FULLERTON, Calif. — In this land of thrilling roller coaster rides, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team reached new heights Friday only to suffer through a sharp dip barely 24 hours later, falling to Seton Hall, 64-54, in the John Wooden Legacy semifinals.
Myles Powell scored a game-high 19 points and Mike Nzei added 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to help Seton Hall surge past the Warriors and improve to 3-2 going into Sunday’s championship game vs. Miami (Fla.).
A sparse late night crowd of about 500 at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym and a national ESPN2 TV audience watched Sheriff Drammeh and Eddie Stansberry each score 14 points to lead UH, which fell to 4-2 and will play Fresno State (2-2) for third place at 11 a.