Drammeh scores 20, including late 3; Hawaii tops Utah Valley
HONOLULU -- Sheriff Drammeh finished with a career-high 20 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds to go to help Hawaii slip past Utah Valley 70-69 on Sunday night.
Drammeh tied his career best with four 3-pointers and Gibson Johnson made 11-of-14 free throws and finished with 15 points for Hawaii (7-3).
There 10 ties and 18 lead changes before Drammeh's 3 made it 70-68. Zach Nelson hit 1 of 2 from the free-throw line with 24 seconds left to pull the Wolverines within one points and Drew Buggs missed two free throws for Hawaii but Conner Toolson missed a potential winning 3 with six seconds remaining. After the Rainbow Warriors were called for traveling, Drammeh stole the inbound pass to seal it.
Jake Toolson led Utah Valley (7-5) with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting while to other Wolverines starters made just 9 of 34 (24.3 percent) from the field.
Each team was called for 27 fouls, five players fouled out -- three for Utah Valley and two for the Rainbow Warriors -- and four more had four fouls.
The Wolverines made a season-high 27 free throws and was plus-eight scoring from the foul line, but shot just 36 percent from the field, including 4 of 18 from 3-point range.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jimmy Casas
- Frank Harvey
- Klaus Endrissat
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |