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On the road, men win Seasiders drop last home game to Chaminade in overtime
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he BYU-Hawaii men’s basketball team fell in a heartbreaking overtime loss on Jan. 14 to Chaminade University, 105-102, despite coming back from a 10-point second half deficit to send the game into overtime. Costly turnovers from the Seasiders and a Chaminade 3-pointer with two seconds left, gave the Seasiders their third conference loss, falling to 4-3 in conference play and 6-7 overall. “I was really proud of our effort coming back, I thought the team played well today,” said Coach Ken Wagner. Since the overtime win at home against Chaminade, the Seasiders began a four-game road trip with two consecutive close wins against Fresno Pacific 93-86 and Holy Names — another overtime bout, which the Seasiders won handily in extra minutes 89-77. Pablo Coro hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the game to lead the Seasiders over Fresno Pacific. Jerome Harris hit a big 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime against Holy Names, reports BYUH Sports Information. Once in overtime, the Seasiders outscored Holy Names 13-1 to seal the road victory. In the Jan. 14 game against Chaminade, three Seasiders scored in double digits as Scott Friel lead the team with 28 points. Friel was in no shortage of spectacular plays as he found DeAndre Medlock with a no-look, behind-the-head pass, which Medlock finished with an authoritative, two-handed tomahawk dunk. Just minutes following, Friel had another great play as he hit a half-court buzzer beater to send the Seasiders into halftime down only four. The Seasiders came out flat to start the second half but were quickly revived behind a big three by Friel, who then added two more layups. The two teams continued to trade baskets throughout the second half as Luke Ashton hit two big 3-pointers giving the Seasiders a 4-point lead. The Silverswords then came roaring back taking a 10-point lead, but the Seasiders closed the gap to just three points on a 9-2 run of their own, thanks to three-straight buckets and a 3-pointer by Coro. With 17 seconds remaining, Coro bounced the ball of his foot resulting in a backcourt violation. Fortunately, Chaminade missed the game-winning buzzer beater, sending the game into overtime.
The Seasiders huddle around Coach Ken Wagner during their game against Chaminade at home in the Cannon Activities Center on Jan. 14. Photo by Kelsie Carlson
Both teams came out battling in overtime trading baskets early. After a block by Medlock, Friel converted on a layup in transition to give the Seasiders the 100-99 lead. With a chance to win on a last-minute basket, the Seasiders turned the ball over on an out-of-bound play. Chaminade capitalized on the turnover, hitting a three with two seconds left to give the Seasiders the loss, 105-102. The men’s basketball team continues its road trip against Notre Dame de Namur on Thursday, Jan. 23 and against Academy of Art on Saturday, Jan. 25 before returning home to Laie. - M ATTHE W ROBE RTS
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