Too many fouls, too little time.
That sums off the first loss of the season Saturday for the UH-Hilo men’s basketball team.
Parker Farris scored a game-high 27 points, but he missed a key stretch of the second half and the Vulcans succumbed to Seattle Pacific 88-80 at the Sodexo Collegiate Classic at Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.
Joe Rasmussen’s 3-pointer with 29 seconds left finally put the Falcons (2-0) in the clear.
Seattle Pacific, ranked No. 10 in the west region preseason poll, outrebounded the Vulcans (1-1) 47-31.
UH-Hilo was once again led by Farris and Darius Johnson-Wilson (21 points, nine rebounds).