The University of Hawai’i basketball team – and first-year head coach Eran Ganot – is 1-0 right now, and that’s the bottom line for now.
A fast start helped offset a slow finish for the Warriors in an 87-76 opening night victory over Montana State on the opening night of the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic. A crowd of 6,259 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Hawai’i control the game from start to finish, although the Bobcats made the score respectable in the closing minutes.
“Obviously, number one, pleased with the win,” Ganot said. “You do this long enough, you’ll lose your mind if you don’t enjoy these.