The home games are done, but the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team is not.

The Rainbow Warriors will conclude their regular season with their longest road trip of the season.

The 'Bows lost their "Senior Night" game to Boise State, 78-71, on Saturday. They are scheduled to depart Honolulu today for road games at Louisiana Tech on Thursday and then at New Mexico State on Saturday.

Hawai'i will stay in Las Cruces, N.M., after Saturday's game for the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, which is scheduled for March 11 to 15.

All told, the 'Bows will travel more than 8,000 miles on this trip alone, and spend at least 12 nights on the road.

"It's going to be a very difficult road for us," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash said. "But we're going to give our maximum effort like we always do."

Hawai'i is 11-16 overall and in fifth place in the WAC at 7-7. The 'Bows can not move up any higher in the standings this week, and need to hold off Fresno State to maintain the No. 5 seed for the WAC Tournament.

The winner of the WAC Tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

"We've been in a slump, but we'll get out of it," Hawai'i tri-captain Bobby Nash said. "We definitely feel like we can play with any team in the WAC."

Boise State clinched at least a share of the WAC regular-season championship with its victory over Hawai'i. The 'Bows, however, made the Broncos earn it.

Hawai'i cut an 18-point second half deficit to three in the final minute, but the Broncos finished it off at the free-throw line.

"We showed that we can play with the best team in the conference," Bob Nash said. "And have some success against them."

Still, the 'Bows need to get back on a winning track. Hawai'i is on a four-game losing streak, including upset losses to UC Riverside and Idaho.

The 'Bows will likely be favored on Thursday at Louisiana Tech, which is 4-23 overall and in last place in the WAC at 1-13. Hawai'i defeated the Bulldogs, 71-57, last month in the Stan Sheriff Center.

"Record-wise, we're not at the top of the WAC or anything like that," senior guard Riley Luettgerodt said. "But we still have more basketball to play, and we feel like the (WAC) tournament is up for grabs."

WAC RACE STILL GOING

Boise State clinched at least a share of the WAC regular-season title, but three other teams have a shot at making it a tie in the final week.

Boise State is 12-3, Nevada is 11-4, New Mexico State is 10-4, and Utah State is 9-4.

A key game is scheduled for Thursday, when Utah State plays at Boise State. The Broncos can clinch the title outright with a victory.

The winner of the regular-season championship is assured of the No. 1 seed for the WAC Tournament, and a bid to the NIT.

NASH NEEDS THREE

Bobby Nash scored 10 points against Boise State, bringing his career total to 997.

Three more points will make him the 14th player in UH history to score 1,000 in a career.

Teammate Matt Gibson scored 17 against Boise State, increasing his career total to 1,071. He is now No. 11 on UH's all-time scoring list, and needs 12 points to move into the top 10.

The last time a Hawai'i team had two players reach the 1,000-point club in the same season was 1997-98, when Anthony Carter and Alika Smith did it.

Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.