2012 Maui Invitational Tournament
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 | |||||
| Winning coach | John Groce (1st title) | ||||
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Illinois were the defending champions, defeating Butler in the 2012 final, 78-61.
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
The Regional Round was played November 17 and 18 at Alumni Gym in Elon, NC.
| Semifinals November 17 | Final November 18 | ||||||||
| Colgate | 72 | ||||||||
| Elon | 81 | ||||||||
| Elon | 62 | ||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 59OT | ||||||||
| Coppin State | 61 | ||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 64 | ||||||||
| 3rd Place Game November 18 | ||||
| Colgate | 88 | |||
| Coppin St. | 84 | |||
Championship Round
The Championship Round occurred from November 19–21 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
| Quarterfinals November 19 | Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| Butler | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Butler | 82 | |||||||||||||
| #9 | North Carolina | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 49 | |||||||||||||
| #9 | North Carolina | 95 | ||||||||||||
| Butler | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 61 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd place game November 21 ESPN2 | ||||
| #9 | North Carolina | 112 | ||
| Chaminade | 70 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round November 20 ESPN2 | 5th place game November 21 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 89 | ||||||||
| Mississippi State | 62 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 72 | ||||||||
| USC | 64 | ||||||||
| Texas | 53 | ||||||||
| USC | 59OT | ||||||||
| 7th place game November 21 ESPNU | ||||
| Mississippi State | 55 | |||
| Texas | 69 | |||
Chaminade is always the home team
All Times Eastern
References
- "2012 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Bracket" (PDF). mauiinvitational.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.