Utah had hoped to use the Wooden Legacy as an opportunity to play and beat some high-quality opponents and emerge from November as a potential NCAA Tournament team.
Those plans crumbled late Thursday night in a 90-79 loss to Hawaii at Fullerton, Calif.
The Utes (2-2) will meet Grand Canyon on Friday at 7 p.m. MST; ESPN3 will show the consolation-bracket game from Titan Gym on the Cal State Fullerton campus.
Grand Canyon led Seton Hall in the late stages of an opening-round game before losing 82-75.
Utah faded late in the the first half against Hawaii (4-1) and completely fell apart in the first few minutes of the second half.