LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Tyler Ennis scored 28 points and led two key second-half runs that carried No. 8 Syracuse past California 92-81 in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
The win put the Orange in the tournament title game Wednesday night against No. 18 Baylor, which edged Dayton 67-66.
Syracuse scored 51 points in the second half, shooting 55 percent and making five of seven 3-point attempts. Ennis had 17 points and Trevor Cooney scored 20 of his 23 after the break.
No. 10 Wisconsin 63, Saint Louis 57
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Traevon Jackson scored 16 points, Frank Kaminsky added 12 and unbeaten Wisconsin fended off a Saint Louis surge to reach the finals of the Cancun Challenge.
Kaminsky added eight rebounds and four blocks for the Badgers (7-0). Jackson helped squash a second-half spurt by Saint Louis (5-1) that made it a five-point game with 1:10 to play.
No. 11 Gonzaga 113, Chaminade 81
Sam Dower Jr. and Gerard Coleman scored 19 points each as Gonzaga cruised to an easy win over Division II Chaminade in the Maui Invitational.
Przemek Karnowski had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs (5-1), beaten by unranked Dayton the previous night. Kevin Pangos and Kyle Dranginis scored 18 apiece. Gary Bell Jr. had 16 and Drew Barham 11.
No. 12 Wichita State 75, BYU 62
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ron Baker scored 23 points, making six straight free throws down the stretch, and Wichita State held off BYU in the title game of the CBE Classic.
No. 13 Connecticut 76, Loyola, Md. 66
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — DeAndre Daniels had 21 points and eight rebounds to help Connecticut remain undefeated with a win over Loyola, Md.
No. 18 Baylor 67, Dayton 66
Cory Jefferson had a goahead putback with 16 seconds left and Baylor rallied to beat Dayton in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.
After trailing nearly the entire game, Baylor (6-0) whittled away a 10-point deficit over the final seven minutes and Jefferson’s layup gave the Bears a 67-66 lead.
Vee Sanford missed a contested shot in close for Dayton with two seconds left, Devin Oliver’s tip-in attempt bounced off the rim and Baylor grabbed the rebound as the final buzzer sounded.
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