FULLERTON, Calif. – The University of Hawaii men's basketball  was poised for an upset for a second straight night before falling victim to a second half run in a 64-54 loss to Seton Hall in the semifinals of the Wooden Classic.
 
The Pirates (2-2) shot 52 percent after the break and scored 12 unanswered points midway through the second half  to break open a close game and advance to Sunday's  tournament title game against Miami.
 
UH (4-2), meanwhile, will play for third place in the Wooden Legacy against former Western Athletic Conference nemesis Fresno State. That game will tip and 1 p.m. PT/11 a.m. HT on ESPNU. 
 
Myles Powell, who exploded for 40 points in the opening round vs Grand Canyon  scored a game high 19 points, including a pair of back-to-back three-pointers to seal the game for Seton Hall.  UH was led by Sheriff Drammeh and Eddie Stansberry who each finished with 14 points.
 
The first half was a grind-it-out affair. No team led by more than five points and there were nine lead changes before the Pirates took a slim 25-23 lead into the locker room.
 
A Drammeh three-pointer put UH up  34-31 five minutes into the second half, but that's when Seton Hall responded with a decisive 12-0 to take the lead for good. UH closed to within three points, 47-44, on a Stansberry three-pointer with 6:30 left but an ensuing 8-0 run, gave Seton Hall a double-digit lead it would not relinquish.
 
UH shot 42 percent from the field and Seton Hall shot 43 percent. But a night after committing just eight turnovers in a win over Utah, the'Bows were flustered into 15 turnovers. The Pirates also out-scored UH 34-24 in the paint,