Hawaii basketball fails last-minute test in battle against Nevada
HONOLULU — Two basketball teams accustomed to winning by wide margins were faced with their first last-minute test of the season at the Stan Sheriff Center on Sunday night.
Nevada passed the pop quiz. Hawaii did not.
Rainbow Warrior turnovers on two crucial, back-to-back possessions in the final 12 seconds contributed greatly to UH’s home setback of the season, 72-66, in front of a season-high crowd of 3,362 (4,794 tickets issued).
UH (7-2), like Nevada (9-1), had become accustomed to leading by double digits well before the last four minutes of a game. In the ‘Bows first loss of the season against Utah in Salt Lake City, UH was out of it by a wide margin.
