OAK

HAWAII

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		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)
5:26	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-20
5:26	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-21
5:26		Gytis Nemeikša flagrant 1
5:26	+1	Malcolm Christie makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	18-21
5:26	+1	Malcolm Christie makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	19-21
5:07	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot	21-21
4:43		Tanner Christensen turnover (lost ball) (DQ Cole steals)
4:29	+2	Jaylen Jones makes two point layup (DQ Cole assists)	23-21
4:17		Kody Williams misses three point jump shot
4:15		Ryan Rapp offensive rebound
4:00	+2	Ryan Rapp makes two point layup	23-23
3:43		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
3:41		Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Ryan Rapp makes two point layup	23-25
3:06		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
3:04		Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
2:46	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot (Gytis Nemeikša assists)	23-28
2:20		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
2:18		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
2:10		Kody Williams misses three point jump shot
2:08		DQ Cole defensive rebound
2:03		Marcus Greene personal foul (DQ Cole draws the foul)
2:03		TV timeout
1:45		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
1:43		Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
1:27		Cooper Craggs personal foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
1:27	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-30
1:16		Tom Beattie personal foul
1:09		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
1:07		DQ Cole offensive rebound
1:05		DQ Cole misses two point layup
1:04		Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
1:04		DQ Cole personal foul (Tanner Christensen draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
1:04	+1	Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-32
0:47		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:45		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
0:32	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point hook shot	25-32
0:24		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
0:02		Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
39
HAW
Warriors
32

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Marcus Greene misses two point jump shot
19:31		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
19:17		Tanner Christensen personal foul
19:02		Allen Mukeba misses two point layup
19:00		Allen Mukeba personal foul
18:47		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
18:45		Malcolm Christie defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point hook shot	27-32
18:17		Kody Williams turnover (bad pass) (DQ Cole steals)
18:10		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
18:08		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
17:46		Gytis Nemeikša turnover (lost ball)
17:35	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot	30-32
17:33		Tom Beattie shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-32
17:08		Kody Williams misses three point jump shot
17:06		Malcolm Christie defensive rebound
16:50		Tanner Christensen blocks Buru Naivalurua's two point layup
16:48		Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
16:45		DQ Cole personal foul
16:41		Gytis Nemeikša misses three point jump shot
16:39		DQ Cole defensive rebound
16:26		Tanner Christensen shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
16:26		Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:26	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
16:12		Buru Naivalurua personal foul (Tom Beattie draws the foul)
16:12		TV timeout
15:59		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Jerome Palm draws the foul)
15:59		Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:59		Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:59		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
15:45		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
15:43		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
15:25	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot	34-32
15:04	+2	Jerome Palm makes two point hook shot (Tom Beattie assists)	34-34
14:46		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
14:44		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
14:40		Jerome Palm personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
14:34		Buru Naivalurua turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor steals)
14:23	+2	Tom Beattie makes two point layup	34-36
14:01		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
13:59		Harry Rouhliadeff defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Akira Jacobs makes two point layup (Harry Rouhliadeff assists)	34-38
13:27		Jerome Palm blocks Jaylen Jones's two point layup
13:25		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
13:25		Jump ball. Buru Naivalurua vs. Jerome Palm (Buru Naivalurua gains possession)
13:13		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
13:11		Jerome Palm defensive rebound
13:10		Akira Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (DQ Cole steals)
13:09		DQ Cole turnover (lost ball)
12:44		DQ Cole shooting foul (Harry Rouhliadeff draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-39
12:44	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-40
12:29		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
12:26		Harry Rouhliadeff personal foul
12:24	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	37-40
12:04		Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
12:02		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
11:57	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot	40-40
11:57		Tom Beattie shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-40
11:47	+2	Tanner Christensen makes two point dunk (Akira Jacobs assists)	41-42
11:25	+3	Jayson Woodrich makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	44-42
11:06	+2	Gytis Nemeikša makes two point jump shot (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor assists)	44-44
10:39	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Malcolm Christie assists)	46-44
10:10	+2	Akira Jacobs makes two point layup (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor assists)	46-46
9:48		Tanner Christensen personal foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
9:48	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-46
9:48		Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:48		Jerome Palm defensive rebound
9:46		Jerome Palm turnover (bad pass)
9:27		Gytis Nemeikša shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-46
9:27	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-46
9:16		Akira Jacobs misses two point jump shot
9:14		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Jayson Woodrich makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	52-46
8:40		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
8:40		TV timeout
8:20		Harry Rouhliadeff misses two point layup
8:18		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point jump shot	54-46
7:33		DQ Cole personal foul
7:33		TV timeout
7:27		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses two point layup
7:25		Harry Rouhliadeff offensive rebound
7:25	+2	Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point layup	54-48
7:25		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Harry Rouhliadeff draws the foul)
7:25	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-49
6:59		Isaiah Jones misses two point jump shot
6:56		Isaiah Jones personal foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-50
6:56	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-51
6:40		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
6:38		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
6:20		Buru Naivalurua turnover (traveling)
6:04		Buru Naivalurua shooting foul (Harry Rouhliadeff draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-52
6:04	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
5:48		Jaylen Jones turnover (bad pass) (Harry Rouhliadeff steals)
5:33	+3	Ryan Rapp makes three point jump shot (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor assists)	54-56
5:23		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
5:08	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	57-56
4:49		Harry Rouhliadeff misses two point layup
4:47		DQ Cole defensive rebound
4:29		Allen Mukeba offensive foul
4:29		Allen Mukeba turnover (offensive foul)
4:13		Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot
4:11		Gytis Nemeikša offensive rebound
4:03		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jones steals)
3:49		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
3:47		Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
3:31		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
3:29		Harry Rouhliadeff offensive rebound
3:10		Ryan Rapp misses two point jump shot
3:08		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
2:48		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
2:46		Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
2:38		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
2:38		TV timeout
2:25	+2	Ryan Rapp makes two point layup	57-58
1:59		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
1:57		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor defensive rebound
1:54		DQ Cole personal foul (Aaron Hunkin-Claytor draws the foul)
1:54		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54	+1	Aaron Hunkin-Claytor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-59
1:41	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	60-59
1:26		Gytis Nemeikša misses two point jump shot
1:24		Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
1:12		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses two point jump shot
1:10		Jayson Woodrich personal foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
1:10		Gytis Nemeikša misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:10	+1	Gytis Nemeikša makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
0:49	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point hook shot	62-60
0:40	+2	Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point hook shot (Marcus Greene assists)	62-62
0:27	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup	64-62
0:27		Golden Grizzlies 60 second timeout
0:07		Aaron Hunkin-Claytor misses two point layup
0:05		Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
0:04		Deng Majak shooting foul (Tanner Christensen draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-63
0:04	+1	Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64
0:04		Golden Grizzlies 60 second timeout
0:03		Jaylen Jones turnover (lost ball)
0:01		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
0:01		Ryan Rapp turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Woodrich steals)
0:00		End of period

