Spectrum Sports.