The 1997 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 14th time, from November 24 to November 26, 1997. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii[1] and was won by the Duke Blue Devils. It was the second title for both the program and for its head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
| Season | 1997–98 |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Champions | Duke (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title) |
| MVP | Steve Wojciechowski (Duke) |
Bracket
edit| 5th place game November 26 | Consolation 2nd Round November 25 | First Round November 24 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 55 | 3 | Duke | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 57 | Missouri | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 46 | 3 | Duke | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 60 | 1 | Arizona | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kentucky | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place game | George Washington | 76 | 8 | Kentucky | 79 | 3rd place game | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 64 | 1 | Arizona | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 72 | 1 | Arizona | 99 | Missouri | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 81 | Boston College | 69 | 8 | Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||||||