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Fleming went 5-of-9 from the field for Hawaii (4-1), which
shot 52.9 percent from the floor - well above the 43-percent
mark it had posted through its first three games. Mike Thomas
led the starters with 12 points while Negus Webster-Chan added
11 and Garret Nevels had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Chris Jones had 19 points to pace Pittsburgh (2-1), which fell
flat in its tuneup for the upcoming Maui Invitational. Michael
Young racked up 13 points and nine rebounds while James Robinson
added 12 points and a game-high six assists.
Pittsburgh connected on 7-of-8 shots during a 4:08 stretch early
in the first half to break out to a 10-point lead, but Fleming
capped a Hawaii uprising with a three-point play to trim the
deficit to four. Webster-Chan buried a 3-pointer to move Hawaii
ahead with 4:44 left in the half, and he knocked down another
long-range shot out of a timeout in the final minute to send the
Rainbow Warriors into the break with a 40-36 advantage.
The Panthers drew even six times in the first 10 minutes of the
second half before finally pulling ahead on four straight points
from Robinson. But Thomas threw down a go-ahead dunk with 6:46
remaining, Fleming added a 3-pointer just under a minute later
to pad the lead and the Rainbow Warriors used free throws to
close it out.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Rainbow Warriors evened the all-time series
at two wins apiece with a victory in their first encounter since
1990. ... Jones went 5-of-8 from 3-point range for the Panthers,
while his teammates shot a collective 3-for-15 from long
distance. ... Pittsburgh kicks off its Maui Invitational run
against Chaminade on Monday.
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