The sixth-ranked Miami men’s basketball team is set to square off against non-conference opponent Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 1 a.m. Saturday in its opening game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.
Miami is one of four remaining unbeaten teams in the nation with hopes to continue moving up the rankings if they keep finding ways to win.
The Hurricanes jumped out to a hot start to defeat the George Washington Colonials, 59-50, in the squads previous game. The Colonials have a talented team and fought back in the second half, but Miami’s dominant defense held the George Washington to season lows in scoring (50) and shooting (30.