Vanderbilt Commodores at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
· Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Pippen scores 21, leads Vanderbilt past Hawaii 68-54
Pippen missed all four of his 3-point tries, but hit 8 of 12 shots from inside the arc and 5 of 6 free throws for the Commodores (7-4), who are making their first appearance in the tournament. Shane Dezonie added 10 points off the bench, while Quentin Millora-Brown finished with nine points and nine rebounds.
Noel Coleman scored a career-high 31 points for the Rainbow Warriors (4-4), who had not played since they sank a school-record 18 3-pointers in an 88-52 win over Hawaii Pacific on Dec. 8. Junior Madot scored 10 points and Jerome Desrosiers had eight points and seven rebounds.
Pippen scored 13 points in the first half to help Vanderbilt take a 35-24 lead into intermission. Coleman's layup pulled the Rainbow Warriors within 52-47 with 7:14 left to play, but Dezonie nailed a 3-pointer and Jordan Wright sank four free throws in a 7-0 run and Vanderbilt led 58-47 with 5:28 remaining. The lead never dropped below double digits from there.
The Commodores scored 23 points off 21 Hawaii turnovers. The two schools last played in 1990. Vanderbilt is 3-0 all-time in the series.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Beon Riley Turnover. | 68 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Zoar Nedd Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jordan Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 54 |
Statistics
 VAN |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 21-48 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-16 | FT | 4-9 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 44 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Honolulu, HI
Attendance: 4,463 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 22-10 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 22-8 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-10 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |