Junior guard Sheriff Drammeh scored 17 points, including 12 in the first half, but it was not enough as Hawaii’s upset bid fell short against No. 6 Miami tonight, 75-57 in the Diamond Head Classic basketball tournament at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Senior guard Ja’Quan Newton and sophomore forward Dewan Huell each had 16 points for the Hurricanes (10-0). Senior guard Anthony Lawrence II added 11 points.

Sophomore guard Leland Green had 10 points and junior forward Jack Purchase added nine points with a game-high 12 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (7-3). Hawaii, which saw its three-game winning streak snapped, will meet Davidson (4-5) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Miami takes on New Mexico State (10-2) at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The Aggies held on for a 69-68 victory over the Wildcats earlier today.

In today’s other games, Middle Tennessee State edged Princeton, 69-67, and USC ran away from Akron, 84-53.

A layup by senior forward Gibson Johnson gave Hawaii what would be its last lead at 38-37 with 17:43 left in the game. Miami outscored the Rainbow Warriors 11-1 over the next 2:39 to take control at 48-39, a run capped by a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Bruce Brown Jr.

Hawaii finished with eight 3-pointers, including three by Purchase.

Three-point shooting kept Hawaii more than in the game with five treys helping the Warriors to a 33-33 tie at halftime. After Miami used an 8-0 run to take a 10-2 lead, Hawaii answered with four 3-pointers among its six baskets to go ahead at 18-14.

A free throw by Mike Thomas tied it at 19 with 8:26 remaining in the first half. It would be tied four more times, the last when Drammeh hit a jumper with 5 seconds left before intermission.

Also on Saturday, Middle Tennessee State (8-2) meets USC (7-4) at 11:30 a.m., and Princeton (5-7) plays Akron (6-3) at 1:30 p.m.

The tournament concludes Monday, beginning with the seventh-place game at 7:30 a.m. The fifth-place game is at 9:30 a.m., the championship game at 1 p.m. and the third-place game at 3:30 p.m.