2011 Maui Invitational

2011 Maui Invitational
Season	2011–12
Teams	8
Finals site	Lahaina Civic Center; Maui, Hawaii
Champions	Duke (5th title)
Runner-up	Kansas (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Michigan (5th semifinal); UCLA (3rd semifinal);
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (5th title)
MVP	Ryan Kelly (Duke)
Maui Invitational
«2010	2012»

The 2011 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament played from November 11 to November 23, 2011. It was the 28th annual holding of the Maui Invitational Tournament, which began in 1984, and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 21 to 23. The Duke Blue Devils won the tournament title, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game on November 23 by a score of 68–61. Duke's Ryan Kelly was named the MVP of the tournament. With the victory, Duke won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the fifth time in five appearances, improving the program's overall record at the Maui competition to 15–0.^[1]

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Opening Round

The Opening Round was played on November 11, 14 and 15 at various sites around the country.^[2]

November 11

Kansas 100, Towson 54 in Lawrence, KS
Tennessee 92, UNC Greensboro 63 in Knoxville, TN
Duke 77, Belmont 76 in Durham, NC

November 14

Michigan 64, Towson 47 in Ann Arbor, MI
Georgetown 86, UNC Greensboro 45 in Washington, DC

November 15

UCLA 66, Middle Tennessee 86 in Los Angeles, CA
Memphis 97, Belmont 81 in Memphis, TN

Regional Round

Semifinals November 19		Final November 20

UNC Greensboro	60

Middle Tennessee	82
		Middle Tennessee	84

		Belmont	87*
Towson	41

Belmont	87	3rd-place game


		UNC Greensboro	72

		Towson	60

*Games played at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Championship Round

The Championship Round occurred from November 21–23 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.


Fifth Place Game November 23			Consolation 2nd Round November 22			Quarterfinals November 21			Semifinals November 22			Championship November 23



						15	Michigan	73

						8	Memphis	61

			8	Memphis	99**				15	Michigan	75

				Tennessee	97				6	Duke	82

							Tennessee	67

						6	Duke	77

8	Memphis	88										6	Duke	68

	Georgetown	91*										14	Kansas	61

						UCLA		92

						Chaminade		60

Seventh Place Game			Chaminade		61					UCLA	56	Third-place game

			Georgetown		88				14	Kansas	72

Tennessee		86					Georgetown	63				15	Michigan	79

Chaminade		60				14	Kansas	67					UCLA	63

References

^ "Tyler Thornton's late 3-pointer lifts Duke to Maui Invitational title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "Bracket". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[1] "Tyler Thornton's late 3-pointer lifts Duke to Maui Invitational title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] "Bracket". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

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