National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Hawaii 75, East Carolina 73
When: 2:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: Germain Arena, Estero, Florida
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Duke Edsall, # Tim Kelly
Attendance: 271

Hawaii 75, East Carolina 73: Garrett Nevels recorded 19 points and nine rebounds as the Rainbow Warriors rebuffed the Pirates in a Gulf Coast Showcase consolation game in Estero, Fla.

Aaron Valdes added 15 points and nine rebounds for Hawaii (6-2), which outrebounded East Carolina 41-29. Roderick Bobbitt contributed 10 points, six rebounds and six assists while Negus Webster-Chan scored 11, including a key basket late which helped the Rainbow Warriors finish 2-1 in the tournament.

Freshman B.J. Tyson scored 24 points for the Pirates (3-3), who shot 10-of-22 from 3-point range but were dominated on the offensive glass 16-7. Caleb White registered 18 points and eight rebounds while Terry Whisnant scored 13 for East Carolina.

Nevels converted a three-point play among his five straight points that capped an 8-0 run and gave Hawaii a 38-29 lead at the break. Tyson scored five consecutive Pirates points in a 3:14 span and nine total during a 13-2 run that put East Carolina in front 56-54 with 8:18 remaining.

Nevels responded with two straight baskets and added another during an 11-2 spurt to give the Rainbow Warriors a 65-58 lead with 4:51 to go. Dyrbe Enos' 3-pointer extended Hawaii's advantage to 68-59 with 4:01 to play and Webster-Chan's bucket with 1:01 remaining put the Rainbow Warriors on top 71-65.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bobbitt sealed the victory with four free throws in the final 13 seconds. ... Nevels, a 6-2 senior guard, averaged 15 points and 5.7 rebounds in the tournament while Tyson, a 6-3 guard, scored 48 points in the last two games. ... Hawaii played its first eight games in 12 days.


Top Game Performances
 
East Carolina   Hawaii
B.J. Tyson 24 Scoring Garrett Nevels 19
Lance Tejada 3 Assists Roderick Bobbitt 6
Caleb White 8 Rebounds Garrett Nevels 9
B.J. Tyson 6 Free Throws Made Roderick Bobbitt 4
Michel-Ofik Nzege 1 Steals Quincy Smith 2
N/A Blocks Mike Thomas 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
East Carolina 73 46.3 10-22 13-18 14 26 0 6 10
Hawaii 75 45.9 6-23 13-19 13 36 3 3 10