Twenty days shy of New Year’s Eve, the Hawai’i and visiting St. Francis (Pa.) men’s basketball teams set off some offensive fireworks Sunday evening, trading explosive shots blow-for-blow for much of the game before the Warriors pulled away for a 90-66 victory.
A sparse-but-awe-struck crowd of 1,695 in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center watched Kamaka Hepa notch career-highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds and Samuta Avea add 18 points as the Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak and overcame a jaw-dropping 40-point performance by Red Flash center Josh Cohen to improve to 6-3.