HILO, Hawai'i – The Hawai'i Hilo men's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as it stampeded Milligan, 91-59, Saturday evening in the Big Island Holiday Classic at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
The Vulcans took a 13-2 through the first five minutes, shooting 5 of 8, while the Buffaloes went 1 of 6 from the field.
Hawai'i Hilo doubled up the score on Milligan at halftime with a 50-25 lead on the way to victory.
The Vulcans advance to Sunday's Big Island Holiday Classic title game against Central Methodist, who defeated Valley City State earlier in the day.
By The Numbers
- Hawai'i Hilo finished the game shooting 57.1 percent (36 of 63) while Milligan went 22 of 69 from the field (31.9 percent).
- Carlos Ramsey Jr. shot 7 of 11 from the field with two 3-pointers to total a team-leading 18 points to go along with six rebounds.
- Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones followed with 16 points (8-of-11 shooting) and seven rebounds.
- All active players for the Vulcans logged minutes.
- Dylan Bartley led Mulligan with 13 points followed by Sam Gold's nine.
What's Next
Hawai'i Hilo improved to 6-1 overall (3-0 Pacific West Conference) as Milligan fell to a 4-7 record.
The Vulcans will play Central Methodist in the Big Island Holiday Classic title game Sunday evening for an 8 p.m. tip off.
The Buffaloes will play Valley City State in the third place game at 6 p.m.
