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Posted at 11:23 p.m., Friday, January 26, 2007

Iolani's final shot beats Kamehameha

By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer

The 'Iolani boys basketball team was down by two with under 10 seconds remaining last night against Kamehameha.

Raiders coach Mark Mugiishi wanted to go for the tie, but the Warriors had it well defended.

Kamehameha, however, had no defense for Ryan Dung, who hit a 3-pointer from the left baseline with 1.6 seconds remaining to lift visiting 'Iolani to a 42-41 victory.

"We were just trying to get two points, tie the game and take it into overtime," said Dung, who scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth period.

On the play, Marciel took an outlet pass after a missed Kamehameha free throw with 9.9 seconds remaining, but the clock didn't start until he passed half court.

He dribbled along the baseline from the right side and his pass was deflected by a Kamehameha player, but reached Dung, who hit three 3-pointers in the final period.

After Dung's shot went in, the officials stopped play to sort out the time situation.

The officials put 1.6 seconds on the clock, and the Warriors' long heave was intercepted by 'Iolani's Liloa Nobriga, who appeared to walk toward the Raiders' bench before the buzzer sounded. But the officials signaled the end of the game.

It was the Raiders' first lead since 2-0 just 22 seconds into the game.

Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi declined comment on the timing issue.

'Iolani trailed by 12 late in the first half, and 33-25 after three periods.

The Raiders, who employed a half-court trap the final three periods, finally got to the Warriors in the fourth quarter.

'Iolani forced seven turnovers in the fourth, and Kamehameha only hit 2 of 5 field-goal attempts.

Neither team shot well from the free-throw line. 'Iolani was 3 of 12, including 2 of 9 in the fourth period. The Warriors were 6 of 14.

Kamehameha's Rykin Enos, who scored 16 points in the first half, had two in the second.