Radford came together in the second half to advance to the title game.

Bui Baravilala came off the bench to score 12 points and Brittini Fuller added eight points and had a stellar defensive game as the Rams defeated Kalani, 39-38, in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red Division tournament semifinal at McKinley last night.

Radford (13-1), the top seed out of the West, will face Roosevelt, which defeated Farrington, 29-18, tomorrow night at McKinley.

"We just needed to play team ball and look for each other a little bit more," Radford coach David Lane said. "We cut down the turnovers and the reason why we were turning the ball over (in the first half) was because we weren't looking for each other. Everybody was trying to score on their own."

Radford slowly chipped away at a 22-16 halftime deficit with patience in its offense. Baravilala's layup with 2 minutes left in the third quarter gave Radford a 25-24 lead, its first lead since the game's opening basket.

The Rams held Kalani (11-3) to just three points — all from the free-throw line — as Kalani's fast pace in the first half came to a halt. The 5-foot-4 Fuller held Courtney Gaddis, who had a seven-inch height advantage, scoreless in the third.

"She's a really good player," Fuller said. "I've seen her play before and my coaches warned me about her. I just had to keep her out of the paint and try to take her out. She's way taller than me so I tried to give her room so she wouldn't post me up."

Radford led 39-32 with 2:11 left in the fourth after Ta Nitra Byrd's three-point play, and then withstood a late rally by the Falcons.

Gaddis scored the next six points to cut the deficit to 39-38 with 42 seconds remaining. After she missed a free throw, Kalani got the ball back, but Megan Kamehiro and Gaddis missed 3-point attempts.

Baravilala came up with the ball and was fouled in the corner with 3 seconds remaining. After a timeout, she missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but rebounded her miss and got away from several Kalani players before time expired.

"We had two good looks at it," Kalani coach Darold Imanaka said. "We just couldn't finish. I'm OK with it."

The Falcons were done in by poor shooting from the floor and free-throw line in the second half. Kalani finished the game 10 of 25 from the free-throw line and had its lowest point total of the season.

"We didn't shoot the ball well," Imanaka said. "It's just not our night. You can't do anything about that. The kids played as hard as they could. I'm proud of them."

Kalani led 13-7 after the first quarter and by as much as 11 in the second with its fast tempo and press that hardly gave the Rams good looks at the basket.

But Radford had Byrd, a 6-foot freshman forward, bring the ball up the court to help break the press.

"We feel everybody on the team has to be able to handle the ball," Lane said. "As a freshman, she's already one of the better ball handlers on the team. She just happens to play forward because she's the tallest player we have."

Byrd credited her team for coming together when it counted the most.

"She (Baravilala) stepped up, all the girls stepped up," said Byrd, who finished with nine points. "We hit big shots. We did everything we could."

RADFORD (13-1) 7 9 13 10 — 39

KALANI (11-3) 13 9 3 13 — 38

RADFORD — Leslie Lazo 0, Itali Lindsey 0, Bui Baravilala 12, Disa Brown 0, Marlena Malepeai 6, Brittini Fuller 8, Kiara Dykes 2, Chelsea-Ann Villanueva 2, Ta Nitra Byrd 9. Totals 15 9-15 39.

KALANI — Megan Kamehiro 6, Courtney Gaddis 14, Kim Cabuyadao 2, Violet Alama 4, Allison Neussl 2, Chloe Martin 0, Kacie Gushiken 3, Rhianna Farm 7, Chelsea Kimura 0. Totals 13 10-25 38. 3-point goals: Kalani 2 (Kamehiro, Gushiken).

OIA RED CONSOLATION

KAHUKU 50, 'AIEA 44

Taeja Afalava scored 19 points and the Red Raiders outscored Na Ali'i, 14-8, in the fourth quarter to advance to the OIA Red consolation final against Moanalua tonight at 5 at McKinley.

The winner earns the league's fifth state tournament berth.

