MOSCOW, Idaho » Hawaii's season came to an uneventful close last night.

The same may soon be said of coach Bob Nash's long tenure with the program.

Nash declined to speak with reporters following the Rainbow Warriors' 78-69 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball loss at Idaho, leaving assistant coach Larry Farmer to field the question at the tip of everyone's tongue.

Will Nash be back next season?

“;He said he doesn't know and he'll find that out as soon as we get back,”; Farmer said. “;He (told the players) to take care of the stuff you can control and let the rest take care of itself.”;

Hawaii entered yesterday's regular-season finale needing a win over Idaho, as well as victories from San Jose State and Nevada to make the WAC tournament. Boise State sealed the Rainbows' fate by halftime of their game against the Vandals, however, polishing off SJSU 85-56 in Boise, Idaho.

Hawaii's players weren't told about the outcome until after the game, and tried to focus on the business at hand. But Steffan Johnson and the Vandals proved too much down the stretch, using a late 13-4 run to pull away for good.

The victory gave Idaho (15-15, 6-10 WAC) the seventh seed in this week's conference tournament, and left Hawaii (10-20, 3-13) winless in road games for the season (0-9).

Johnson was the offensive catalyst for Idaho. He buried a career-high eight 3-pointers—including three straight during a crucial stretch of the second half—and finished with a career-best 28 points in his final home appearance as a Vandal.

Johnson hit the first of his game-clinching 3s with his team ahead 57-55 with 6 minutes, 18 seconds remaining. He quickly hit two more, and added an emphatic dunk to put Idaho on top 70-59 with 3:24 to play.

Hawaii was forced to foul to stop the clock after that point, and Idaho sealed the game at the free-throw line.

“;There was a 2-minute stretch there where Johnson, he did what shooters need to do,”; Farmer said.

Idaho managed 14 3-pointers, with Johnson's eight setting a single-game mark by any individual opponent in Hawaii history.

“;He found his touch,”; Farmer said. “;His team did a good job of getting him the ball and getting him open.”;

The loss capped a tumultuous season for the Rainbows, who won their first two games and seven of their opening 13. But Hawaii sputtered in WAC play, dropping 11 of its last 12 games.

“;It's been an up-and-down season, and we all wanted to go out on a high note,”; said sophomore guard Leroy Lutu, who finished with 12 points, matching his career high set Thursday at BSU. “;It was kind of a bummer the way we went out tonight.”;

Senior guard Roderick Flemings led the Rainbows with a game-high 29 points on 13-for-26 shooting from the field.

“;Nobody wants to lose,”; Flemings said of his final collegiate performance. “;We still felt like we had a chance (at the WAC tournament).”;

There has been much speculation about Nash's future with the school. He has been with the program as a player or coach for 31 seasons, the last three as head coach.

The Rainbows were 34-56 during that span.

“;He said he loves this team, and he wears it on his sleeve,”; Lutu said. “;Whatever happens next year, you know, we like Coach Nash.”;

Idaho also received 15 points and 11 assists from senior guard Mac Hopson, and won despite being outrebounded 41-26.

“;I thought Steffan and Mac did a nice job on offense,”; Idaho coach Don Verlin said. “;They played solid offensively. I mean, we made 14 3-pointers. That's hard to beat.”;

Idaho was without its second-leading scorer, senior Kashif Watson, who was suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.

Watson had recently posted critical comments about Verlin and the Idaho program on his Twitter account, although Verlin declined to say whether that was the reason for the suspension.

“;Anytime you lose a starter, it affects the entire team,”; Verlin said. “;The thing about Kashif (Watson) is we have a deep bench and we can draw from that.”;