OT
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
6
HAW
Warriors
9

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Buru Naivalurua vs. Tanner Christensen (Malcolm Christie gains possession)
4:44		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
4:42		Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
4:23	+3	Ryan Rapp makes three point jump shot	64-67
3:59		Buru Naivalurua misses two point hook shot
3:57		Isaiah Jones personal foul (Gytis Nemeikša draws the foul)
3:57		Gytis Nemeikša misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:57		Gytis Nemeikša misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:57		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
3:42		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
3:40		Ryan Rapp defensive rebound
3:21		Gytis Nemeikša misses three point jump shot
3:19		Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
2:57		Rainbow Warriors turnover (shot clock violation)
2:35		Tanner Christensen shooting foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
2:35		Buru Naivalurua misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:35	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-67
2:20		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
2:18		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
2:13		Harry Rouhliadeff personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
2:13	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-67
1:55	+3	Gytis Nemeikša makes three point jump shot (Marcus Greene assists)	67-70
1:39	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jayson Woodrich assists)	70-70
1:35		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
1:18		Gytis Nemeikša misses two point jump shot
1:16		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
1:03		Malcolm Christie misses two point jump shot
1:01		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point layup	70-72
0:35		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
0:33		Gytis Nemeikša defensive rebound
0:18		Isaiah Jones personal foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Marcus Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:18		Marcus Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:18		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
0:07		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:05		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
0:00		Gytis Nemeikša blocks Isaiah Jones's three point jump shot
0:00		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound