At 5 feet 4, Mililani junior Curtis Murakami easily was the smallest player on the court for most of Saturday night's O'ahu Interscholastic Association showdown at Radford.

But he made one of the biggest differences in the Trojans' 70-52 stunning comeback victory, which clinched at least a tie for the OIA Red Conference Western Division championship. Mililani, ranked No. 5 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 10-0 in the West with two regular season games remaining.

The Trojans can clinch the title and the West's No. 1 seed for the upcoming league playoffs with a victory at Campbell (8-2) on Wednesday.

"Coach (Hiram Akina) said nobody usually goes undefeated in the West, so if we want to do it we have to step up our game," said Murakami, who contributed with 15 points, two rebounds, a steal and an assist off the bench to spark Saturday's comeback. "Last time, Radford took us to double-overtime at our house, so he said let's see what we could do at their house."

Radford (7-3) appeared headed for payback by finishing the first period with a 7-0 run and pushing its lead to as much as 47-37 with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter. But Murakami then drained a 3-pointer, a free throw and a driving layup to cut it to 47-43 in the next 60 seconds.

Brandon Dela Cruz's layup made it 47-45 just before the period ended, then Kendrick Clarke started the fourth quarter with a putback to tie the score 47-47. On Mililani's next possession, Murakami missed a layup but was fouled and a Rams player was assessed a technical foul.

Murakami sank three of the four free throws, and Dela Cruz (19 points, seven rebounds, two steals, one assist) followed with another layup to complete a shocking three-minute, 15-0 run.

"We try to tell our kids to keep their composure, but we lost it there," Radford coach Kai Enos said. "Murakami did a good job, and so did their other players like Dela Cruz."

After Matt Hoover's 3-pointer cut it to 52-50 with 6:36 left, the Trojans went on a 9-0 run over the next three minutes. So'oso'o Taulelei's reverse layup cut it to 61-52 with 2:47 remaining, but that would be the Rams' final points of the game.

MILILANI (10-0) 13 14 18 25 — 70

RADFORD (7-3) 17 15 15 5 — 52

MILILANI — Devon Castellano 2, Scott Burns 2, Jordan Torres 0, Curtis Murakami 15, Kendrick Clarke 9, Fred Nillo 2, Donovan Olmos 5, Nick Kanno 3, Warren Duke 4, David Otte 3, Brandon Dela Cruz 19, Jonathan Keen 6, Rustin Funakoshi 0. Totals 27 13-25 70.

RADFORD — Andre Brown 0, Jonathan Combis 0, Travis Daniels 0, Joash Pangilinan 0, Justin Lord 6, Mario De Los Santos-Gonzalez 0, Stevie Williams 0, Matt Hoover 11, Matt Alofaituli 7, So'oso'o Taulelei 8, Gary Satterwhite 14, Antonio Williams 6. Totals 19 9-17 52. 3-point goals: Mililani 3 (Murakami 2, Clarke); Radford 5 (Hoover 3, Satterwhite, Taulelei). JV — Mililani 66, Radford 52

WAI'ANAE 55, LEILEHUA 40

Bryson Kekahuna scored 15 points as the host Seariders beat the Mules in an OIA Red West game.

LEILEHUA (5-5) 4 11 4 21 — 40

WAI'ANAE (4-6) 11 11 17 16 — 55

LEILEHUA — Dustin Pau'u 5, Kolvin Dixon 8, Tavana Alilima 0, Kahaku Kama 0, Joey Touia 0, Cory Morgan 3, Josh Brooks 9, Art Laurel 12, Afe Talaeai 3. Totals 13 10-16 40.

WAI'ANAE — Bryson Kekahuna 15, Kapena Bungo 5, Ed-Recco Eli 0, Jeremy Green 2, James Pond II 2, Kaipo Punihaole 0, Ramsey Beers 12, Jamerson Smith 6, Jesse Lafua 1, Jarrod Burns 10, Austin Cunningham 2. Totals 21 9-16 55. 3-point goals: Leilehua 4 (Brooks, Laurel, Morgan, Pau'u). Wai'anae 4 (Beers 2, Kekahuna 2). JV — Wai'anae 42, Leilehua 36

Reported by Alexis Mason

KAPOLEI 44, PEARL CITY 38

Nate Dixon, Mason Koa and D.J. Dubois each scored 13 points to lead the Hurricanes to their first OIA Red West victory of the season.

KAPOLEI (1-10) 7 14 11 12 — 44

PEARL CITY (1-10) 11 13 9 5 — 38

KAPOLEI — John Spearman 0, Landon Soriano 0, Nate Dixon 13, Jordan Ferreira 2, Lawrence Olive 2, Mason Koa 13, Justin Cossey 1, D.J. Dubois 13, Kaleo Cajigal 0. Totals 14 13-29 44.

PEARL CITY — Kellen Oshiro 8, Micha Choy 3, Skye Kaapuni 4, Troy Antoque 4, Allen Agni 4, Carlo Rarangol 3, Kawika Borden 3, Scott Braceras 2, Ryne Calbero 5, Lawrence Acasio 2. Totals 13 10-18 38. 3-point goals: Kapolei 3 (Koa 2, Dubios). Pearl City 2 (Oshiro 2). JV — Kapolei 48, Pearl City 40 (3 OTs)

Reported by MaryKate Naanos

KALAHEO 55, KAILUA 49

Cheynne Lishman and Cliffton Pires scored 14 points apiece to lead the Mustangs to an OIA Red East victory.

