The Brigham Young University-Hawai’i men’s basketball team scored the first four points of the game and kept going as they ran away from Western New Mexico, 115-62 Tuesday night. The Seasiders (11-2 overall and 1-0 in conference) opened defense of
The Brigham Young University-Hawai’i men’s basketball team scored the first four points of the game and kept going as they ran away from Western New Mexico, 115-62 Tuesday night.
The Seasiders (11-2 overall and 1-0 in conference) opened defense of their conference title with a 53-point win in the conference opener, the margin of victory marking the third-largest in school history.
Junior center Jake Chrisman opened the scoring with a jumper just six seconds into the game and netted 23 of his game-high 27 points as BYUH opened up a 55-34 halftime lead while shooting 51 percent from the field.
Sophomore Shawn Opunui led the second half, draining five consecutive three-pointers during a four-and-a-half minute span early in the half, the Seasiders netting a 78 percent showing from the field on 21-27 shooting.
