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In the Maui Invitational, Gonzaga's Graham Ike, Anton Watson, and Braden Huff combined for 41 points in the first half against Purdue. Despite a strong start, Gonzaga lost to Purdue with Zach Edey scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds. Syracuse struggled against Gonzaga, trailing 39-25 at halftime. Tennessee defeated Syracuse 73-56, with Noah Thomasson scoring 19 points. Tennessee will face Purdue in the Maui Invitational semifinal.
#Vols 14, Purdue 11, 11:32/1stH. *Tennessee's Jonas Aidoo to the line for two FTs after this media timeout on the floor.
#Vols 10, Purdue 9, 15:05/1stH. Solid start for both teams. Tennessee throwing a lot at the highest point in Indiana. Some of it's working. Some of it's not. Media timeout on the floor.
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Gonzaga leads 39-25 at the half. Syracuse is, to put it mildly, struggling to make shots. Also, the Zags are bouncing out in transition and are also executing in the half-court.
#Syracuse shows some life with a small run to close the deficit to 27-17. Other than that, it's been all #Gonzaga early on. Anton Watson, who was scoreless in the first half yesterday, is already up to 10 pts. and 5 reb.
#Syracuse just 1 of its last 8 from the field and 3 of 14 in this first half. #Gonzaga leads it 19-8. Graham Ike and Anton Watson with 6 pts. apiece. Ike has 6 reb. as well.
Purdue is great again, but this is a different kind of Boilermakers basketball, as Gonzaga found out last night at the Maui Invitational. https://t.co/kpCgKOAHKn
No. 2 Purdue comes back to beat No. 11 Gonzaga in Maui opener https://t.co/FfueU5Di0Y https://t.co/6U44oZ0CqR
I think Syracuse has a shot to beat Gonzaga tomorrow. https://t.co/C4O38zaLBA
Purdue with a terrific second-half to pull away from Gonzaga!! How good are the Boilermakers? https://t.co/C4O38zaLBA
Final stats. If #Gonzaga makes even 2 of 13 from the 3-point line, we're probably looking at a close game entering the final 2 min. Bulldogs missed all 13 3-point attempts in the second half and 16 consecutive 3-pointers. https://t.co/m8uGElMs83
Purdue beats Gonzaga, so it'll be No. 7 Tennessee and No. 2 Purdue tomorrow night in a Maui Invitational semifinal banger.
Zach Edey in No. 2 Purdue's W over No. 11 Gonzaga in Maui: 😤 25 points 😤 14 rebounds https://t.co/QUn1aQYsNU
No. 2 Purdue downs No. 11 Gonzaga. 🚂 https://t.co/cGX1tBgJhd
Purdue beats Gonzaga after an impressive second half https://t.co/BH6GKG7JtA
NO. 2 PURDUE TAKES DOWN NO. 11 GONZAGA 💪 The Boilermakers start the @MauiInv off strong with a statement win over the Zags 👏 https://t.co/JYS7G8snuN
Purdue grabs the W over Gonzaga. 👍 https://t.co/6fl2FBm66P
First loss of the season for No. 11 #Gonzaga comes against No. 2 #Purdue and reigning national player of the year Zach Edey, who finished with 25 pts. and 14 reb. Final score was 73-63. Zags vs. #Syracuse tomorrow. https://t.co/3Xqg0PPxKH
This is a painful loss to Gonzaga, not because there's any shame in losing to Purdue but because they need to quality opponents on their schedule. Syracuse (up next in the loser's bracket) ain't it.
Shew, Purdue is goooooood. Now up 14 on Gonzaga with three minutes to go. Zach Edey is a monster inside, so if they hit some shots outside, forget it. Came into today hitting 46% from 3, started just 2 of 14 from deep, banged the last two to blow it open.
Colvin buries a corner 3-pointer, extending #Purdue's lead to 66-55 with 3:45 to go. Still time left, but #Gonzaga won't overcome the deficit if it can't get out of this shooting slump. Bulldogs are 6 of 32 (18%) from distance and 0 of 13 in the second half.
