But that intensity also created an electric atmosphere at the King Kekaulike gym last night as Kamehameha-Maui rebounded from a late-season slump to post a 54-45 victory over Lahainaluna in playoff game for the MIL Division-I basketball title.
It was the fifth meeting of the season between the two teams, with the Warriors claiming the rubber match to earn the MIL's top seed in next week's state tournament in gyms scattered all over Oahu.
The Lunas actually jumped out to a 5-0 lead and were up 11-7 after one quarter. But turnovers, many of them created by Kamehameha's intense man-to-man pressure, helped the Warriors pull even at intermission, 15-15.
Kamehameha trailed 26-23 late in the third quarter before finally getting its offense in gear and steadily pulling away to improve their MIL record to 11-4 as four players scored in double figures.
Kaleo DeMello led the way with 14 points, while Bryan Pali added 11 and Kekoa Turbeville and Erwin DeCoite each had 10.
The Lunas, the regular-season champ, dropped to 11-4 despite John Craig's 14 points.
The two teams -- along with the other six MIL qualifiers -- now must wait until Sunday to find out when, where and against whom they will play their state tournament openers next week.
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