Nemeiksa blocks 3-pointer at the buzzer and Hawaii beats Oakland in overtime at Diamond Head Classic
AP
Dec 25, 2024
HONOLULU (AP) Gytis Nemeiksa scored 25 points and he blocked a 3-point shot on the last possession of overtime to help Hawaii Warriors defeat Oakland Golden Grizzlies 73-70 on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Nemeiksa also had 11 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (8-4). Harry Rouhliadeff scored 15 points while going 5 of 9 and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line. Ryan Rapp went 5 of 10 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
The Golden Grizzlies (4-9) were led by Malcolm Christie, who posted 27 points. Tuburu Niavalurua added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Naivalurua made a reverse layup with 27 seconds left in regulation to give Oakland a 64-62 lead. Aaron Hunkin-Claytor had a bank shot roll off the rim, but Tanner Christensen grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled. He made both free throws with 4.8 seconds left to tie it. Then both teams turned it over to force overtime.
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1st Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
25
HAW
Warriors
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Allen Mukeba vs. Tanner Christensen (Buru Naivalurua gains possession)
19:40
Buru Naivalurua misses two point layup
19:38
Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
19:23
+2
Gytis Nemeikša makes two point jump shot (Kody Williams assists)
0-2
19:02
Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
19:00
Marcus Greene defensive rebound
18:51
Ryan Rapp turnover (bad pass)
18:30
Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
18:28
Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
18:18
Isaiah Jones misses two point jump shot
18:16
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
17:58
Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot
17:56
Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
17:32
DQ Cole misses two point layup
17:30
Malcolm Christie offensive rebound
17:21
Allen Mukeba misses two point hook shot
17:19
Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
17:11
Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
17:09
Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
16:52
Buru Naivalurua misses two point layup
16:50
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
16:35
Gytis Nemeikša misses two point layup
16:33
Rainbow Warriors offensive rebound
16:24
Allen Mukeba personal foul
16:18
Tanner Christensen turnover (traveling)
15:54
+2
Malcolm Christie makes two point layup
2-2
15:54
TV timeout
15:38
Gytis Nemeikša misses three point jump shot
15:36
Rainbow Warriors offensive rebound
15:16
Ryan Rapp misses two point jump shot
15:14
Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
15:04
DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
15:02
Cooper Craggs offensive rebound
14:54
+2
Cooper Craggs makes two point layup
4-2
14:46
Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
14:44
Gytis Nemeikša offensive rebound
14:43
+2
Gytis Nemeikša makes two point layup
4-4
14:42
Malcolm Christie shooting foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
14:42
+1
Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-5
14:21
DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
14:19
Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
13:58
Tom Beattie turnover (lost ball)
13:51
+2
Jaylen Jones makes two point layup
6-5
13:37
Jayson Woodrich shooting foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
13:37
+1
Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 1 of 3
6-6
13:37
+1
Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 2 of 3
6-7
13:37
+1
Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 3 of 3
6-8
13:12
+2
Buru Naivalurua makes two point dunk (Jaylen Jones assists)
8-8
12:59
+3
Gytis Nemeikša makes three point jump shot (Kody Williams assists)
8-11
12:39
Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
12:37
Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
12:27
Kody Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Jones steals)
12:24
Kody Williams shooting foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
12:24
+1
Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-11
12:24
+1
Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-11
12:06
Jaylen Jones personal foul
11:48
Harry Rouhliadeff misses three point jump shot
11:46
Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
11:19
Buru Naivalurua turnover (out of bounds)
11:19
TV timeout
11:07
Akira Jacobs misses three point jump shot
11:05
Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
10:44
Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
10:42
Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
10:23
+2
DQ Cole makes two point jump shot
12-11
10:10
+2
Jerome Palm makes two point layup (Akira Jacobs assists)
12-13
9:58
+2
Jaylen Jones makes two point layup
14-13
9:47
Harry Rouhliadeff misses two point jump shot
9:45
Malcolm Christie defensive rebound
9:26
Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
9:24
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor defensive rebound
9:06
+2
Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point jump shot (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor assists)
14-15
8:39
Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
8:37
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor defensive rebound
8:29
Akira Jacobs misses two point layup
8:27
Akira Jacobs offensive rebound
8:18
+2
Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point layup (Tom Beattie assists)
14-17
7:52
Akira Jacobs personal foul
7:52
TV timeout
7:50
Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
7:48
Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
7:29
Nassim Mashhour misses three point jump shot
7:27
Cooper Craggs offensive rebound
7:23
Tanner Christensen personal foul (Cooper Craggs draws the foul)
6:58
+3
Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot
17-17
6:40
Gytis Nemeikša misses two point jump shot
6:38
Isaiah Jones personal foul
6:24
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses two point layup
6:22
Gytis Nemeikša offensive rebound
6:06
Gytis Nemeikša misses two point layup
6:04
Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
5:56
+2
Gytis Nemeikša makes two point layup
17-19
5:47
Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
5:45
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor defensive rebound
5:39
Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
5:37
Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
5:28
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses two point jump shot
5:26
Gytis Nemeikša offensive rebound
5:26
Deng Majak shooting foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)