Clear the rafters a bit, they’re going to need room for another banner above Pete Smith Court.

The Kalaheo Mustangs used every bit of wit and skill, getting a near-flawless floor game from Kupaa Harrison in a point-forward role, and 30 points from marksman Kaleb Gilmore to stave off ‘Iolani 53-46 to capture the Division I state crown on Saturday night.

Kalaheo (31-3) collected its sixth state title, including two in the past three seasons under coach Alika Smith.

"I never got to win one during my (playing) career," Smith said. "But for Kupaa, that’s his second title."

Harrison, well aware of Gilmore’s ailing ankle — injured against Kahuku in the semifinals — took command much of the night in running the offense. He looked and played more like a 6-foot-5 point guard than a forward. He didn’t score until the fourth quarter, but his imprint was unmistakable. He finished with 16 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one point.

"Kaleb could shoot, but he couldn’t put a lot of pressure on his foot all game, so I had to handle the ball a lot," Harrison said. "Coach talked to me at halftime. He said, ‘They can’t stay in front of you,’ and that gave me a lot of confidence. I’ve done that my whole life. I like to play unselfish and the whole team adopted that these past two weeks."

"He’s so unselfish," Smith said. "He’s the kind of player, you just let him go. He’s so smart."

Zach Gelacio led ‘Iolani (18-8) with 12 points and Erik Yamada added 11. The Raiders outrebounded Kalaheo 34-27, but shot 31 percent from the field against Kalaheo’s tough man-to-man defense. They also shot 57 percent from the foul line (12-for-21), while Kalaheo shot 81 percent (25-for-31).

Gilmore was sterling at the foul line, hitting 18 of 20 charity shots, including his last 13 in a row.

"It’s something my dad (George) taught me," the senior guard said.

"We had our ups and downs, but we were playing our best basketball at the end of the season," Raiders coach Dean Shimamoto said. "It was like all our games this week, we just needed to get one point ahead. Tonight, we needed one big finish, one more stop. Credit Kalaheo, they finished strong, hit the free throws and that’s how you win a championship."

A raucous crowd of 3,518 at the New City Nissan/HHSAA State Championships saw Kalaheo build a 25-12 first-half lead before the defending champion Raiders made their second-half run.

Kalaheo showed a willingness to pull the ball out and chew time off the clock in some of their other games — three wins leading to the final.

This time, though, they wanted to go for the kill in the third quarter.

"We weren’t trying to stall, but we did want good shots," coach Alika Smith said. "But we ended up taking some acrobatic ones."

The Raiders trailed 31-18 before they got 3-point bombs from Erik Yamada, Zach Gelacio and Pikai Winchester to pull within four points.

Kalaheo extended the lead back to eight at 35-27 late in the third quarter on a reverse layup by Alec MacLeod.

The Raiders continued to attack, and soon enough Harrison, Gilmore and MacLeod were on the floor with four fouls apiece.

"Our coaches didn’t stress on it that much. They just said, ‘Don’t reach and move your feet,’ " Gilmore said.

After Winchester smoothly pulled up for a 12-foot jumper, ‘Iolani was within 35-34, and the game stayed in a narrow range with Kalaheo still ahead for what felt like ages.

When Gelacio drove and drew MacLeod’s fifth foul for a three-point play, the Raiders were within 41-40 with 2:01 to go.

The Mustangs closed the game out at the foul line with Gilmore leading the way.

MacLeod finished with 13 points.