EUGENE, ORE. >> It was an ending that made the Hawaii basketball team want to “Shout” in frustration.

Against a heralded Big Ten opponent and a rowdy student section that danced and sang to “Shout” — the rally song lifted from the toga-party scene in the movie “Animal House” — the Rainbow Warriors fell a shot short in a 60-59 loss to Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena.

A crowd of 5,627 saw Oregon guard Takai Simpkins deposit a driving bank shot with 4.2 seconds left in the season opener for both teams. Five Ducks crashed the boards to secure four offensive rebounds in the last 45 seconds to set up Simpkins’ go-ahead shot.

UH guard Hunter Erickson’s shot attempt at the final horn did not fall.

“They did a good job cutting me off and putting me back in the middle,” said Erickson, who caught

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