'AIEA (9-5) 15 11 10 8 — 44

KAHUKU (5-9) 10 19 7 14 — 50

'AIEA — Tasha Johnson 0, Jennifer Yuen 8, Natasha Helsham 15, Michelle Shiroma 4, Nohe Fonoti 0, Tierra Tauanuu 1, Emily Tausaga 7, Caroline Sio 4, Capri Holiona 5. Totals 12 16-38 44.

KAHUKU — Taeja Afalava 19, Brittney Fesolai 7, Kelcy Latu 0, Krystle Magunba-Glover 5, LeNora Nauahi 0, McZeen Alae 8, Vaimalama Tito 4, Alayna Galeai 4, Kenra Moe 3, Nicholle Nautu 0. Totals 17 15-27 50. 3-point goals: 'Aiea 4 (Helsham 2, Yuen, Tausaga). Kahuku 1 (Moe).

Reported by Jeri Tugman

MOANALUA 45, KALAHEO 30

Na Menehune defeated the Mustangs to reach the consolation final against Kahuku. Game statistics were not available.

OIA WHITE

CAMPBELL 48, KAILUA 27

Vai Confer scored 12 points, Cheyna Tagura added 10 and the Sabers raced to a 20-5 halftime lead and were never threatened in beating the Surfriders to advance to the final of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association White Conference tournament.

Campbell will play McKinley at the Tigers' gym tomorrow night at 5:30 for the title and league's top state berth.

Kailua plays Waialua at McKinley tonight, 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Moanalua-Kahuku game that starts at 5.

CAMPBELL (12-1) 5 15 13 15 — 48

KAILUA (9-5) 0 5 14 8 — 27

CAMPBELL — Cheyna Tagura 10, Saphyre Eltagonde 0, Gabrielle Serrano 0, Valerie Quintana 0, Vai Confer 12, Aloha Dias-Kekahuna 4, Amber Kaulia 4, Shawny Veracruz 0, Oli Kila 6, Ipo Kila 4, Jenny Sweeney 8. Totals 19 8-17 48

KAILUA — Kristen Corrales 8, Tawny Kiko 0, Chelsea Babylon 2, Miki Scott 0, Tianna McKeague 0, Zsalei Kamaka 6, Pumehana Kanoa-Doctorello 0, Jarrish Mauhili-Kaneakua 2, Netia Ulugaono 1, Ashley Jacobs 8, Kahea Chang 0, Francine Sua-Godinet 0, Kau Kohatsu 0, Tia Navaro 0. Totals 9 6-15 27. 3-point goals: Campbell 2 (Tagura 2). Kailua 3 (Corrales 2, Jacobs).

Reported by Nathan Macadangdang

MCKINLEY 65, WAIALUA 45

Chelsie Sato scored 16 points to lead three teammates in double figures as the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs to advance.

Pearly Togiai added 14 points, and Jackie Tihano and Kylie Sato each had 10 for the Tigers, who led 34-19 at halftime.

WAIALUA (7-6) 13 6 11 15 — 45

MCKINLEY (13-1) 17 17 15 16 — 65

WAIALUA — Klleirr Tuyay 0, Shiree Dela Cruz 0, Misty Maxwell 5, Geena Pinacate 0, Chelsey Ramirez 3, Brittney Basillo 10, Ashley Carillo 10, Noe Dela Pena-Ho'opai 0, Angela Whittaker , Kimberley Meyerowitz 17, Mikiala Leslie 0. Totals 19 4-7 45.

MCKINLEY — Jackie Tihano 10, Kaitlyn Ikehara 5, Chelsie Sato 16, Jaelynn Lopez 0, Pearly Togiai 14, Marybel Hebron 2, Kylie Sato 10, Sasha Hong 0, Jorina Faletoi 0, Christal Tafai 8, Allyson Villanueva 0. Totals 20 22-48 65. 3-point goals: Waialua 3 (Maxwell, Meyerowitz, Ramirez). McKinley 3 (Tehano 2, Ikehara). Reported by Bob Morikuni