Associated Press Gonzaga 61, Cincinnati 59 (OT) LAHAINA, Maui — Robert Sacre scored 14 points and Gonzaga won the Maui Invitational for the first time in three tries, beating Cincinnati 61-59 in overtime Wednesday night at the Lahaina Civic Center.
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Gonzaga 61,
Cincinnati 59 (OT)
LAHAINA, Maui — Robert Sacre scored 14 points and Gonzaga won the Maui Invitational for the first time in three tries, beating Cincinnati 61-59 in overtime Wednesday night at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Steven Gray and Elias Harris added 13 points apiece for Gonzaga (5-1).
The Bulldogs, who also got 12 points from Demetri Goodson, overcame a 10-point second-half deficit and sent the game to overtime after Sacre hit a floater in the lane with 16 seconds to play in regulation. Sacre then blocked Cincinnati’s alley-oop attempt at the buzzer.
The Bearcats (4-1) looked weary in overtime, missing five of seven free throws in the first 1:45 while falling behind by two.
Yancy Gates, who scored 11 points, had a putback dunk with 12.6 seconds remaining to bring the Bearcats within one, but Cashmere Wright missed a floater as time expired.
Lance Stephenson led Cincinnati with 15 points.
It was Gonzaga’s third appearance in the Maui Invitational. The Bulldogs reached the championship game once before, losing to Connecticut 65-63 in 2005.
Bohannon leads Wisconsin to upset of No. 21 Maryland
Jason Bohannon and Wisconsin went outside the arc to take down Maryland.
Bohannon scored 20 points and Jon Leuer added 16, leading the Badgers to a 78-69 victory over No. 21 Maryland in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Trevon Hughes had 14 points for the Badgers (4-1), who made 10 of 22 3-pointers, including four by Bohannon.
“The difference was we hit more 3s and they didn’t,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said.
Greivis Vasquez led Maryland (4-2) with 18 points. He was 6 for 13 from the floor and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
“What hurt us today is that they shot 10 for 22 on their 3s, combined with us shooting 10 for 17 on free throws,” Terrapins coach Gary Williams said. “That combination in a game like that isn’t good.”
Ryan said that while both teams are well-conditioned, it showed for his players in their long-range shooting.
“I attribute that to our hill running. Like our book says, this was another hill to climb,” Ryan said. “Conditioning is big. I thought that showed here. Maryland does the same things and they are in good condition, too. But we hit our 3s today on the third game in three days. The only way to do that is to have your legs and our guys had their legs today.”
Williams thinks Wisconsin will be a Big Ten contender this season.
“Nobody ever seems to notice them, but Wisconsin will be a factor,” he said. “They seem to show up in the (NCAA) tournament every year and I’m sure they will again this season.”
Bohannon finished 4 for 5 from long range. Hughes went 5 for 17 from the floor, including 3 for 8 on 3s.
Maryland was 5 for 13 on 3-pointers.
The Terrapins, the top-ranked team in the field coming in, beat only Division II tournament host Chaminade. Wisconsin left Maui with wins over Maryland and Arizona.
“Maybe the learning curve here, with the experience that they have gained, will help them,” Ryan said. “I am hoping that is a big part of it.”
No. 24 Vanderbilt tops Arizona
Talk about turning it on after halftime.
No. 24 Vanderbilt shot 69 percent in the second half to overcome a five-point deficit at the break and beat Arizona 84-72 in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.
A.J. Ogilvy had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to lead the Commodores, who racked up 12 fouls on Arizona in the first half. Jermaine Beal added 18 points and five assists.
“The foul trouble that we were able to create in the first half helped us in the second half,” Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings said. “Our defense was really pleasing. It was a pleasing performance all the way around for us.”
The Commodores (4-1) shot 53 percent from the field overall, including 7 of 20 from beyond the 3-point line to make up for woeful free-throw shooting — 15 for 29.
Ogilvy had 13 points in the second half.
“A.J. was on top of his game. He really gave us a great offensive post presence,” Stallings said. “He lived up to what he can do and really played well today.”
Arizona (3-2) was led by Solomon Hill’s 17 points and Kyle Fogg’s 10. Nic Wise, coming off a 30-point effort in an overtime win over Colorado, was limited to nine.
“We did a really good job defensively on Wise. He is a really, really good player,” Stallings said. “Hill really gave us the business, but we did a good job on Wise.”
Jeffery Taylor added 13 points for Vanderbilt, which went 18 for 26 from the field in the second half to overcome a 41-36 halftime deficit.
“When you let somebody shoot 18 for 26 in the second half you are not going to beat anybody when you give that up,” Arizona coach Sean Miller said. “Vanderbilt was the better team tonight.”
The Commodores went on a 14-2 run midway through the second half to turn a 54-49 deficit into a 63-56 lead. John Jenkins’ three-point play with 10:50 left gave Vanderbilt a 57-56 advantage, and it led the rest of the way.
“We knew we had to get some stops down the stretch,” Beal said. “We made some shots and we kind of pulled away at the end.”
Ogilvy’s defense added to Arizona’s shooting woes at times. The Wildcats were 26 for 60 from the field (43 percent) and 6 for 18 from long range.
“I thought that was a really good college basketball game,” Stallings said. “If you enjoy watching good basketball, that was a good one.”
Colorado pulls away from host Chaminade
Marcus Relphorde and Alec Burks each scored 13 points and Colorado used a late 13-2 run to fend off pesky Chaminade in taking seventh place at the Maui Invitational with a 73-58 victory Wednesday.
Austin Dufault scored 12 points and Dwight Thorne II added 10 for the Buffaloes, who were 8-of-11 on 3-pointers in the second half.
Chaminade, a Division II school, led 36-35 with 14:40 to play after consecutive 3-pointers by Steven Bennett. He scored a game-high 22 points, including five 3-pointers.
The deeper Buffaloes quickly responded, with Cory Higgins, Thorne and Dufault hitting 3-pointers as Colorado pulled away.
Thorne broke a tie with 5 seconds left in the first half when he hit a 3-pointer from the corner.
