Chance Trujillo (2) made this DEEP triple in the second half against Seattle U! Trujillo went for 19 in the clutch, 74-73, win and was 4-for-7 from 3-point range!
Their last meeting ended in a lopsided 99-61 win in Honolulu on December 4, 1989!
37 years later, the University of Hawaiʻi Men's Basketball team still turned back the Seattle University Redhawks, 74-73, in a season-opening thriller at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center on Monday!
Jaden Matingou led the 'Bows with 20 points, but his buzzer-beating fadeaway with three seconds left sent the crowd into a frenzy and saved what could have been back-to-back season-opening losses for the 'Bows! Chance Trujillo was next with 19 -- 13 coming in the first half alone! Marcus Adams Jr. came off the bench for 12 and a team-high seven rebounds, and Zack Davidson chipped in 11.
UH’s Jaden Matingou (0) moments prior to his game-winning fadeaway shot against Seattle U!
Will Heimbrodt and Mason Williams each chipped in 20 to lead Seattle U. Halvine Dzellat was the next highest with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Both Heimbrodt and Williams were 7-of-11 and 7-of-15 from the field while Williams was a whopping 3-of-8 from 3-point range.
UH controlled most of the first half with Matingou drawing first blood with a triple. Trujillo hit some big triples himself, and Davidson came up with clutch play in the paint!
UH’s Chance Trujillo (2) makes one of his two triples in the first half here against Seattle U!
UH pulled out a 16-point lead but saw that cut in half by halftime, 47-39.
Seattle U's onslaught continued into the second half, and UH's lead got smaller and smaller!
Adams nailed one of his two triples with 9:06 remaining to give UH a 61-55 lead! UH then went cold from the field for seven minutes outside of free throws with multiple 3-point attempts missed.
UH’s Marcus Adams Jr. (8) nails this triple in the second half! Adams went for 12 points and 7 rebounds in the 74-73 win over Seattle U!
With 3:30 remaining, Seattle U finally took the lead off a Heimbrodt layup and kept it until the closing stages!
UH's Matingou finally broke the drought with a drive-in layup with 2:12 to go, but Seattle's Dzellat responded with a layup on the next possession. It came down to the final 10.4 seconds.
A Davidson foul with 13 seconds left put Seattle's Heimbrodt at the free throw line for two shots. He missed them both and gave UH one last chance to cause an upset.
UH’s Jaden Matingou breaking what was a 7-minute scoring drought for UH with a drive-in layup here!
Trujillo inbounded the ball to Matingou after a 30-second timeout. Matingou nearly lost the ball, but with three seconds left, he drained what would be the game-winning fadeaway shot! Adams sealed the win and intercepted Heimbrodt's mid-court inbound!
UH will prepare for the 60th annual OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic on Friday, November 6 against the Bethesda Lion Angels at the Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. HST, and you can view the game on K5 or listen on ESPN Honolulu.
