National Basketball Association
Hawaii 79, Auburn 67
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2015
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Ken Ditty, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
7251
By The Sports Xchange
Hawaii guard Roderick Bobbitt and forward Stefan Jankovic had big games, fueling the Warriors' 79-67 win over Auburn on Friday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bobbitt connected on six of seven 3-pointers and finished with 30 points, and Jankovic added points for the Warriors, who closed out the game with an 18-4 run in the final seven minutes.
Guard Kareem Canty led Auburn with 22 points, and freshman guard Bryce Brown finished with 20 points for the Tigers (6-5), who have lost three of four.
After falling behind early in the first half, Auburn used a 10-0 run, capped by a layup from forward Tyler Harris, to take an 18-16 lead with 8:31 to play. The game stayed tight with the Tigers taking a 32-31 lead into halftime.
The second half was filled with big runs and lead changes. Hawaii opened the second half with a 10-2 run and led 40-32 with 16 minutes to play. But Auburn responded with a run, highlighted 3-pointers from Brown and Canty to regain the lead. Canty hit a 3-pointer that put the Tigers up 60-51 with 9:20 to play.
The Warriors stormed back, with Bobbitt hitting a 3-pointer and making two free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Top Game Performances
Auburn |
|
Hawaii |
Kareem Canty 22 |
Scoring |
Roderick Bobbitt 30 |
Kareem Canty 8 |
Assists |
Quincy Smith 3 |
Tyler Harris 9 |
Rebounds |
Stefan Jankovic 8 |
Cinmeon Bowers 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Roderick Bobbitt 8 |
Kareem Canty 3 |
Steals |
Roderick Bobbitt 2 |
Cinmeon Bowers 1 |
Blocks |
Stefan Jankovic 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Auburn
|
67 |
41.8 |
12-29 |
9-13 |
12 |
30 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
Hawaii
|
79 |
40.7 |
10-22 |
25-34 |
10 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
11 |