High Point Panthers @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
HPU | 27 | 35 | 62 |
HAW | 31 | 23 | 54 |
High Point beats Hawaii 62-54
HONOLULU -- High Point's John Brown scored 19 points and the Panthers beat Hawaii 62-54 early Tuesday in the championship game of the Rainbow Classic.
Brown led all scorers and added six rebounds as he earned tournament MVP honors. Tarique Thompson added 13 points and Adam Weary had 10 for the Panthers (3-0).
Mike Thomas led Hawaii (2-1) with 14 points but they all came in the first half as he struggled with foul trouble in the second. Isaac Fleming added 11 points for the Rainbow Warriors before fouling out.
Hawaii used a 16-2 run highlighted by Quincy Smith's two-handed dunk to take a 48-39 lead with 8:07 remaining in the game. But the Panthers would regain the momentum with a 20-3 run. The Rainbow Warriors came within three points, 56-53, with less than two minutes remaining but couldn't close the gap.
Game Information
Honolulu, HI
Referee:Dick Cartmell
Referee:Donn Berdahl
Referee:Andy Cohn
2025-26 Standings
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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