MBB: North Texas Defeats Hawaii to Win Rainbow Classic Tournament

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North Texas (4-0) defeated the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2-1) 68-51 to sweep the tournament and bring home another piece of hardware to add to their collection.

https://twitter.com/MeanGreenMBB/status/1062022522579767296

It’s a bit tough to give a single player PotG recognition when there were two players scored 13 points and it was a total team effort to putting the Warriors away.

Jorden Duffy scored 13 points on four of 10 (40%) shooting from the floor, two of six (33.3%) from behind the arc, and made all three of his shots from the free throw line. He also added seven total rebounds, and an assist on 32 minutes of action.

Newcomer Jahmiah Simmons also scored 13 points on five of nine (55.6%) shooting from the floor, was 0 for 1 from 3-point range, and also made all three of his free throw shots. To add to his stat sheet Simmons had four total rebounds and two assists on 19 minutes action.

Scores by Period 1st Half 2nd Half Total
Hawaii 17 34 51
North Texas 35 33 68

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Hofstra 72
Marshall 76

Southern Miss 74
SMU 64

Florida Atlantic 80
UCF 79

The game winning putback:

https://twitter.com/MidnightCampus/status/1061882642348630016

Sam Houston State 69
Louisiana Tech 76

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