Sheriff Drammeh scored a career-high 22 points, and Gibson Johnson tied his career-high with 19 points to lead the University of Hawai’i basketball team to a 79-71 victory over Davidson in a consolation semifinal game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center on Saturday night.
The Rainbow Warriors rebounded for the win less than 24 hours after losing to No. 6 Miami on the opening night of the Diamond Head Classic. Hawai’i, which improved to 8-3, will face Princeton for fifth place in the tournament on Monday at 9:30 a.m. For the third straight game, Hawai’i will play before a national television audience on ESPNU.