HONOLULU (AP) coach Chris Mack summed upward the particular No. 14 Musketeers most recent post-brawl damage in the hurry.
This ended up being as unsatisfactory a game title for so long as I ve already been around, Mack said.
Hawaii relegated the reeling Musketeers into the seventh-place activity within the Diamond Head Classic, rallying for a great 84-82 overtime victory Friday nights within the consolation semifinals.
Joston Thomas sent the actual Musketeers therefore to their lastly directly loss considering that bench-clearing brawl Dec. 10 towards Cincinnati , make layup with the base line having 0.8 minutes left.
I m my mind, my personal heart and soul I was imagining all of us re certainly not losing, Thomas said. No excuses. We have got to move through.
Down by 12-15 first inside the second fifty percent in the consolation semifinal, Hawaii hooked this at 77 upon Hauns Brereton utes 3-pointer coming from the most notable from the important having 2.0 a few moments eventually left inside regulation.
Thomas accomplished having a career-high 24 factors upon 8-of-11 filming and also acquired eleven rebounds. Vander Joaquim added in thirty points for Hawaii (6-5), Zane Johnson had 14 and Brereton 13.
The wining was Hawaii azines first with a ranked staff the way it beat then-No. some Michigan State inside November 2005.
We struggled defensively inside next half, Mack said. We re attempting offensively. We bought a number of available looks we didn big t topple down.
On the particular winning play , Johnson permeated the lane just before transferring to Thomas, whose right-handed shot circled your edge prior to slipping through. It wasn t the technique Hawaii coach Gib Arnold structured it.
We drew upwards some sort of have fun with wherever Zane shows up off a new monitor and knocks lower a new jumper for us including they vertisements carried out many season, explained Thomas, describing the particular successful play. Instead, Johnson broken the actual lane before moving past to be able to Thomas, in whose right-handed shot circled your rim in advance of falling through.
A paralyzing effect heave by Xavier from in relation to 75 legs as time expired has been properly short.
Tu Holloway led Xavier (8-3) having twenty six points, Mark Lyons possessed 18 along with Kenny Frease 13. Xavier includes dropped several direct for your very first time that under discipline Mack.
Lyons played for the very first time that since triumph about Cincinnati. He seemed to be just one regarding some Musketeers hanging thus to their segments in the altercation.
Holloway, exactly who returned out of his one-game suspension Thursday in the first-round loss to Long Beach State , seemed to be several with 8 coming from 3-point range and seven of 16 overall. He additionally had six assists.
Holloway eventually left the sport temporarily using a great clear correct (shooting) hand injury early inside game.
Xavier showed the action about a 12-0 run and stretched the actual cause fifteen with 17:17 remaining inside regulation.
They leaped on us not bad along with I think we ended up affordable 15 inside next half, Arnold said. This workforce possesses a few character along with most people re getting out and about which we are. We re also still figuring stuff out.
Johnson ersus 3-pointer drawn Hawaii to help 75-74 together with 3:10 to play, but Holloway responded with regard to the particular Musketeers that has a 3-pinter with twenty-four seconds. Brereton next reach his tying 3-pointer away an help through Jeremiah Ostrowski.
Hawaii took its first guide on the particular very first person of overtime on Joaquim ersus dunk.
The Rainbow Warriors, which rebounded from your quarterfinal loss to be able to on Thursday, will encounter Clemson inside the fifth-place game Sunday. The Musketeers could play Southern Illinois intended for seventh place.
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