Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 70, Hawaii 62
When: 11:59 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Terry Moore, # Winston Stith
Attendance: 8544

Derwin Kitchen scored 20 points, and Okaro White had 19 points and six rebounds off the bench to lead Florida State to a 70-62 victory over host Hawaii in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu on Thursday morning.

Florida State (10-2), which has won five straight, will meet Butler in the semifinals Thursday night, while Hawaii (7-3) plays Utah in the consolation bracket early Friday morning.

Butler defeated Utah 74-62 in the first round Wednesday.

Zane Johnson scored a game-high 24 points for Hawaii, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Chris Singleton had 12 rebounds for Florida State, which led by as many as 17 points and outrebounded Hawaii 44-27.

The teams combined to shoot 33.6 percent from the field and 56.5 percent from the free throw line.

The Seminoles went on a 13-0 run to take a 27-13 lead in the first half before the Warriors closed the gap to 33-25 at halftime.

Hawaii got as close as four points twice in the second half, the second time at 39-35, before Florida State went on an 8-0 run to take control for good.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida St.   Hawaii
Derwin Kitchen 20 Scoring Zane Johnson 24
Luke Loucks 4 Assists Bobby Miles 6
Chris Singleton 12 Rebounds Vander Joaquim 7
Derwin Kitchen 7 Free Throws Made Zane Johnson 6
Derwin Kitchen 5 Steals Bobby Miles 3
Bernard James 3 Blocks Zane Johnson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida St. 70 32.3 10-27 20-32 12 44 7 14
Hawaii 62 35.3 11-27 15-20 15 27 1 7