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HONOLULU – Mike Thomas tied his career-high of 14 points to lead five players in double figures and the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team outlasted Prairie View A&M 76-68 on Tuesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
 
Quincy Smith took advantage of his opportunity off the bench for the 'Bows (12-4), posting 10 points on 4-5 shooting with Isaac Fleming contributing another 10 points of bench scoring. Negus Webster-Chan had 10 points and six rebounds before going down with an ankle sprain early in the second half.
 
Montreal Scott was the game's top scorer, posting a game-high 27 points and hitting five three-pointers to keep Prairie View (2-11) in the game.
 
Hawai'i used a 10-0 run to break open a close game in the second half. Garrett Nevels, scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday, had six of his 10 points in the run as UH took a 68-58 lead with 3:28 to play.
 
The 'Bows looked prime to run away with the game early in the second half, but a 10-1 Panther run tied the game. Thomas ended the run with a three-pointer and back-to-back alley-oop dunks served up by Roderick Bobbitt helped UH regain the lead at 57-56 with 7:40 to play. Bobbitt struggled from the floor but finished with game highs of nine assists and four steals.
 
It was another slow start for the 'Bows who fell behind early in the first half. Karim York's three-pointer help the Panthers to a 6-0 spurt and a 12-6 lead. The 'Bows wouldn't be held down for long as a pair of Bobbitt steals and three-pointers from Smith and Fleming spearheaded a 10-0 run to put UH in front for the first time.
 
The turnover bug would hit the 'Bows in the first half as four miscues over a three minute span led to some easy Panther buckets. Prairie View would come all the way back when a Jayrn Johnson three-pointer tied the game at 34-34. Jovanovic would close the half with a baseline jumper to give UH a 38-36 lead at the break.
 
The 'Bows will open conference play hosting Cal Poly on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Start time at the Stan Sheriff Center is set for 7:00 p.m.