University of Hawaii basketball team wins season opener over Hawaii Pacific
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii’s Justin Webster shoots over HPU’s Tucker Pellicci during the first half.
The University of Hawaii basketball team used its inside game and dominant second half to power to an 83-50 victory over Hawaii Pacific in the SimpliFi Arena.
Mate Colina, the tallest player at 7 feet, scored a career-high 17 points on a variety of hooks, reverses and short jumpers. James Jean-Marie, a junior-college transfer, led the way with 21 points. In one sequence, Jean-Marie scored on a standing reverse layup, and then buried a 3 from the top of the key.
The Rainbow Warriors, who led 30-25 at the intermission, outscored the Sharks, 53-25 in the second half. The Rainbow Warriors hit six of nine 3s in the second half after missing all nine treys in the first 20 minutes.