Braden Huff's dunk cuts the #Purdue deficit to 56-51. #Gonzaga didn't necessarily take advantage of the non-Edey minutes and the Boilermakers' center is checking back in with 7:30 to go.
Purdue outscoring Gonzaga 10-1 on the foul line.
Hickman's layup is no good, but Boilermakers can't get anything on the other end so #Gonzaga will take a 35-30 lead into the break. Zach Edey has 15 pts. but 7 of those were from FT line. He's made just 4 of 11 from the field. Graham Ike with 10 pts. in 13 min. for the Zags. https://t.co/CfOAir1xQU
Gonzaga just got three straight offensive rebounds. Didn't score but that can't happen if you're Purdue.
30-23 lead for #Gonzaga with 3:41 to go in the half. Bulldogs are 3 of their last 10 from the field but Boilermakers haven't converted from the field since in 3:26.
Terrific start so far here for Gonzaga. Zags lead 30-21. Getting production and swarming defense from everyone. Purdue needs to make some outside jumpers to open things up. Fun game so far!
#Purdue opened on a 6-0 run, #Gonzaga follows with a 12-0 run. Bulldogs lead it 12-6 at the first media timeout. They had a similar lead at an early stage in last year's game at the PK85.
Tennessee pulls away late from Syracuse. Still all about the Vols defense. Held the Orange to 56 points and just 35 percent shooting. Tennessee will get winner of Purdue and Gonzaga tomorrow in the semis.
Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56 A lot closer than the final score indicated, but a strong start nonetheless for the Vols. Gonzaga-Purdue up next! https://t.co/RHMInscAEk
FINAL IN HAWAII: No. 7 Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56. No Tobe Awaka (ankle), no Freddie Dilione (foot), no Dalton Knecht for most of the second half with cramps, no problem. #Vols play either Purdue or Gonzaga tomorrow. Either way, a banger.
#Vols 63, Syracuse 56, 2:24/2ndH. Tennessee ball after this media timeout on the floor. Vols winning a street fight without three pieces of their rotation. Helps to have depth.
#Vols 50, Syracuse 45, 7:32/2ndH. Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack to the line for one-and-one after this media timeout on the floor.
#Vols 42, Syracuse 37, 11:37/2ndH. Maybe Dalton Knecht to the line for 2 FTs after this media timeout on the floor. Maybe Tennessee ball OB. Officials didn't make that clear.
#Vols 38, Syracuse 29, 15:30/2ndH. Tennessee still nowhere near full gallop, but it's playing better and its physicality is starting to wear on the Orange. Media timeout on the floor.
Tennessee just played about as bad as they will for the first 10-12 minutes of this game... and still leads Syracuse by five at the half. This is a DAMN good basketball team 😤🍊
HALFTIME IN HAWAII: No. 7 Tennessee 30, Syracuse 25. #Vols couldn't have played much worse, and they're up five at the break. Having Dalton Knecht helps.
Syracuse 24, #Vols 21, 3:59/1stH. Tennessee has been disgustingly sloppy, but this game is right there to be taken if that changes. We'll see if it does. Long way to go. Media timeout on the floor.
Syracuse 19, #Vols 18, 7:46/1stH. Tennessee starting to settle in. Game on in Hawaii. Media timeout on the floor.
Syracuse 13, Tennessee 9, 11:49/1stH. Tennessee to the line for two FTs after this media timeout on the floor. Sloppy stuff from the #Vols early. Credit Syracuse for creating the pressure, but Tennessee's also been sloppy.
#Vols 5, Syracuse 4, 15:36/1stH. Tennessee OK so far except for two silly fouls on perimeter shooters. Gotta clean that up. Media timeout on the floor.
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Final in the Bahamas: Providence 71, Georgia 64. Bulldogs fall to 2-3. Noah Thomasson 19 points, 5 rebounds. RJ Melendez 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Rebounds: Providence 39, UGA 29. Next: Friday vs. Winthrop
Graham Ike (14 pts.), Anton Watson (14) and Braden Huff with 41 of #Gonzaga's 63 points in the first half. The 3-point shooting from that trio is also notable. Ike (2-2), Watson (1-2) and Huff (1-2) are a combined 4 of 6. https://t.co/NntmevJNwi