Dec. 20, 2003

Box Score

LAIE, Hawaii (AP) - Shawn Opunui scored 34 points to lead NCAA Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii over Division I Baylor 72-67 Friday in the first night of action at the round-robin Surf N' Slam-Hawaii Tournament.

The Seasiders (7-2) battled back from a 12-point halftime deficit, 35-23, to secure the victory.

Opunui was 10-of-14 from the field, including 6-of-8 from long range, and made all eight of his free throws.

Teammates Jake Chrisman and Michael Stowell had 20 and 10 points, respectively.

R.T. Guinn led Baylor (4-5) with 18 points. Terrance Thomas had 13 and Tommy Swanson contributed 11.

The tournament was set to continue Saturday with Baylor meeting San Jose State (4-3) and BYU-Hawaii facing Northern Illinois (4-4).