The first full week of conference play showed two teams that may be pulling away from the rest in the Big West Conference race and a team that was once thought to be the team to beat is now severely skidding. Here’s a look at the stories in the Big West.
 
Jawato keeps Hawaii unbeaten
Hawaii (9-5, 3-0) remains one of two undefeated teams through the first two weeks of Big West play, thanks in part to a record-breaking performance by freshman guard Brandon Jawato.
 
Already 2-0 after defeating Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton, the Rainbow Warriors got a big boost from freshman guard Jawato against UC Riverside when he hit seven straight threes to open the game. Jawato might have hit even more if he wasn’t limited in the second half due to cramps but his seven makes were good enough for a couple records: It was both a Big West Conference and Hawaii record for 3-pointers without a miss and a UH freshman record.
 
His 21 points was a game high and his first half efforts helped the ‘Bows to a comfortable first-half lead, allowing them to cruise to a 76-61 win over the Highlanders. He was rewarded for his efforts with a Big West Player of the Week award, the first of his career.
 
Hawaii finally travels to the mainland for the first time in over a month. The Warriors have played only one game outside of the Islands, a 77-63 loss to then-No. 25 UNLV on Dec. 1, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Seeley sizzles
Cal State Fullerton guard D.J. Seeley attempted to put his team on his back and carry them through two tough road games last week. Knowing that teams were going to pressure point guard Kwame Vaughn, Seeley came into last week determined to take control and open up more opportunities for Vaughn. It worked beautifully, as Vaughn scored 26 points with five assists, five rebounds and four steals at Hawaii, last Thursday night. Seeley himself scored 22 points and pulled down eight boards in a hotly-contested game against the Rainbow Warriors.

Rest of Big West Round Up here.
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The Big West Roundup is a weekly feature written by Abbey Mastracco for FoxSportsWest.com