HONOLULU, Hawaii – St. Norbert outscored Whitworth 12-2 over the final four minutes of the game to defeat the Pirates 59-49 on Sunday afternoon at the Hoops in Hawaii Classic on the campus of Hawaii Pacific University.
Whitworth (1-7) never led in the game, but hung with the Green Knights (4-4) throughout before forging a 47-47 tie with just over three minutes to play.
St. Norbert jumped ahead 10-1 just over six minutes into the game before the Bucs got five straight points by Ashlyn Peterson. Whitworth trailed 12-6 after the opening quarter after missing 13 of its first 15 shots from the floor, including eight of nine three-pointers…