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UPDATED: Warriors put in Classic effort but fall to Yale in championship game

A lot of rebounds could not make up for a lot of missed shots for the University of Hawai’i basketball team in a 62-59 overtime loss to Yale in the championship game of the Outrigger Rainbow Classic.

Photo courtesy Chris Kadooka

It was a classic defensive battle that ended in frustration for the Rainbow Warriors. Hawai’i could not convert on its final possession with a chance to win it in regulation, and then also missed twice with a chance to tie it on its final possession in overtime.

“Great game,” Hawai’i head coach Eran Ganot said.