Hawai’i’s non-conference men’s basketball finale Saturday night lived up to its billing as a “numbers game,” and the Rainbow Warriors ended up with more than enough of them to pull away from Howard, 94-59.
A highly entertained Stan Sheriff Crowd of 6,043 watched Roderick Bobbitt score a game-high 31 points, including 20 in the first half, and Aaron Valdes record only the third triple-double in program history with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists as the Rainbow Warriors closed out non-conference play at 11-2 entering Wednesday’s Big West opener at home vs. Cal Poly. Howard fell to 7-8.