Northern Iowa Panthers at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
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52 - 68
52 - 68
Valdes' 15 pts. spark Hawaii in 68-52 win over Northern Iowa
Hawaii (8-1) advances to play No. 3 Oklahoma in the second of two semifinal games Wednesday.
Valdes hit a 3-pointer with 1:47 left in the first half to give the Rainbow Warriors a 32-25 lead and Isaac Fleming added two free throws to make 34-25 at intermission.
Sai Tummala hit the second of two free throws to spark a 10-0 run that pushed Hawaii's lead to 21 points, 68-47 after Stefan Jovanovic hit a layup off a feed from Fleming with 4:27 left.
Tummala added 12 points for Hawaii and Fleming added 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and six steals. Jovanovic added 11 points, nine boards and four blocks.
Jeremy Morgan had 13 points to lead Northern Iowa (7-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Stefan Jovanovic Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Robert Knar missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Klint Carlson Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Brocke Stepteau missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 68 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-43 | FG | 25-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 8-11 | FT | 10-13 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
Attendance: 8,436 | Capacity:
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