Roderick Bobbitt scored 30 points and grabbed four rebounds and Stefan Jankovic added 21 points and eight boards this afternoon to help Hawai’i rally past Auburn, 79-67, for third place in the Diamond Head Classic.
A spirited Christmas Day crowd of about 5,000 watched the Rainbow Warriors improve to 9-2; The Tigers fell to 6-5.
UH took the lead for good at 64-63 on two free throws by Bobbitt with 6:42 remaining and finished the game with a 10-0 run int he final 2:42 to seal the victory.
Hawai’i started fast, jumping out to leads of 5-0 and 16-8, but Auburn fired back with a 10-0 run bookended by Tyler Harris’ 3-pointer and layup which gave the Tigers their first lead at 18-16.