Holding its own in the eye of the storm, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team stayed right with No. 6-ranked Miami (Fla.) for about 25 game minutes Friday night, but the Hurricanes proved their worth after that and pulled away for a 75-57 victory in the opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
The game was closer than the final score indicated, as the Warriors became the first team this season to hold a second-half lead against Miami.
An intense and vocal crowd of 7,669 at the Stan Sheriff Center plus a national TV (ESPNU) audience watched Dewan Huell score 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting along with six rebounds as the Hurricanes remained unbeaten at 10-0 heading into Saturday’s 5 p.