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krikya18.com | November 25, 2021

2021 Maui Invitational: Wisconsin beats Saint Mary's to win the 2021 tournament

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Wisconsin beat Saint Mary's, 61-55, for the 2021 Maui Invitational championship. Houston won the third-place matchup against Oregon, Texas A&M edged Notre Dame in the fifth-placed game and Butler defeated Chaminade for seventh place. 

Due to COVID-19, travel restrictions and protocols in Hawaii, the 2021 event was played in Las Vegas.

2021 Maui Invitational: Bracket

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Here is the 2021 Maui Invitational bracket.

2021 Maui Invitational: Schedule, scores

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Monday, Nov. 22

Game 1: Wisconsin 69, Texas A&M 58
Game 2: Houston 70, Butler 52 
Game 3: Oregon 73, Chaminade 49 
Game 4: Saint Mary's 62, Notre Dame 59

Tuesday, Nov. 23

Game 5: Texas A&M 57, Butler 50
Game 6: Wisconsin 65, Houston 63
Game 7: Saint Mary's 62, Oregon 50
Game 8: Notre Dame 90, Chaminade 64

Wednesday, Nov. 24

Game 9: Houston 78, Oregon 49 (Third place)
Game 10: Wisconsin 61, Saint Mary's 55 (Championship)
Game 11: Butler 84, Chaminade 51 (7th place game)
Game 12: Texas A&M 73, Notre Dame 67 (5th place game)

2021 Maui Invitational: Champions, runners-up

Duke has the most Maui titles in the tournament's history. The Blue Devils have won the event five times: 1992, 1997, 2001, 2007 and 2011. The Blue Devils lost to Gonzaga in the 2018 finals.

Duke was one of two programs to be undefeated in the tournament before falling to Gonzaga. Going into the 2018 event, the Blue Devils were 16-0. Syracuse is 10-0.

DII Chaminade had been in every edition of the Maui Invitational until 2018. The Silverswords were back in the championship bracket in 2019 and will be in the Maui bracket in odd-numbered years going forward, including 2021. In 2017, Chaminade upset California 96-72. Here is the complete history of Chaminade in the event. 

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE
2021 Wisconsin Saint Mary's 61-55
2020 Texas North Carolina 69-67
2019 Kansas Dayton 90-84
2018 Gonzaga Duke 89-87
2017 Notre Dame Wichita State 67-66
2016 North Carolina Wisconsin 71-56
2015 Kansas Vanderbilt 70-63
2014 Arizona San Diego State 61-59
2013 Syracuse Baylor 74-67
2012 Illinois Butler 78-61
2011 Duke Kansas 68-61
2010 UConn Kentucky 84-67
2009 Gonzaga Cincinnati 61-59
2008 North Carolina Notre Dame 102-87
2007 Duke Marquette 77-63
2006 UCLA Georgia Tech 65-63
2005 UConn Gonzaga 65-63
2004 North Carolina Iowa 106-92
2003 Dayton Hawaii 82-72
2002 Indiana Virginia 70-63
2001 Duke Ball State 83-71
2000 Arizona Illinois 79-76
1999 North Carolina Purdue 90-75
1998 Syracuse Indiana 76-63
1997 Duke Arizona 95-87
1996 Kansas Virginia 80-63
1995 Villanova North Carolina 77-75
1994 Arizona State Maryland 97-90
1993 Kentucky Arizona 93-92
1992 Duke BYU 89-66
1991 Michigan State Arkansas 86-71
1990 Syracuse Indiana 77-74
1989 Missouri North Carolina 80-73
1988 Michigan Oklahoma 91-80
1987 Iowa Villanova 97-74
1986 Vanderbilt New Mexico 87-71
1985 Michigan Kansas State 80-58
1984 Providence Chaminade 60-58

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