Brocke Stepteau scored 26 points, but it was not quite enough to lift the University of Hawai’i basketball team to an exhibition victory in Australia.
The Melbourne Tigers rallied in the closing minutes and scored the go-ahead basket with less than 20 seconds remaining in an 86-85 over the Rainbow Warriors at the Veneto Athletic Club in Melbourne, Australia.
Stepteau hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points in the first half, and Hawai’i jumped to a 39-38 lead at intermission.
Mate Colina, who is from Melbourne, added 16 points, and fellow Australian Owen Hulland scored 12 for the Warriors.