Vuls start fast,
but finish cold
Tribune-Herald
University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s basketball coach Jeff Law couldn’t fault his team’s start or its intensity — just the finish.
Hampered by 23.5 percent shooting in the second half, the Vulcans started off a three-game mainland road trip with a 77-64 loss to Grand Canyon in Phoenix.
Mychael Hearn scored a game-high 17 points for UHH (7-7, 1-5 Pacific West Conference), but it was a tale of two halves that doomed the Vuls.
They led by as many as 13 in the first half on the strength of 7-of-16 shooting from 3-point range.
The Antelopes (9-5, 3-3) used a run to take a three-point lead at halftime, and from their UHH lost its touch.
“We shot ourselves in the foot,” Law said after UHH made only 2 of 14 from 3-point range in the second half. “We missed everything.”
Jerome Garrison scored 16 points for Grand Canyon, which held a 53-36 rebounding advantage.
Zachary Wilde had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Vuls, who will try again Saturday at California Baptist.
Grand Canyon 49, UHH women 40: Maylinn Smith scored 14 points as the Antelopes won their ninth straight to improve to 13-1.
Hillary Hurley led UHH with 12 points, but the Vuls shot just 31.9 percent. UHH (7-7, 4-2) trailed by only one at halftime before it went cold from the floor.
“Can’t fault the effort, the team played hard,” UHH coach David Kaneshiro said.
Vuls start fast,
but finish cold
Tribune-Herald
University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s basketball coach Jeff Law couldn’t fault his team’s start or its intensity — just the finish.
Hampered by 23.5 percent shooting in the second half, the Vulcans started off a three-game mainland road trip with a 77-64 loss to Grand Canyon in Phoenix.
Mychael Hearn scored a game-high 17 points for UHH (7-7, 1-5 Pacific West Conference), but it was a tale of two halves that doomed the Vuls.
They led by as many as 13 in the first half on the strength of 7-of-16 shooting from 3-point range.
The Antelopes (9-5, 3-3) used a run to take a three-point lead at halftime, and from their UHH lost its touch.
“We shot ourselves in the foot,” Law said after UHH made only 2 of 14 from 3-point range in the second half. “We missed everything.”
Jerome Garrison scored 16 points for Grand Canyon, which held a 53-36 rebounding advantage.
Zachary Wilde had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Vuls, who will try again Saturday at California Baptist.
Grand Canyon 49, UHH women 40: Maylinn Smith scored 14 points as the Antelopes won their ninth straight to improve to 13-1.
Hillary Hurley led UHH with 12 points, but the Vuls shot just 31.9 percent. UHH (7-7, 4-2) trailed by only one at halftime before it went cold from the floor.
“Can’t fault the effort, the team played hard,” UHH coach David Kaneshiro said.