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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Hawaii 79, Auburn 67
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2015
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Ken Ditty, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 7251
By The Sports Xchange

Hawaii guard Roderick Bobbitt and forward Stefan Jankovic had big games, fueling the Warriors' 79-67 win over Auburn on Friday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bobbitt connected on six of seven 3-pointers and finished with 30 points, and Jankovic added points for the Warriors, who closed out the game with an 18-4 run in the final seven minutes.

Guard Kareem Canty led Auburn with 22 points, and freshman guard Bryce Brown finished with 20 points for the Tigers (6-5), who have lost three of four.

After falling behind early in the first half, Auburn used a 10-0 run, capped by a layup from forward Tyler Harris, to take an 18-16 lead with 8:31 to play. The game stayed tight with the Tigers taking a 32-31 lead into halftime.

The second half was filled with big runs and lead changes. Hawaii opened the second half with a 10-2 run and led 40-32 with 16 minutes to play. But Auburn responded with a run, highlighted 3-pointers from Brown and Canty to regain the lead. Canty hit a 3-pointer that put the Tigers up 60-51 with 9:20 to play.

The Warriors stormed back, with Bobbitt hitting a 3-pointer and making two free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Hawaii
Kareem Canty 22 Scoring Roderick Bobbitt 30
Kareem Canty 8 Assists Quincy Smith 3
Tyler Harris 9 Rebounds Stefan Jankovic 8
Cinmeon Bowers 4 Free Throws Made Roderick Bobbitt 8
Kareem Canty 3 Steals Roderick Bobbitt 2
Cinmeon Bowers 1 Blocks Stefan Jankovic 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 67 41.8 12-29 9-13 12 30 2 4 16
Hawaii 79 40.7 10-22 25-34 10 34 5 5 11