Michael Devoe scored 18 points, and Moses Wright added 16 to help Georgia Tech rally past Hawaii to win 70-53 for third place in the Diamond Head Classic on Wednesday.
The Yellow Jackets (6-6) shot 50% and erased a nine-point second-half deficit to hand the Rainbow Warriors (8-5) their second consecutive loss.
Tech took the lead for good, 49-48, with 8:17 remaining on a Wright bucket inside. It was part of a 21-2 run, capped by a pair of free throws by James Banks to stretch the lead to 68-50 with 1:17 left to play.
Banks scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Jackets shot 14-of-16 from the free-throw line after halftime and finished 18-of-23 from the line.
Drew Buggs scored nine points for Hawaii.
Hawaii closed out the first half on a 7-0 run to take a 32-29 lead at the intermission.
Tech committed 14 turnovers in the win, but only five came after halftime. The Jackets committed a season-low nine turnovers in Monday's 70-59 loss to Houston.
Hawaii shot only 1-of-15 on 3-pointers (36.4%) Wednesday, which came two days after it was 9-of-39 from beyond the arc in a 72-61 loss to No. 21 Washington.
Tech resumes ACC play Tuesday at No. 17 Florida State and closes out a slate of five games away from home at North Carolina on Jan. 4. The Jackets have lost their past three games against the Seminoles, who own a 42-28 advantage in the series.
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