The University of Hawai'i men’s basketball team overcame injuries and a late rally by Brigham Young-Hawai‘i to win an exhibition game last night.

A crowd of 3,235 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the NCAA Division I Rainbow Warriors defeat the NCAA-II Seasiders, 83-69. BYUH is the No. 1-ranked team in NCAA-II.

Paul Campbell scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five ’Bows in double-figure pionts.

Petras Balocka added 15 points, Jeremy Lay 13, Adhar Mayen 11 and Leroy Lutu 10.

Campbell also grabbed eight rebounds to lead the ’Bows to a 46-24 advantage on the boards.

Hawai'i led by as many as 19 in the first half, and eventually took a 39-27 lead at intermission.

BYUH scored the first five points of the second half to cut the Hawaiçi lead to 39-32, and then got as close as 48-46 after Rory Patterson hit a 3-pointer with 12:10 remaining. The ’Bows responded with a 14-4 run to push their lead up to 62-50.

JR Buensuceso led the Seasiders with 16 points, and Rory Patterson added 15.

The final result and statistics will not count for either team.

Both teams played without their best players. BYUH’s All-American center Lucas Alves was not in uniform due to a knee injury. Hawai'i’s all-conference forward Roderick Flemings was not in uniform because of a groin/abdomen injury.

Two other key players for Hawai'i sat out: senior forward Brandon Adams (ankle) and junior guard Dwain Williams (thumb).

What’s more, starting forward Bill Amis played just 11 minutes in the first half, then sat out the rest of the game with a foot injury.

The ’Bows will open their regular season on Nov. 13 against Southern Utah.