Michael Devoe scored 18 points and Moses Wright added 16 points this afternoon to help Georgia Tech rally past Hawai’i, 70-53, for third place in the 11th Annual; Diamond Head Classic.
A sparse Christmas Day crowd of about 2,900 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched James Banks add 11 points as the Yellow Jackets improved to 6-6 on the season. Zigmars Raimo and Drew Buggs each scored nine points to lead the Warriors, who fell to 8-5.
UH led 32-29 at halftime and 38-29 after Samuta Avea’s two free throws with 16:11 remaining in the game, but Banks sank a free throw 20 seconds later to start Georga Tech on a 16-4 run capped by Jordan Usher’s reverse layup to put the Yellow Jackets up, 45-42, with 11:14 left.