Courtesy:: Michael Dinneen / UAA Athletics Junior guard Kevin White had 11 points and 8 rebounds in UAA's win over HPU.
HONOLULU – Malcolm Campbell scored a game-high 17 points and Alaska Anchorage used a late second-half surge Tuesday to beat Hawaii Pacific 82-66 in a key West Region men’s basketball game at the Mid-Pacific Institute.
HPU (0-1) was led by 13 points from Mike Helton, but the Sea Warriors managed just 37 percent shooting and were out-rebounded 38-30.
After a seesaw first half, the Sea Warriors used a 9-2 run to take a 37-32 advantage at the break. However the Seawolves scrapped back quickly in the second half, taking a 41-40 lead when Brandon Walker found Campbell underneath for a layin.
HPU’s Norman Wells would give his team a 58-57 edge with a three-pointer at the 8:14 mark, but Campbell scored a pair of baskets and Nick Pacitti added a jumper to give the Seawolves the lead for good.
Wells sliced the lead to 63-60 with just over six minutes remaining before the Seawolves ended the game with a 19-6 spurt.
Campbell, a 6-9 Division I transfer from Hartford, shot 8-of-13 from the field and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, plus a pair of blocks.
Meanwhile, White – those most experienced Seawolf with 65 career games – had one of his best all-around performances, shooting just 4-of-10, but grabbing a career-high eight rebounds and dishing four assists without a turnover.
Pacitti shot 2-of-3 from long range to go with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals, while fellow junior transfer Lao enjoyed a perfect shooting night (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG, 6-6 FT), doing all of his damage in just 10 minutes.
Robinson made 3-of-6 three-pointers and Walker dished four assists as well.
The Seawolves return to Anchorage next week to host their annual flagship, all-Div. I tournament – the 32nd annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout – at Sullivan Arena, Nov. 25-28. UAA will open against Washington State on Wednesday night (7:30 p.m.) and then take on Nicholls State on Thursday. Saturday’s matchup will be against either nationally 17th-ranked Oklahoma, San Diego or Houston.
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Courtesy:: Michael Dinneen / UAA Athletics
