The University of Hawaii basketball team is treating Saturday’s game as a business while not focusing on the bottom line.

The previous two seasons, UH’s opponent — Alabama A&M — was the last line of the NCAA rankings. At the end of those seasons, Kenpom.com listed the Bulldogs at No. 351 among 351 Division I teams.

The Bulldogs, who opened this season with 10 consecutive losses, jumped to No. 347 following the past weekend’s upset of Tulane. It was the first victory for Dylan Howard, who was named the Bulldogs’ interim head coach in May. The Bulldogs are 6-66 the past three seasons.

The Rainbow Warriors, to a man, insist they do not spend any time Google-searching opponents’ rankings or records.

“We have the same approach (for this game) as we did for the Diamond Head (Classic),” said guard Brocke Stepteau, a reference to the ’Bows’ 2-1 finish in the recent three-games-in-four-days tournament. “We don’t take anything for granted — not at practice, not opponents. We respect every opponent. We have to be ready to go.”

It was a lesson the ’Bows learned a few weeks ago when they struggled against Division II Hawaii Hilo. “Everyone can play at this level,” Stepteau said.

After taking off Wednesday, the ’Bows worked on correcting mistakes committed in the Diamond Head Classic during Thursday’s practice. After that, they analyzed videos.

“We talked about being professional,” Ganot said of preparing for the Bulldogs. “You’ve got to keep getting better. We’ve got work to do. We watched the film, and there are things we need to clean up. We’re moving in a good direction and focusing on the task at hand. We’ve got a lot of big goals.”

In the Diamond Head, Ganot shook up the lineup, with Eddie Stansberry starting at off guard and Samuta Avea opening on the wing.

“Nothing much has changed,” Avea said of his new role. “I’m trying to bring the same thing, the same energy, and do what I do.”

The switch meant Stepteau, who started the first 10 games, would come off the bench. Stepteau struggled in the tournament opener, shooting 0-for-3 as a reserve against UNLV. But he shot 52.9 percent in the next two games, up from 46.3-percent shooting as a starter this season.

Drew Buggs, who rotated from the point to wing, said the ’Bows are enthusiastic about playing their fourth game in eight days.

“It’s exciting,” Buggs said. “We’re always ready for the opportunity to play a game. This is what we live for. There are no excuses when it comes to a quick turnaround. We’re going to be ready to go. I think everybody will be ready to go out and compete on Saturday.”

Buggs said the ’Bows have moved past the holiday tournament where they finished fifth.

“The tournament is in the past,” Buggs said. “We did a good job finishing that tournament. Now we have to build on it and focus on the rest of the season. We can’t let the tournament be the high point of our season. We have to continue to just build off that and get better.”