{"id":341258,"date":"2025-12-11T08:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/341258\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:10:12","slug":"mens-basketball-breezes-past-hawaii-hilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/341258\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Breezes Past Hawai\u2018i Hilo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTEP_logos_full_color_grayoutline_Registered (1).png\" alt=\"UTEP\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> UTEP<\/p>\n<p>12\/13\/2025 | 7:00 P.M. HT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        Spectrum Sports  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN Honolulu&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Dec. 13 (Sat) \/ 7:00 P.M. HT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTEP_logos_full_color_grayoutline_Registered (1).png\" alt=\"UTEP\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0UTEP&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/opponent-history\/utep\/28\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    HONOLULU \u2013 The University of Hawai&#8217;i men&#8217;s basketball team got off to a hot start and never looked back in a 98-46 win over Hawaii Hilo Wednesday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. With their fifth straight win, the Rainbow Warriors improved to 9-2 for their best start since the 2015-16 season.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe &#8216;Bows built a double-digit lead less than four minutes into the game, doubled-up the Vulcans by halftime (48-24) and continued to pour it on the second half to remain perfect in 14 all-time regular-season meetings between the teams.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe 52-point margin of victory was the third largest in school history and largest since a 57-point win over Redlands on January 28, 1972.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH carved Hilo&#8217;s zone defense, scoring from near and far. The &#8216;Bows shot 51 percent from the field and drained a season-high 13 three-pointers. UH tallied 25 assists on 35 field goals. Meanwhile the &#8216;Bows continued their elite play on defense, holding the Vulcans to just 33 percent shooting, including 2-of-15 on three pointers.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/harry-rouhliadeff\/22118\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22118\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Rouhliadeff<\/a> led six Rainbow Warriors in double-digits with 16 points, while also tallying nine rebounds and a career-high five assists. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dre-bullock\/22122\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22122\" target=\"_blank\">Dre Bullock<\/a> added 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/aaron-hunkin-claytor\/22117\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22117\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Hunkin-Claytor<\/a> went 4 for 5 from the field and finished with 11 points and five assists and no turnovers. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/hunter-erickson\/22126\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22126\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Erickson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/isaac-finlinson\/22128\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22128\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Finlinson<\/a> and Gytis Nemeiksa also contributed 11 points each.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zone busters \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffd<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManaOhana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ManaOhana<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fBFjUAriwR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fBFjUAriwR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 HAWAII BASKETBALL (@HawaiiMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiMBB\/status\/1998999320465649694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 11, 2025<\/a><br \/>\n \u00a0<br \/>\nUH scored the first six points of the game and went awry on just one of its first eight attempts to jump all over the Vulcans. The &#8216;Bows hit five of their first seven three-point attempts and built a 17-point lead less than eight minutes into the game. UH led by 24 at half and assisted on 16 of its 19 field goals.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That ball movement \ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManaOhana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ManaOhana<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EpEeskdt5W\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EpEeskdt5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 HAWAII BASKETBALL (@HawaiiMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiMBB\/status\/1998992060880400811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 11, 2025<\/a><br \/>\n \u00a0<br \/>\nUH continued to roll in the second half and Bullock poured in nine points in an 11-2 run that extended the lead to 39. The &#8216;Bows&#8217; bench saw extensive court time down the stretch and <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/aj-economou\/22116\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22116\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Economou<\/a> recorded the first two three-pointers of his UH career.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First career 3\ufe0f\u20e3 for AJ! \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManaOhana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ManaOhana<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQmVEL1jRj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wQmVEL1jRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 HAWAII BASKETBALL (@HawaiiMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiMBB\/status\/1999007481864008051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 11, 2025<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH had a season-low six turnovers and out-scored the Vulcans 24-7 on turnovers and 26-5 on second-chance points.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Rainbow Warriors will wrap up their 11-game homestand when it hosts UTEP on Saturday, Dec. 13. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bankoh Arena. There are a variety of promotions for the evening, including an autograph session with the Rainbow Warrior football. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2025\/12\/10\/mens-basketball-fun-for-the-family-saturday-hoops-vs-utep.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for all the details.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#HawaiiMBB<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: UTEP 12\/13\/2025 | 7:00 P.M. 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