UH basketball defeats Mississippi Valley State
KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii Warriors guard Sheriff Drammeh (22) drives to the net after making a steal in the first half of a men’s basketball game between Hawaii Warriors and Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at the Stan Sheriff Center in Manoa on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.
The Hawaii basketball team had little difficulty notching its 10th win of the season over winless Mississippi Valley State, 77-48, tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Warriors (10-2) led by as many as 28 points in the first half and boosted it to 38 in the second as they continued their best start to a season since 2004-05.
The loudest cheer of the night from the crowd of 3,570 came when reserve guard Dyrbe Enos got his first 3-pointer of the season to bounce through for a 67-32 lead. Enos hit two 3s and was one of 12 Rainbows who scored.
Wing Aaron Valdes led the starting unit with 17 points and six rebounds, while forward Mike Thomas added a season-high 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting to go with six boards. Point guard Roderick Bobbitt had five points, five rebounds, five assists in 19 minutes.
UH’s 29-point margin of victory was a season high, surpassing the differential of 28 against Nicholls State on Nov. 22.
The Delta Devils (0-14) shot just 32.3 percent from the field as they wrapped up their nonconference schedule without playing a single home game.
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MVSU’s leading scorer for the season, guard Marcus Romain, was held to two points on 1-for-7 shooting
Thomas reached his season-high mark in the first half with 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting, as UH led 43-16 at halftime.
UH closes out nonconference play on Saturday against Howard (7-7).
