Rainbow Warriors beat HPU 89-60 in exhibition
The University of Hawaiʻi men’s basketball team beat Hawaiʻi Pacific 89-60 in a Sunday night exhibition at Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Transfer guard Jaden Matingou scored a game-high 19 points, 12 of them in the second half. The Rainbows took a 46-34 halftime lead and pulled away with a 20-0 run in the second half, shooting 60.4% overall. Four other players scored in double figures.
Hawaiʻi has just two returnees from the team that won last season’s Big West Tournament and reached the NCAA Tournament. Point guard Tanner Cuff returned after missing last season with an injury and had five points and four assists. Hawaiʻi was picked sixth in its first season in the Mountain West.
What to watch: UH opens the regular season against Seattle University on Monday, Nov. 2; pregame coverage on K5 starts at 6:30 p.m. HST.
