2012 Maui Invitational
The 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament played from November 9 to November 21, 2012. It was the 29th annual holding of the Maui Invitational Tournament, which began in 1984, and part of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 19 to 21.
| Season | 2011–12 | ||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Illinois (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Butler (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | John Groce (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Brandon Paul (Illinois) | ||||
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Illinois were the defending champions, defeating Butler in the 2012 final, 78-61.
Brackets
* – Denotes overtime period
Opening Round
The Opening Round was played on November 9–13 at various sites around the country.[1]
November 9
- Illinois 75 – Colgate 55 in Champaign, IL
- USC 87 – Coppin State 73 in Los Angeles, CA
November 10
- Butler 74 – Elon 59 in Indianapolis, IN
November 11
- Marquette 84 – Colgate 63 in Milwaukee, WI
- North Carolina 80 – Florida Atlantic 56 in Chapel Hill, NC
November 12
- Texas 69 – Coppin State 46 in Austin, TX
November 13
- Mississippi State 78 – Florida Atlantic 58 in Starkville, MS
Regional Round
| Semifinals November 17 | Final November 18 | ||||||
| Colgate | 72 | ||||||
| Elon | 81 | ||||||
| Elon | 62 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 59* | ||||||
| Coppin State | 61 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 64 | 3rd-place game November 18 | |||||
| Colgate | 88 | ||||||
| Coppin State | 84 | ||||||
*Games played at Alumni Gym in Elon, NC
Championship Round
The Championship Round occurred from November 19–21 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
| Fifth Place Game November 21 | Consolation 2nd Round November 20 | Quarterfinals November 19 | Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 89 | Butler | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 62 | 9 | North Carolina | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Carolina | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Marquette | 72 | Butler | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 64 | Illinois | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Game | Texas | 53 | Illinois | 84 | Third-place game | ||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 59* | Chaminade | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 55 | USC | 64 | 9 | North Carolina | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 69 | Illinois | 94 | Chaminade | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2012 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Bracket" (PDF). mauiinvitational.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
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