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UH-Hilo roundup: Vulcans give D-I Montana State scare in 90-85 loss

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Coach GE Coleman admitted a few days ago that he wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the 2015-16 UH-Hilo men’s basketball team.

He got a much clearer picture Saturday.

“I think we have a resilient group,” he said. “They play extremely hard, they played together and they played smart.”

It was almost enough to help the Vulcans pull off what would have been a sweet season-opening victory.

Parker Farris tied a school record with eight 3-pointers, and UH-Hilo had chances to grab the lead late before falling 90-85 to Division I Montana State at the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic in Honolulu.