The 2014 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 31st time, from November 14 to November 26, 2014.[1] The tournament began in 1984, and was part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 24 to 26.
| Season | 2014–15 | ||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Arizona (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | San Diego State (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Sean Miller (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Stanley Johnson (Arizona) | ||||
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Brackets
edit* – Denotes overtime period
Opening round
editThe opening round was played on November 14–18 at various sites around the country.[2]
November 14
edit- Purdue 80, Samford 40 in West Lafayette, Indiana[3]
- San Diego State 79, Cal State Northridge 58 in San Diego, California[3]
- UMKC 69, Missouri 61 in Columbia, Missouri[3]
November 16
edit- Pittsburgh 63, Samford 56 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[3]
- Arizona 86, Cal State Northridge 68 in Tucson, Arizona[3]
November 17
edit- Kansas State 83, UMKC 73 in Manhattan, Kansas
November 18
edit- BYU 91, Arkansas–Little Rock 62 in Provo, Utah (BYUtv)
Regional round
edit| Semifinals November 22 | Final November 23 | ||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 72 | |||||||
| 4 | Cal State Northridge | 79 | |||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 88 | ||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 94* | ||||||||
| 3 | UMKC | 68 | |||||||
| 2 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 73 | Third-place game | ||||||
| Samford | 64 | ||||||||
| UMKC | 55 | ||||||||
*Games played at Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas
Championship round
editThe Championship round occurred from November 24–26 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
| Fifth Place Game November 26 | Consolation 2nd Round November 25 | Quarterfinals November 24 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 82 | Kansas State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 61 | 3 | Arizona | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 87* | 3 | Arizona | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 85 | 15 | San Diego State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Game | Chaminade | 85 | Pittsburgh | 57 | Third-place game | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 121 | 15 | San Diego State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 74 | BYU | 87 | Kansas State | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 60 | 15 | San Diego State | 92** | Pittsburgh | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2014 EA Sports Maui Invitational Central". Maui Invitational. November 24, 2014.
- ^ "2014 mit bracket easports final by Maui Invitational". Issuu. August 5, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Maui Jim Maui Invitational Bracket". Maui Jim Maui Invitational. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.