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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2021 Maui Invitational: Schedule, scores
All times ET
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 |
