Honolulu, HI (Sports Network) - Murphy Holloway tallied 18 points and nine
rebounds to lead Ole Miss past Hawaii, 81-66, in the fifth place game of the
Diamond Head Classic.
Nick Williams and Marshall Henderson each netted 16 points for the Rebels
(10-2), who leave Hawaii with consecutive victories after losing their initial
contest to Indiana State on Saturday.
Vander Joaquim scored a game-high 29 points to go along with 15 rebounds for
the Warriors (6-5), who dropped two of their three contests during the Diamond
Head Classic.
Ole Miss opened up a 20-point lead at 29-9 just over 13 minutes into the game,
but Hawaii ran off 21 points unanswered points to take a 30-29 edge into
halftime.
In a second half that featured 11 lead changes, Ole Miss went on top for good
following a 10-1 run.
Aaron Jones and Williams each scored a pair of buckets during the surge, which
put the contest out of reach.
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