UH Women’s Basketball Wins Triple OT Thriller Led by Tamilo
Khalilah Mitchell secured her first career victory as head coach when the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team defeated Saint Mary’s 93-89 in triple overtime on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center, Hawaii athletics reported.
The win ends an opening road skid for the Rainbow Wahine after losses at Oregon and San Francisco. Playing in front of more than 600 children for the Keiki Game, Hawaii erased an 11-point first-half deficit to tie the game 37-37 at the break.
Saint Mary’s built another nine-point lead with under four minutes remaining in regulation. Kyra Webb hit a corner three-pointer with 31 seconds left to tie the score at 67-67, and Saint Mary’s missed a hook shot at the buzzer to force the first extra period.
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In the first overtime, Lucy Aherne missed two free throws for Saint Mary’s with 1.3 seconds remaining. On the ensuing inbounds play, Bailey Flavell found Ritorya Tamilo for a close-range layup at the buzzer to send the game to a second extra period.
Both teams traded leads through the second overtime before another clutch layup by Flavell with 11 seconds left knotted the score at 80-80. Hawaii finally pulled away in the third overtime behind early baskets from Flavell and a steal and layup by Zyriah Price that drew a foul.
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Tamilo led the Rainbow Wahine with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks. Flavell recorded 17 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, and five assists across 53 minutes of action, while Rebecca Moors added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Price contributed 13 points off the bench. NaTallia Urlacher paced Saint Mary’s with a game-high 26 points before fouling out late in the final overtime period.
The game marked only the second triple-overtime contest in program history, following a 67-59 loss at Nevada in 2016. Hawaii continues play in the Bank of Hawaii Classic against LMU on November 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. HT.
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