FULLERTON, CALIF. >> A 12-minute drive from “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the University of Hawaii basketball team fell six minutes short of a Disney-esque ending.

The Rainbow Warriors’ comeback attempt was extinguished in a 64-54 loss to Seton Hall in Friday’s semifinals of the Wooden Legacy tournament in Titan Gym.

The ’Bows, who dropped to 4-2, will face an old rival, Fresno State, in Sunday’s third-place game at 11 a.m. UH and Fresno State are Western Athletic Conference alumni. Seton Hall and Miami will meet in the championship game.

UH rebounded from two nine-point deficits in the second half to close to 47-44 on Eddie Stansberry’s 3-point shot from back-back-back range with 6:28 to play.

But then Sandro Mamukelashvili, a 6-foot-10 post, found himself open in the left corner. His 3-pointer — his first of the season after seven clangs — gave the Pirates a 50-44 lead and sparked a 13-2 run.

“I want to make sure our team is strong enough mentally to not have momentum affect the way we play,” UH coach Eran Ganot said. “(Mamukelashvili) hits that shot, it’s a six-point game with six and a half minutes to go. That’s a lot of time left.”

For the ’Bows, there were too many lapses — with controlling possessions, with getting shots to fall, with making defensive stops — to overtake the Pirates.

The ’Bows’ self-inflicted problems began early. They lost the opening tipoff, then lost the ball on their first two possessions. They finished with 15 turnovers, with starting guards Drew Buggs and Brocke Stepteau each having five.

“We had 15 turnovers, and probably had a couple more you could consider turnovers with the late shot clock and tough shots,” Ganot said.

The Pirates’ man-to-man defense, which often extended into a three-quarter-court press, kept the ’Bows from finding an offensive rhythm.

“We were on our heels that way, and we weren’t attacking,” Ganot said. “So when we did break (the press), which we did, we’re playing with 18, 20 (seconds) on the shot clock. I thought that was the biggest thing of the game — on the offensive end, the way we played on our heels.”

A sequence near the end of the first half capsulized the ’Bows’ what-if moments.

“We had open 3, open 3, and we missed front end, missed front end,” Ganot said. “Those are big in games like these.”

Sheriff Drammeh, who missed the ’Bows’ first three games because of an ankle injury, produced 14 points, including two crucial 3s.

“He’s a lapse killer,” Ganot said of Drammeh, who found points off the dribble and catch-and-release moves.

Drammeh also was able to contain Seton Hall’s Myles Powell for most of the game. In Thursday’s opening round, Powell scored 40 points, tying a tournament high set by NBA star James Harden. Against Drammeh, Powell missed six of his first nine shots and was held to 19 points.

“We always have the same game plan,” Drammeh said. “We guard as a team, whoever we play. No matter if you drop 50 the night before, it’s a team coverage.”

But in the second half, the ’Bows struggled against the Pirates’ revised offense. The Pirates repeatedly drove the rim in search of layups, dropoffs to post loiterers or fouls. Ganot said the ’Bows were not aggressive enough to defend the roller on pick-and-roll plays.

Taurean Thompson, a 6-11 post, came off the Seton Hall bench to score eight much-needed points early. In the second half, Michael Nzei (16 points) and eventually Powell delivered crucial shots. Powell contributed a step-back jumper and an all-net 3 to give the Pirates a 12-point cushion with 3:24 to play.

“He’s got a ton of heart and he’s not going to lose confidence,” Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said of Powell. “That’s not going to happen. He’s going to keep shooting shots and he’s going to make some tough ones. The ones he makes where people are surprised he makes (them). But when he misses those shots, we’re shocked he missed them. As he goes, we go.”