Warriors host UH-Hilo on Saturday

Before the University of Hawai’i basketball team can begin focusing on next week’s final examinations for Fall Semester classes, the Rainbow Warriors will need to pass one more quiz on the basketball court.

Hawai’i will host fellow UH System school Hawai’i-Hilo on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Stan Sheriff Center. The final result and statistics will count for the NCAA Division I Warriors, but will serve as a non-counting exhibition contest for the NCAA-II Vulcans.

Hawai’i is 5-2 following a tougher-than-expected 72-60 win over Prairie View A&M on Wednesday. UH-Hilo is 3-4 following a 90-84 upset of Concordia (Calif.), which is considered one of the top teams in the West Region of…