HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger had 22 points, 14 in the first half, to lead Hawaii to a lopsided, 114-63 win over intrastate rival UH-Hilo on Thursday night.
HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger had 22 points, 14 in the first half, to lead Hawaii to a lopsided, 114-63 win over intrastate rival UH-Hilo on Thursday night.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Hawaii, which dropped a pair of games on the mainland last week, extending its mainland losing streak to five games dating back to last season. Hawaii now has won all six meetings with the Division II Vulcans from the Big Island.
Standhardinger was 10 of 12 from the field to notch his third 20-point game of the season and the 14th of his career. Isaac Fotu had 17 points for the Rainbow Warriors (3-2) and Aaron Faldes added 16 points.
Darnell Williams had 15 points to lead the Hawaii-Hilo (1-1), with 12 points from Brandon Thomas.
Florida State 85,
No. 10 VCU 67
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ian Miller scored 22 points and Devon Bookert added 18 to help Florida State cruise past Virginia Commonwealth at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. Montay Brandon added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Treveon Graham had 14 points to lead the Rams (3-1), denied their first 4-0 start since the 1993-94 season.
No. 12 WISCONSIN 88,
BOWLING GREEN 64
MADISON, Wis. — Ben Brust scored 19 points to lead six Wisconsin players in double figures against Bowling Green.
Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker added 14 apiece for Wisconsin (5-0). Traevon Jackson had 13, Josh Gasser 11 and Bronson Koenig 10.
No. 13 GONZAGA 90, WASHINGTON STATE 74
SPOKANE, Wash. — Kevin Pangos had 27 points and Drew Barham added 17 to lead Gonzaga past Washington State.
Pangos shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers, as Gonzaga (4-0) scored at least 90 points for the third time this season.
No. 14 MICHIGAN 85,
LONG BEACH STATE 61
Nik Stauskas scored 24 points, Caris LeVert had 20 and Michigan made a tournament-record 14 3-pointers in beating scrappy Long Beach State in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Michigan led by 18 in the first half before the margin was trimmed to 10 with less than 9 minutes to play. But the Wolverines (3-1) were able to hold on thanks to all the long-range jumpers.
No. 16 FLORIDA 79,
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 59
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patric Young scored 16 points, one of six Florida players in double figures against Middle Tennessee.
The Gators (4-1) won their 19th consecutive game at home, this one thanks to a dominant start to the second half.
No. 18 CONNECTICUT 72,
BOSTON COLLEGE 70
NEW YORK — Ryan Boatwright made two big free throws with 7.9 seconds to play and blocked a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as Connecticut (5-0) held off Boston College in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.
No. 19 NEW MEXICO 97,
UAB 94, 2OT
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cleveland Thomas hit a 3-pointer with 39.5 seconds left in the second overtime to give New Mexico (3-0) the lead for good in a wild victory over UAB at the Charleston Classic.
The Lobos (3-0) forced overtime on Kendall Williams’ desperation 3 as time ran out to tie it 75-all. Alex Kirk then hit a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in the first overtime as New Mexico dug its way out of an 86-81 hole for another period.
No. 25 MARQUETTE 58,
NEW HAMPSHIRE 53
MILWAUKEE — Chris Otule and Todd Mayo each scored 16 points to help Marquette (3-1)withstand a scare from New Hampshire.