DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC

December 22-25, 2012

(Honolulu, Hawai’i) Game 10 of the Diamond Head Classic will see the winner of game 5, Ole Miss (9-2), playing the winner of game 7, University of Hawai'i (6-4). Game time is scheduled for either 9:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. HST on Tuesday December 25, 2012. Merry Christmas!

Note - if Hawai'i is involved in this game - it will be played at 11:30 a.m. and Game 9 will be at 9:00 a.m.

Manroop Clair gets his first start in university career!

Hawai'i is struggling to get into the high-temp transition game - the result is some ugly forced shots, both inside and out.

7:00 in and it's 14-7 for Ole Miss.

12:00 in and it's not looking good for Hawai'i as they are down 25-9 as Ole Miss makes use of the 3-point line.

5:43 to go and it's 27-13 for Ole Miss. Hawai'i is not looking good in the first-half of this one. Ole Miss is getting open looks from everywhere and Hawai'i is being challenged on every shot.

Hawai'i with a sweet high-low for a strong bucket inside - Hawai'i with back-to-back buckets closes it to a 1o-point game at 27-17.

Clair drains the first three of the game for Hawai'i.

Hawai'i goes high-low again for an easy two.

2:44 to go - Ole Miss lead cut to five at 29-24.

Hawai'i running a box-and-one on

1:18 - Old Miss lead to one - 29-28

:29.7 - Hawai'i takes the lead by dropping two at the foul-line.

End of 1st half and Hawai'i has come all the way back and taken a 1-point lead at 30-29.

Teams trade buckets to start the 2nd half.

Clair penetrates hard, draws the pressure, dumps the ball off for an easy assist.

6:30 into the 2nd half and Hawai'i holds a 2-point lead at 44-42.

13:07 left in the 2nd - Hawai'i called for the flagrant foul - 2-and-the-ball for Ole Miss... made them both... game is tied at 44.

Teams trade buckets - Clair answers for Hawai'i with sweet trey - game tied again at 49.

Hawai'i is running a box-and-one. Manroop Clair draws the assignment of the 'one' going up against Ole Miss' Marshall Henderson.

7:09 to go - 10 lead changes as the team battle hard. Hawai'i leads 58-57.

Hawai'i still running the box-and-one with Clair shutting Henderson down.

5:02 - Hawai'i up 62-61.

3:55 - Ole Miss up 63-62. Reginald Buckner fouls out for Old Miss. Isaac Fotu going to the line for Hawai'i.

2:15 - Ole Miss on a 10-1 run and they are up 69-63.

Ole Miss starting to run away with it as Hawai'i is turning it over a lot as the clock runs down.

Ole Miss on a 14-1 run.

1:05 - Ole Miss firmly in control 73-65.

Hawai'i battled hard but could not close it out when they had their chances. Turnovers just killed Hawai'i.

Final score is 81-66.

BC's Manroop Clair finished the game with 6 points - all from behind on the arc - going 2-8 from the field (2-7 from the three). Clair's treys are the only two that Hawai'i made. The team as a whole shot 2-16 from downtown. Clair also finished with five boards, a steal, an assist and five turnovers.