Hindsight is not a part of 20/20 vision as far as Petras Balocka is concerned.

Less than 24 hours after finishing with 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team to a 96-78 victory over Lamar, Balocka was already putting the statistical rarity behind.

"I guess it's a nice accomplishment, but we won the game and that's the main thing," said Balocka, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound senior. "I don't feel like it's that big of a deal, really."

But it kind of is.

For one, the last Rainbow Warrior to do it was Bob Nash, who had 28 points and 30 rebounds in December 1971.

"I was unaware that it hasn't happened in that many years," said Nash, who is now Hawai'i's head coach. "There's been some good players come through here in that time, so it's definitely a great performance by Petras."

As more proof of its difficulty, only one other NCAA Division I player has accomplished a 20-20 game so far this season. Artsiom Parakhouski, a 6-11 center for Radford, had 26 points and 20 rebounds against Duquesne last month.

Parakhouski currently leads the nation in rebounding with 14.8 rebounds per game. Balocka is No. 14 in the country — and first among Western Athletic Conference players — with 10.7 boards per game.

"It's just a matter of going after it," said Balocka, who averaged 5.5 rebounds per game last season. "I think I realize that I'm not getting that many shots and the best way to get more shots is to go get the ball off a miss and put it back in."

'BOWS HOST CHAMINADE NEXT

In a rare regular-season game against an NCAA Division II opponent, Hawai'i will host Chaminade tomorrow.

Nash said he asked the Silverswords to fill a late opening the 'Bows had on the schedule.

"We wanted to fill our schedule," Nash said. "Bringing Chaminade here gives us a game, which is better than not playing a game. And we also didn't have to spend any money to fly in an opponent for one game."

The 'Bows annually play NCAA-II teams in exhibition games, but tomorrow will be the first regular-season game against an NCAA-II team since 2003.

The Silverswords are 1-3, and all three losses were against NCAA-I teams at the EA Sports Maui Invitational last month.

KURTZ READY FOR MORE ACTION

Douglas Kurtz had an odd statistical line in his season debut Sunday: seven minutes, three points, four rebounds, five fouls.

"When I first got on the court, I felt really nervous," the 7-foot junior said. "I was playing too physical on defense and got in some foul trouble. It's a matter of making adjustments now. I know I can do much better."

Nash said: "He showed what a presence he can be down in the key. Once he relaxes and gets more of a feel for it, he'll be OK."

Kurtz, who had to sit out the first six games of the season as an NCAA suspension for eligibility issues, received a rousing ovation from the Stan Sheriff Center crowd when he entered the game in the second half.

"That made me feel so good," he said. "I really wanted to do good for the fans."