TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Hawaii 79, Auburn 67
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2015
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Ken Ditty, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 7251

Hawaii guard Roderick Bobbitt and forward Stefan Jankovic had big games, fueling the Warriors' 79-67 win over Auburn on Friday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bobbitt connected on six of seven 3-pointers and finished with 30 points, and Jankovic added points for the Warriors, who closed out the game with an 18-4 run in the final seven minutes.

Guard Kareem Canty led Auburn with 22 points, and freshman guard Bryce Brown finished with 20 points for the Tigers (6-5), who have lost three of four.

After falling behind early in the first half, Auburn used a 10-0 run, capped by a layup from forward Tyler Harris, to take an 18-16 lead with 8:31 to play. The game stayed tight with the Tigers taking a 32-31 lead into halftime.

The second half was filled with big runs and lead changes. Hawaii opened the second half with a 10-2 run and led 40-32 with 16 minutes to play. But Auburn responded with a run, highlighted 3-pointers from Brown and Canty to regain the lead. Canty hit a 3-pointer that put the Tigers up 60-51 with 9:20 to play.

The Warriors stormed back, with Bobbitt hitting a 3-pointer and making two free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Hawaii
Kareem Canty 22 Scoring Roderick Bobbitt 30
Kareem Canty 8 Assists Quincy Smith 3
Tyler Harris 9 Rebounds Stefan Jankovic 8
Cinmeon Bowers 4 Free Throws Made Roderick Bobbitt 8
Kareem Canty 3 Steals Roderick Bobbitt 2
Cinmeon Bowers 1 Blocks Stefan Jankovic 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 67 41.8 12-29 9-13 12 30 2 4 16
Hawaii 79 40.7 10-22 25-34 10 34 5 5 11