There is cold shooting and then there is absolute zero.

Hawaii experienced a frigidness that was as inexplicable as it was disappointing in Saturday’s meltdown against San Diego State. The Rainbow Wahine, unable to hit a field goal in the first 10 minutes against the Aztecs, were simply overmatched in falling 71-44 in front of 394 at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Don’t expect it to get much better today in the 5 p.m. finale of the Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic. Hawaii (1-2) faces No. 18 DePaul (2-1), which rolled past Portland 99-64 in Saturday’s first game.

San Diego State (3-0) can win the tournament title outright with a victory over Portland (2-2) in today’s 3 p.m. game.

Hawaii finished with just 10 field goals — tying a program low set against Rice in 2002 — with sophomore forward Kamilah Jackson hitting four en route to a team-high 14 points and sophomore guard Kanisha Bello three. The Wahine camped out at the free-throw line, hitting 23 of 30.

The Aztecs were 2-for-2, but didn’t need much from the charity stripe. SDSU was 32-for-67 from the floor, with 32 points in the paint and 25 off of 19 Hawaii turnovers, and finished with a 44-24 rebound edge.

"One of the things we knew we needed to do was control the tempo, not allow them to run 94 feet on us, because we couldn’t match them athlete per athlete," said Wahine coach Dana Takahara-Dias, who used just eight of her 13 players. "San Diego’s defense made us work for our shots, and it was a frustrating night for us offensively.

"We got outshot by quite a bit (39 attempts to 67 by the Aztecs), but we did have a positive in shooting 76 percent from the line. We will go back and regroup, again make sure to shorten the court up against DePaul, another great team."

Hawaii (1-2) has its work cut out. The Wahine will need to improve on the boards and cut down on unforced turnovers to stay in the game with the Blue Demons.

Hawaii got a boost with sophomore guard Shawna Kuehu in action for the first time this season. She continues to rehab from a knee injury. The Wahine also got quality play from Bello, a shooting guard out of Waiakea High who transferred from Idaho.

Bello finished with 10 points, a steal and an assist in 30 minutes. Senior guard Breanna Arbuckle, second on the team behind Jackson in scoring, was held to eight points, all on free throws.

"I feel as a team we came back with good energy after losing Friday," Bello said of the 82-64 loss to Portland. "When our shots didn’t fall tonight, we made up for it by hitting our free throws. As a shooter, it’s tough to see those shots not fall, but you just have to keep shooting."

Despite missing its first 11 shots from the floor, Hawaii only trailed 15-5 at the 12:26 mark. But a combination of offensive fouls (2), turnovers (2) and Aztecs 3-pointers (2) over the next 2 minutes added up to a 21-7 deficit.

Bello hit Hawaii’s first basket in 13 attempts with 9:46 left before half, cutting it to 21-9. A 7-0 run over the next 5 minutes included the Wahine’s lone 3-pointer (by freshman point guard Alissa Campanero) and got the deficit down to 30-16, but the Aztecs answered with a 6-0 spurt that helped them take a 36-18 lead into the locker room.

Hawaii again came out cold, missing its first six shots as SDSU pulled away at 45-18. The Wahine never got closer than 21 the rest of the night.

Junior guard Courtney Clements led the Aztecs with 18 points, going 7-for-9 from the floor, and freshman guard Ahjalee Harvey added 12.

No. 18 DePaul 99, Portland 64

Junior guard Anna Martin scored 29 points and the Blue Demons more than regrouped after Friday’s surprising loss to the Aztecs.

DePaul shot 49 percent from the floor, led by Martin’s 73 percent (11-for-15). The Blue Demons dominated on the boards 48-29, with junior forward Katherine Harry grabbing nine.

Senior guard Natalie Day led Portland with 18 points.