Silverswords cruise past the Sharks, 78-64
BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 14, 2024
This one turned into a track meet on dry land.
Chaminade handled cross town rival Hawai’i Pacific in convincing fashion with a 78-64 win Saturday evening in a PacWest conference matchup before a crowd of 237 at McCabe Gymnasium.
A quartert of players finished in double figures for the Silverswords, who improved to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
Kent King had 19 points off the bench and Roland Banks II notched a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead Chaminade.
Also scoring in double digits were Jackson Last with 11 points and Jamir Thomas added 10 more off the bench.
A trio of players finished with 14 points or more for the Sharks, who dropped to 5-5 and 1-1.
Charlie Weber had 16 points off the bench, Sherman Brashear 15 and Joshua West for HPU.
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