HONOLULU – The North Dakota men's basketball team fell to Hawaii on Friday night by a score of 92-55. UND drops to 3-6 on the season and Hawaii improves to 6-2.
The Hawks showed promise early, leading by as many as four in the first frame, but a 14-0 Rainbow Warriors run in the first half flipped the script of the game.
North Dakota was led by
Greyson Uelmen, who compiled a game-high 19 points, along with six rebounds, one assist and three steals. Anthony Smith lll logged 12 points.
The two teams combined to shoot 9-for-40 from three, with UND going 4-for-20 and UH shooting 5-for-20. The main difference came in the paint with the Fighting Hawks scoring 22 points in the lane compared to 54 from Hawaii.
UND led for 6:06 of game time, jumping out to an 8-4 lead early on and forcing four Rainbow Warrior turnovers before the first media timeout.
NoDak owned a 21-18 lead with 8:31 to play in the first, following an Uelmen layup. From there, Hawaii surged on a 14-0 run in the next 3:14 to open up the game and corral a 32-21 advantage. UND was able to get that lead down to as little as eight, but went into the break trailing 44-30.
With the game still in reach to start the second half, Hawaii opened up the frame on a 10-1 run to go up 54-31 with 15:34 to play.
The Hawks could not get the Rainbow Warriors lead under 20 and trailed by as many as 37 in the second half. NoDak would fall 92-55.
The Fighting Hawks will be back in action on the road Wednesday against Idaho at 8 p.m. on ESPN+.
Postgame Notes
- North Dakota falls 1-3 all-time against Hawaii
- Uelmen had a game-high 19 points on 5-for-7 shooting, good for his seventh straight game with 10 or more points
- UND shot 17-for-53 from the field, 4-for-20 from three and 17-for-28 from the free throw line
- NoDak was outrebounded 41-26 by the Rainbow Warriors
- UND lost the points in the paint battle 54-22
- The Hawks had 16 turnovers compared to 17 from Hawaii
- North Dakota led for 6:06 of game time
How It Happened
First Half
15:55 UND 8, UH 8
11:43 UND 16, UH 16
7:14 UH 24, UND 21
4:00 UH 34, UND 25
Half: UH 44, UND 30
Second Half
15:48 UH 54, UND 31
11:58 UH 58, UND 38
7:35 UH 72, UND 42
3:54 UH 77, UND 53
Final: UH 92, UND 55
For more information on North Dakota men's basketball, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDmbasketball.
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