KALAHEO (9-1) 18 9 11 17 — 55

KAILUA (6-4) 8 7 13 21 — 49

KALAHEO — Alika Kaanapu 0, Cody vonAppen 6, Koa Siliga 0, Taylor Jay 0, Larry Soto 0, Keano Bruhn 0, Bruce Andrews 0, Tyler Caswell 12, Cheynne Lishman 14, Chase Moses 5, Cliffton Pires 14, DJ Chang 0, Deaux Burns 4. Totals 19 14-20 55.

KAILUA — Gerald Ho 1, Tim Maghinay 11, Zachary Akamine 10, Sammy Trueman 0, Billy Oden 9, Ryan Naluai 6, Chauncy Makainai 0, Kenny Ellis 12. Totals 19 6-10 49. 3-point goals: Kalaheo 3 (vonAppen, Moses, Lishman). Kailua 5 (Ellis 2, Maghinay, Akamine, Oden). JV — Kalaheo def. Kailua, score not available

Reported by Chico Furtado

MOANALUA 57, KAHUKU 53

Stevie Austin scored 17 points and Na Menehune outscored the Red Raiders 13-3 in the fourth quarter in an OIA Red East game.

MOANALUA (7-3) 13 20 11 13 — 57

KAHUKU (2-8) 19 9 22 3 — 53

MOANALUA — Kris Lazarou 0, Jay Yoshizawa 7, Paul Wasada 0, Stevie Austin 17, Rob Munoz 4, Josh Kure 9, Roshawn Terry 4, Casey Schuler 4, Ryan Hua 8, Shawn Richey 0, AJ Kirkman 2, Maurice Allen 2. Totals 22 8-14 57.

KAHUKU — Evan Kunz 0, Nehoa Akina 0, Pele Soliai 0, Jack Damuni 13, Irwin Ah-Hoy 11, Ian Fujinaga 0, Ambrose Bridges 0, Jray Galeai 12, Willie Ching 11, Pat Au 6. Totals 20 6-11 53. 3-point goals: Moanalua 5 (Austin 3, Yoshizawa, Hua). Kahuku 7 (Ah-Hoy 3, Damuni 2, Galeai 2). JV — Kahuku 48, Moanalua 44

Reported by Jeri Tugman

OIA WHITE

KAISER 61, FARRINGTON 60

Andrew Wingert scored 17 points and Kalua Noa 16 for the host Cougars, who held on despite being outscored 25-15 in the fourth quarter.

FARRINGTON (7-4) 6 10 19 25 — 60

KAISER (9-1) 13 16 17 15 — 61

FARRINGTON — Jordan Ibana 3, Christian Hernandez 11, Dio Labayog 2, Oscar Carter 4, Steven Kamano 4, Bryson Tatupu-Leopoldo 0, Elijah Lesu 12, Ziggy Muramoto 0, Charles Rocha 0, Elijah Filifili 10, Joshua Wallace 0, Rey Bartiana 10, Glenn Ernest 0, Cody Hua 4. Totals 21 16-25 60.

KAISER — Jake Esteban 11, Kalani Calizar 5, TR Phillips 6, Kalua Noa 16, Andrew Wingert 17, Tyler Norden 0, Brannon Wong 2, Jeff Gordon 0, Patrick Twohy 0, Rayce Chun-Ming 4, Salele Aliifua 0, Galym Kulou 0. Totals 24 10-23 61. 3-point goals: Farrington 2 (Hernandez, Lesu). Kaiser 3 (Esteban 2, Wingert). JV — Farrington 41, Kaiser 34

Reported by Shawn Nagata

MCKINLEY 68, KALANI 51

Nainoa Lessary scored 22 points and Jonathan Lee 20 to lead McKinley.

MCKINLEY (7-3) 17 15 19 17 — 68

KALANI (1-10) 12 8 13 18 — 51

McKINLEY — Jelani Thabiti 0, Tilton Kaluna 6, Bryce Ishikawa 0, Ryan Flordeliza 0, Jefferson Pou 0, Julius Borje 0, Earvin Sione 9, Nainoa Lessary 22, Rey Vincent Enanoria 11, Jonathan Lee 20, Ian Paez 0, Isaac Iuta 0, Travis Asing 0, Oliver Diguc 0. Totals 25 12-21 68.

KALANI — AC Asuncion 2, Troy Kashiwabara 10, Jon Cheng 3, Tanner Takata 3, Chuck Ogawa 0, Holu Kaaihue 6, Chris Pieper 19, Daniel Morisato 8, Sean Yamamoto 0, Justin Ogata 0. Totals 21 6-11 51. 3-point goals: McKinley 6 (Lee 4, Enanoria 2). Kalani 3 (Kashiwabara 2, Cheng). JV — McKinley 54, Kalani 43

Reported by Cara Kamehiro and Tiffany Liao

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.