The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team started poorly and lost to Vanderbilt last night.

UH (4-4), lost despite Noel Coleman’s incredible performance. He scored a career high 31 points. Coleman was 12-of-19, 6-of-10 shooting three-pointers. Coleman has shot 12-of-17 on three-pointers in his last two games.

Poor shooting (36%), and poor turnovers (14) plagued UH in the first half. After a six-minute period of not scoring by the ‘Bows, Vanderbilt capitalized with a 14-0 run to put them up 28-9. UH managed to reduce the deficit to 35-24 thanks to Coleman’s 19 points and five three-pointers. Coleman was 7-of-9 during the first half while the rest shot only 2-of-16.

UH rallied following the break, reducing a 19-point deficit to only four points on a Junior Madut basket less than four minutes into second half at 35-31. UH was within striking distance for the next few minutes, and was at 52-47 with less than seven minutes remaining. UH’s comeback hopes were thwarted by the 13-2 run of the Commodores.

Turnovers were a major factor in the ‘Bows loss throughout the night. UH committed 21 errors, which resulted in 23 Vanderbilt turnovers.

South Florida will be next up for the Rainbow Warriors in a consolation bracket matchup at 7:00 PM HT. Vanderbilt (7-4), advances to the tournament semifinals, where it will face BYU at 5:05 p.m.