One night after its best shooting game of the season, the University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball game had its worst shooting game of the season.

As a result, UNLV routed the Rainbow Warriors, 77-53, in the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Hawai‘i fell behind early and stayed in a slump the entire game. The ’Bows went 15 of 44 from the field for a .341 percentage.
Dwain Williams scored a game-high 20 points, but he was the only Hawai‘i player to reach double-figure points.
Leading scorer Roderick Flemings had eight points and 10 rebounds before leaving the game in the second half with what appeared to be a knee injury.
Hawai‘i had a four-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 6-4. The ’Bows will play Saint Mary’s for third place on Christmas Day at 2:30 p.m.
UNLV, which is ranked No. 20 in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25, improved to 12-1.
The Rebels raced to a 13-2 lead to open the game and stayed in control the entire way.
The ’Bows missed their first 10 shots of the game, and went scoreless for the first six minutes.
UNLV went on a 9-0 run to increase its lead to 24-7. It turned into a rout moments later.
The Rebels led by as many as 25 in the first half and eventually took a 44-21 lead at intermission.
Hawai‘i shot just 5 of 21 from the field in the first half for a .238 percentage. When the ’Bows weren’t missing shots, they were turning the ball over. They committed 17 turnovers, including 11 in the first half.
Hawai‘i never got closer than 20 points in the second half.
Derrick Jasper led UNLV with 14 points.