GAME NOTES

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's basketball will take part in a meaningful two-day event when it plays in the FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational, Dec. 6-7, in historic Bloch Arena at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. UH, Seton Hall, Princeton and California will play a pair double-headers on successive days as part of the 75^th commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
 
The Rainbow Warriors will play the backend of the doubleheader on each day, facing 2016 Big East Champion Seton Hall (5-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 6, before playing Ivy League-favorite Princeton (2-3) on the actual anniversary date of Wednesday, December 7. Both games tipoff at 4:30 p.m. HT and will be televised live nationally on Fox Sports 1.
 
After opening the season with seven games in a 17-day span, the 'Bows will enter the Invitational off of more than a week's rest. UH defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 64-44, in its last outing on Nov. 27 to improve to 4-3. It was the second win in the last three games of 20 or more points, however, UH has had its share of tight games with three games coming down to the final possession.
 
This will be the fifth all-time between UH and Seton Hall with the Pirates leading the series, 3-1. Meanwhile, UH and Princeton will face off for the first time ever on the basketball court.
 
 
Game 8 Tipoff Notes
What: FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational
Who: Hawai'i (4-3, 0-0 Big West) vs. Seton Hall (5-2, 0-0 Big East)
When: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016  
Time: 4:30 p.m. HT
Where: Bloch Arena (4,024) - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Television: Fox Sports 1. Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (color) on the call.
Streaming Video: FoxSportsGo.com
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM. Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Jeff Portnoy (color) on the call.
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
Coaches: Eran Ganot is in his second season at UH (34-9). Kein Willard is in his seventh season at Seton Hall (112-92) and 10th season overall (157-141).
Series Information: Seton Hall leads, 3-1
 
Game 8 Tipoff Notes
What: FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational
Who: Hawai'i (4-3, 0-0 Big West) vs. Princeton (2-3, 0-0 Ivy)
When: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016  
Time: 4:30 p.m. HT
Where: Bloch Arena (4,024) - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Television: Fox Sports 1. Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (color) on the call.
Streaming Video: FoxSportsGo.com
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM. Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Jeff Portnoy (color) on the call.
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
Coaches: Eran Ganot is in his second season at UH (34-9). Mitch Henderson is in his sixth season at Princeton (98-56). 
Series Information: First meeting
 
Bow Bits
-UH currently tops all Big West teams in scoring margin (+5.7) and rebound defense (32.7).
-The 'Bows have 105 assists on 170 field goals (61.2%), a rate that ranks 40th in the country.
-Sophomore guard Brocke Stepteau replaced freshman Leland Green and earned his first start of his career vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27).
-Prior to Stepteau's start, the 'Bows had the same starting lineup in each of their first six games (Drammeh, Green, Allen, Purchase, Johnson).
-Following UH's 64-44 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, UH improved to 8-0 following a loss under second-year head coach Eran Ganot, who is yet to lose back-to-back games.
-UH has out-rebounded six of its first seven opponents, having only been out-rebounded by then-No. 5 North Carolina (Nov. 18).
-UH is 11-1 in the last two seasons when scoring 80 or more points and 10-0 when allowing less than 60 points.