Justin Kam scored 11 points in the third quarter to rally top-ranked Punahou past unranked Baldwin 46-39 in the final of the Punahou Invitational boys basketball tournament Saturday.

Kam finished with 16 points, hitting three treys in a row during the third stanza. His barrage came moments after the visitors surged ahead 30-24 with a 10-0 run.

By the time Kam hit his third 3-pointer of the quarter, the Buffanblu (10-0) had a 39-34 lead, capping a 15-4 run.

Baldwin (3-2) chipped away and had it down to 41-37 after Liam Wake hit a trey early in the fourth quarter, but the Bears got no closer.

They were still in range after a follow shot by Teva Eldredge cut the lead to 44-39 with 3:20 remaining. Punahou sat on the ball near midcourt and ate two minutes off the clock. A missed shot in the paint by Kam gave Baldwin an opportunity to slice into the margin, but Eldredge was whistled for an offensive foul.

Dayson Watanabe, who had 12 points, sank two free throws with 24 seconds left to close out the scoring.

Punahou shot 10-for-26 from 3-point range, but was clutch when necessary. Baldwin went to a 2-3 zone in the second half after point guard Kody Takushi and center Josiah Maglente-Tonu got into foul trouble.

"That was our emphasis, to go inside-out against their zone," Punahou coach Darren Matsuda said. "They were physical down low."

Punahou’s fullcourt press had limited success against the Bears, even though the visitors missed senior swingman Ryan Garces. The 6-foot ballhandler was at the tournament earlier for wins over Punahou II and No. 2 Farrington, but flew home on Saturday to attend a winter ball.

With a fairly short rotation, Baldwin began to tire late in the game.

"That’s where Garces would’ve helped," Bears coach Wayne Gushiken said. Garces scored 16 points in the semifinal win over Farrington. "We missed him."

The Buffanblu got long-range bombs from five shooters.

"Darn, all of them can shoot from outside," Gushiken said.

Baldwin’s impressive run was proof of work on the practice court. They were eaten up by ‘Iolani’s press in a loss to the Raiders at the Baldwin tourney recently.

"Their Achilles’ heel used to be the press, but obviously they’ve worked on it," Matsuda said. "We were up 20-2 on them (last year) because of our press. This is the best Baldwin team we’ve seen in three years."

Eldredge finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, then took a call from his grandfather, Carl.

"He watched the game on Punavision," the senior said of the online stream. "Today, we knew what to do. Winning this would’ve meant a lot, to come here and make a statement, but we couldn’t get it done."

Eldredge, who carries a 3.7 grade-point average and played linebacker on the football team, is another undersized (6-foot-2) forward who thrives in Baldwin’s deliberate, precise high-screen offense. He feasted on low-post isolations against taller defenders.

Gushiken was pleased with the progress of Maglente-Tonu, a 6-5 junior, and Miki Fifita, a 6-4 junior. While Maglente-Tonu was on the floor, Baldwin took a 7-0 lead. He left with his third foul and the Bears promptly allowed Punahou 14 consecutive points.

"Our two big guys were our projects," Gushiken said. "It’s good to have a big guy in there."

The Bears, plus Garces, can get to work on earning a state-tourney berth.

"Everybody doesn’t really talk about it, but they know we have the confidence to win states," Eldredge said.

ILH DIVISION I GIRLS

NO. 3 MARYKNOLL 35
NO. 1 KAMEHAMEHA 33

The Spartans held off a late charge to beat the Warriors.

Alexis Delovio led Maryknoll with 10 points. Kamehameha rallied from a four-point deficit late in the game and had a chance to tie the score with one second remaining, but Shantel Aleki missed both free throws.

Tiare Kanoa led the Warriors with 10 points.

At Maryknoll

KAMEHAMEHA–Brooke Kaawa 0, Breann Nueku 2, Krista Matsumura 0, Kea Ryder 0, Miki’ala Maio 0, Kanoe Marks-Mahoe 5, Cassidy Keola 0, Shelbey Cadinha-Oku 0, Alohi Robins-Hardy 9, Tiare Kanoa 10, Nicole Kaaihue 0, Shantel Aleki 5.

MARYKNOLL–Amber Bustamante 2, Alexis Delovio 10, Maile Goodin 0, Maya Rodriguez-Chang 0, Maia Laboy 6, Cianna Ochoco 4, Kaile Cambra 0, Maegaen Martin 6, Lindsey Lee 1, Siena Shupe 6.

3-point goals–Kamehameha 2 (Marks, Robins-Hardy). Maryknoll none.

NO. 7 PUNAHOU 63
MID-PACIFIC 24

The Buffanblu ran out to a 27-2 lead after the first quarter to cruise over the Owls. Hailey  Motooka scored nine points in the win. Lia Nakamoto had eight points for the Owls.

At Punahou

MID-PACIFIC–Harley Simon 6, Lia Nakamoto 8, Kerry Ellen Chun 0, Kayla Muraoka 1, Judy Phan 0, Emily Ma 3, Pua Kanekoa 4, Courtney Tom 2.

PUNAHOU– Keaupono Fey 6, Lexie Taylor 0, Elle Uyeda 8, Heaven Wong 5, Hailey Motooka 9, Astra Kidani 8, Asia Olivieri 2, Va’e Malufau 4, Samantha Alakai 2, Tyra Moe 8, Abigail Aplaca 4, Kamaile Kandiah 7.

3-point goals–Mid-Pacific 0. Punahou 3 (Uyeda, Kidani, Kandiah).

NO. 9 IOLANI 50
SACRED HEARTS 45

Emily Nomura scored 14 points and Jade Botelho added 12 as the Raiders beat the Lancers. Celina Pagan scored 17 points and Rachel  McDaniel had 11 in the loss.

At Sacred Hearts

‘IOLANI–Brooke Kaneshiro 2, Emily Nomura 14, Klein Masutani 8, Brooke Maeda 1, Sierra Buscher 2, Kelsi Ikeda 5, Camy Aguinaldo 3, Jessica Otsu 3, Skylar Nakata 0, Jade Botelho 12.

SACRED HEARTS–Hoku Rutkowski 0, Keala Rutkowski 4, Zoe Ann Yamamoto 2, Tristin Martin 0, Kaela Fiesta 4, Rachel McDaniel 11, Jessica Hanashiro 0, Erica Pagan 7, Celina Pagan 17.

3-point goals–‘Iolani 6 (Nomura 3, Masutani 2, Ikeda). Sacred Hearts 2 (C. Pagan, McDaniel).

ILH DIVISION 2 GIRLS

HAWAII BAPTIST 41
‘IOLANI II  32

Stephanie Dang, Rylie Wada and Jenee Brown scored 12 points each for the Eagles, who pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Courtney Kennedy scored 12 points for the Raiders.

At Hawaii Baptist

‘IOLANI II–Sydnee Halcro 4, Jaylene-Rose Lee 0, Kelsie Fukuda 5, Courtney Kiehm 0, Courtney Kennedy 12, Lansing Sugita 4, Amnesty Dawson 2, Robi Kodama 1, Megan Kibota 4.

HAWAII BAPTIST–Kiara Chun 0, Jennifer Gonsalves 0, Stephanie Dang 12, Sara Utsugi 0, Nicole Lopes 0, Ashley Benn 0, Elise Vasper 0, Rylie Wada 12, Caitlen Joy Ramos 0, Taylor White 2, Jenee Brown 12, Dominique Hart 4.

3-point goals–‘Iolani 4 (Kennedy 2, Halcro, Fukuda). Hawaii Baptist 5 (Wada 2, Brown 2, Dang).