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WAILUKU, Maui – The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team sent shockwaves through the college basketball landscape, beating Pittsburgh on Friday night 74-70 in front of a raucous War Memorial Gym crowd in Wailuku, Maui.
 
The 'Bows (4-1) beat Pitt with a balanced offense as five Rainbow Warriors posted double figures in points led by Isaac Fleming's 15 off the bench. Garrett Nevels had a near double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
 
Chris Jones led Pitt (2-1) who will be heading to Lahaina this week for the Maui Invitational. Jones had a game-high 19 points on 7-13 shooting, 5-8 from beyond the arc.
 
The 'Bows fed off the energy early, racing to a 7-2 lead in part to a Negus Webster-Chan (11 pts) three pointer. Pitt got it going though and went on a 10-2 run to seemingly take control but the 'Bows would have none of it. UH went on an impressive 12-2 run to help itself to a 37-32 lead as the half neared to the close.
 
UH still had it going in the second half. Roderick Bobbitt's three pointer pushed the lead to 45-42 and again gave the 'Bows a three point lead just moments later with a gliding layup along the baseline. A Sheldon Jeter bucket would tie game at 49-49 and the two teams went back and forth in the second half.
 
Pitt had a 5-0 spurt midway through the second half to take a three-point lead, but the 'Bows went on a run of their own capped by a Mike Thomas tomahawk dunk. Fleming's straight away three-ball with under six minutes left may have been the play of the game, giving UH a five point lead and propelling them to victory.
 
Hawai'i now heads directly to Florida to play in the Gulf Coast Showcase hosted by Florida Gulf Coast. The tournament begins on Nov. 24 and matchup with San Francisco.