Loyer, Edey lead No. 2 Purdue past No. 7 Tennessee in a marquee Maui Invitational semifinal game
HONOLULU (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Purdue edged No. 7 Tennessee 71-67 in an early season Top 25 showdown in the semifinal round of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
The Boilermakers (5-0) closed the game on a 10-6 run to deny the previously unbeaten Volunteers (4-1).
The teams were whistled for a combined 52 personal fouls, and Tennessee coach Rick Barnes drew a technical in the first half. Subsequently, there were 78 free throws attempted; Purdue shot 29 of 48 from the line, while Tennessee went 21 of 30.
Loyer shot 7 of 18 from the field and 10 of 11 from the line. Edey made 7 of 10 field goals, but missed his first six free throws and finished 9 of 17.
Dalton Knecht scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half, helping Tennessee to a 31-30 lead at the half. Jordan Gainey scored all of his 15 points in the second half.
Purdue held a 44-31 rebounding advantage.
NO. 9 DUKE 95, LA SALLE 66
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor scored a career-high 22 and Duke used several big runs in the second half to beat La Salle.
Kyle Filipowski added 17 points, reserve Sean Stewart scored 16 and Mark Mitchell had 12 for Duke (4-1), which won for the third time in eight nights.
Anwar Gil scored 17 points and Jhamir Brickus had 13 points for La Salle (4-1), which was off to a 4-0 start for the first time in nine years. The Explorers shot 41.4% from the field in their first road game of the season.
La Salle’s Fran Dunphy, in his 32nd season as a Division I head coach, was bidding for his 600th coaching victory. He has a career record of 599-345 with stints at Penn, Temple and La Salle.
NO. 11 GONZAGA 76, SYRACUSE 57
HONOLULU (AP) — Nolan Hickman scored 12 of his team-high 19 points after halftime and Graham Ike and Anton Watson posted double-doubles to lead Gonzaga over Syracuse in a losers bracket game at the Maui Invitational.
The Bulldogs (3-1) got 16 points and 14 rebounds from Ike, and 12 points and 13 rebounds from Watson. Ike, a 6-foot-9 redshirt junior forward, also came up with four steals. Ryan Nembhard added 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Gonzaga, which led by as many as 23 points late in the game, outrebounded the Orange (3-2) 48-28, and held a 25-8 advantage in second-chance points.
Judah Mantz had 22 points and JJ Starling 15 for Syracuse.
FLORIDA STATE 77, NO. 18 COLORADO 71, OT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Warley scored 19 points, Jamir Watkins had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat Colorado in the championship game of the Sunshine Slam.
Florida State (4-1) extended its NCAA record to 14 consecutive overtime victories. The Seminoles also won the championship game of a tournament for the second time since 2019, when they claimed the Emerald Coast Classic in Destin, Florida.
Cody Williams led Colorado (4-1) with 17 points and KJ Simpson had 15 points and nine rebounds.
NO. 22 JAMES MADISON 82, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 76
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Terrence Edwards scored 24 points, T.J. Bickerstaff added 19 points and James Madison beat Southern Illinois to advance to the title game at the Cancun Challenge.
The victory by James Madison (5-0) spoiled a career-best 38 point game by Southern Illinois’ Xavier Johnson.
Julien Wooden and Noah Freidel each had 10 points for James Madison.
Johnson finished 11 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range, and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line for Southern Illinois (3-1).
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