Nemeiksa puts up 24, Hawaii knocks off Charlotte 78-61 at Diamond Head Classic
AP
Dec 23, 2024
HONOLULU (AP) Gytis Nemeiksa had 24 points in Hawaii Warriors's 78-61 win over Charlotte 49ers on Sunday night at the Diamond Head Classic.
Nemeiksa had seven rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (7-3). Marcus Greene scored 22 points while shooting 8 for 15 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line. Tom Beattie shot 4 of 6 from the field to finish with nine points.
Hawaii plays Nebraska in the second round and Charlotte takes on Murray State in the consolation bracket on Monday.
The 49ers (6-5) were led in scoring by Jaehshon Thomas, who finished with 16 points. Charlotte also got 13 points, six rebounds and three steals from Nik Graves. Robert Braswell also had nine points and two blocks.
Hawaii took the lead with 18:51 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 44-31 at halftime, with Greene racking up 14 points. Hawaii extended its lead to 55-37 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Nemeiksa scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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1st Half
CHAR
49ers
31
HAW
Warriors
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dean Reiber vs. Tanner Christensen (Kody Williams gains possession)
19:32
Kody Williams misses two point layup
19:30
Nik Graves defensive rebound
19:04
Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
19:02
Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
18:51
+2
Gytis Nemeikša makes two point jump shot (Marcus Greene assists)
0-2
18:26
Robert Braswell IV misses two point jump shot
18:24
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
18:13
+3
Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot (Kody Williams assists)
0-5
17:49
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
17:47
Kody Williams defensive rebound
17:35
Kody Williams misses three point jump shot
17:33
Dean Reiber defensive rebound
17:26
Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point jump shot
17:24
Marcus Greene defensive rebound
17:14
Kody Williams turnover (lost ball) (Nik Graves steals)
17:08
+2
Nik Graves makes two point jump shot
2-5
16:42
Dean Reiber personal foul
16:34
+2
Gytis Nemeikša makes two point dunk (Marcus Greene assists)
2-7
16:14
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
16:12
Marcus Greene defensive rebound
15:57
+2
Ryan Rapp makes two point jump shot
2-9
15:30
Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
15:28
Kody Williams defensive rebound
15:22
Rich Rolf personal foul
15:22
TV timeout
15:21
+2
Marcus Greene makes two point layup (Kody Williams assists)
2-11
14:49
Rich Rolf misses three point jump shot
14:47
Nik Graves offensive rebound
14:35
+2
Isaiah Folkes makes two point jump shot
4-11
14:18
Tanner Christensen misses two point jump shot
14:16
Isaiah Folkes defensive rebound
14:00
Rich Rolf misses two point layup
13:58
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
13:51
Robert Braswell IV blocks Marcus Greene's two point layup
13:49
Nik Graves defensive rebound
13:43
+3
Rich Rolf makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Folkes assists)
7-11
13:11
Ryan Rapp misses two point jump shot
13:09
Isaiah Folkes defensive rebound
12:59
Dean Reiber turnover (bad pass)
12:47
Akira Jacobs misses three point jump shot
12:45
Rich Rolf defensive rebound
12:23
+2
Jaehshon Thomas makes two point jump shot
9-11
11:51
+3
Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot
9-14
11:30
Isaiah Folkes misses two point jump shot
11:28
Marcus Greene defensive rebound
11:12
+2
Ryan Rapp makes two point layup (Jerome Palm assists)
9-16
10:52
+3
Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dean Reiber assists)
12-16
10:28
+2
Tom Beattie makes two point layup (Ryan Rapp assists)
12-18
10:07
Rich Rolf misses three point jump shot
10:05
Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
9:50
+3
Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot
12-21
9:28
Ryan Rapp personal foul
9:28
TV timeout
9:28
Kylan Blackmon flagrant 1
9:28
Kylan Blackmon turnover (offensive foul)
9:28
+1
Ryan Rapp makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
12-22
9:28
+1
Ryan Rapp makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
12-23
9:28
Kylan Blackmon turnover (offensive foul)
9:14
+2
Tom Beattie makes two point layup
12-25
8:45
+2
Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup
14-25
8:45
Jerome Palm shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
8:45
Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:45
Akira Jacobs defensive rebound
8:26
+2
Jerome Palm makes two point jump shot
14-27
8:12
Jerome Palm personal foul
8:03
+2
Jaehshon Thomas makes two point layup
16-27
7:49
Harry Rouhliadeff turnover (traveling)
7:49
TV timeout
7:31
+3
Robert Braswell IV makes three point jump shot (Jaehshon Thomas assists)
19-27
7:05
Giancarlo Rosado personal foul
6:58
Tanner Christensen turnover (traveling)
6:38
Tanner Christensen shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
6:38
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-27
6:38
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-27
6:18
+2
Ryan Rapp makes two point jump shot
21-29
6:02
Robert Braswell IV misses two point jump shot
6:00
Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
5:36
+3
Gytis Nemeikša makes three point jump shot (Marcus Greene assists)
21-32
5:19
Giancarlo Rosado turnover (traveling)
4:54
Ryan Rapp turnover (out of bounds)
4:42
Nika Metskhvarishvili turnover (bad pass)
4:37
+2
Marcus Greene makes two point dunk
21-34
4:21
Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
4:19
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
4:03
+3
Gytis Nemeikša makes three point jump shot (Ryan Rapp assists)
21-37
3:53
49ers 30 second timeout
3:53
TV timeout
3:30
Kody Williams shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
3:30
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-37
3:30
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-37
3:09
Tanner Christensen misses two point layup
3:07
49ers defensive rebound
3:07
Tanner Christensen personal foul
2:55
Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
2:53
Kody Williams defensive rebound
2:49
Kody Williams turnover (bad pass) (Nik Graves steals)